I love the holidays - there are always plenty of party invites, and it seems like every time I show up for the festivities, I get hustled off and introduced to some offening technology, usually a pc that the family teenager has opened up to all manner of viruses.
Even better are the "hey, could you swing by" requests, which inevitably turn out to be requests to setup some new tech for the friend or family member, usually as close to the holiday as possible.
My policy for the past two years has been "no tools are touched at parties" but I have broken that rule numerous times, notably when one hosts' dining room light switch arced out while we were sitting there.
It just wouldn't be neighborly to let his house burn down...