Lucky you! You've got a keeper!
I doubt any of my family would ever give me a saw because:
#1 It's a lot of money and -
#2 Because I have so many saws and am rather selective about tools
They'd be afraid to get the "wrong" one (even though IMHO there is no such thing except if it's a noname made in china).
I did decide to
give a saw for Christmas - ordered a Husky 353 for a good friend who keeps looking fondly at my lineup of saws. Unfortunately, this Christmas was the year of the "order didn't come in" for me as this saw hasn't arrived yet (it was due on Tuesday). My own gift from the Mrs. (a Trek bicycle) also never came in because the dealer simply decided not to order it, without telling her, because he decided that
he liked a different model (which I don't like) better. How's that for crappy service?
Today is great weather for cutting (sunny, 36 deg) but I wouldn't dare.
Merry Christmas everybody!