Snark before the Gathering

[MyWifeThinksImCrazy]

I like it here in the Northwest. I just moved from NYC recently to the west coast and life out here is f-ing grand.

I know it is....I don't know why but I just moved from Everett area about 6 months ago. I miss home. Where are you at?

[Eero]

I know it is....I don't know why but I just moved from Everett area about 6 months ago. I miss home. Where are you at?

Near Port Townsend on the olympic Peninsula. Far away from the big city but I've had enough big cities living in manhattan for almost 10 years. My quality of life here is 100 times better. Where back east are you?

[MyWifeThinksImCrazy]

Near Port Townsend on the olympic Peninsula. Far away from the big city but I've had enough big cities living in manhattan for almost 10 years. My quality of life here is 100 times better. Where back east are you?

I use to live in Kitsap county for a few years. It's unbelievable on that side. I'd love to move to that side when I move back home.

I'm out in SC Greenville/Spartanburg area, if you're familiar. it's just damn hot and there are to many thing in the bush that can hurt/poison/kill you.
Back home we just had to worry about bear and cougar.

[DJG097]

At least your not bitter about it!

Well now my sisters crying because she has "homework" due at midnight. All while texting her boyfriend asking if she can come over and making a bunch of other shit i dont want to mention up. I still owe him a good ass kicking too.

[MassiveGorillaz]

I would love to move to Oregon or Washington state. Somewhere with good scenery, lots of places to camp/ hike and mountains!

And there is always Kershaw headquarters! SALE!!!

[CCMI]

Thanks, I'll check out the LD10. Most of my thinking on 200 lumens comes from the desire to destroy someone's night vision, if the need were to arise.

100 lumens is plenty to eff up night vision

nice pics.
liking the look of that pd22 also -- have had good performance out of my LD10, but 3v behind the lamp sounds even better.

I have the E21 at 100 lumens and yes that with definitely wreck you night vision, having flashed myself in a mirror with the room dark. 200 lumens seems like it could almost be disorienting.

Edit: it's actually 170 lumens, so 200 is probably not that much noticably brighter. I was thinking 200 would be 2X as bright.

[Guyon]

Damn.





I blame Moose and Thomas W.

[Psyop]

Just ordered a 16 even though I already own a ESEE-4. Do I need help?

No you will like it much better

[Lonewolf01]

I don't think any of you have helped. Isn't this the support group thread?

No you will like it much better

I have both and I am actually glad to have each. I keep the ESEE-4 in my EDC bag as I like it as my urban fixed blade whereas my BK-16 is more my outdoors belt knife. Hope that helps (to continue our mutual sickness)

I'm thinking it will replace my ESEE-3/4 as my backpacking knife.

[Nsvens89]

This has been a crazy few weeks for me. I missed my court appointment for my pistol permit so I have to wait a least another month while my gun just sits in the shop. The reason for that is I was watching a family members house as well as their dogs. Well one of the dogs was up all night. The son of a bitch caught & killed two opossum. So there I was at 530am standing out in their back yard chasing a dog trying to get it to drop the animal. The next day was my appointment and I slept right through my alarm. I never even heard it.

Then Monday was opening day of deer season for the bow, went out with my father to our cabin. I got myself what I thought was a nice doe but turned out to be a button buck. Got to put my 14 to good use on that. Spent most of yesterday processing that and tomorrow we are making some breakfast sausage out of the ground. Not to mention all this is on top of college. I gotta slow down before I get burnt out.

On a pleasant note my 15 worked amazingly for quartering and processing the deer. Hell of a knife. I'm kicking myself for not getting any pictures.

[RogueBowie]

How you like that Adamas Guyon? I'm pretty interested in one but it looks so hefty to carry around. Maybe as a bag knife?

[Battle Creek Knives]

Far away from the big city but I've had enough big cities living in manhattan for almost 10 years. My quality of life here is 100 times better.

Never thought I'd say this but you'll get sick of it, or at least I have... call it a love/hate relationship...

born and raised in L.A. and surrounding areas up til about 6 yrs ago, major culture shock... now I live in the sticks and my heart yearns for a simpler more urban lifestyle.. its rough being a country boy

[The Warrior]

Sweet looking blades Guyon.

[Murphnuge]

This trip to TN for the gathering promises to be costly. I'm traveling alone so I forsee a stop at Spark's shop and SMKW.

[Psyop]

This trip to TN for the gathering promises to be costly. I'm traveling alone so I forsee a stop at Spark's shop and SMKW.

Sounds like a good trip

[Murphnuge]

Sounds like a good trip

I predict, expensive but good, like fine women.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Finally joined the ranks of the gun owners. Picked up an XD 40 today. Looking forward to taking it out for a spin.

[Murphnuge]

Finally joined the ranks of the gun owners. Picked up an XD 40 today. Looking forward to taking it out for a spin.

You'll enjoy that! XD is a good system, .40 is a pretty good light caliber and Springfield has the whole thing figured pretty well.

[Bladite]

Well today was my last day of work for 10days. Where I work is shutting down to avoid a layoff. Makes sense. Huh. Don't pay us for shutdowns but can't get unemployment either. Contractrally so they say they can do it and carryover days they didn't shut us down the previous year. Pretty sweet for them. After its all said and done I'll only get paid for about 9 months of work this year and uneligible for unemployment. I'm so over that place. Gonna be doing a lot of knife work over that time. That's about the only cool thing about it. Looks like cheap beer for me for a while!

make as many "nearly ready to go" items as you can, be a factory... then finishing later.

i'm sure there's some people wanting knives. i know i do, but i have to keep an eye on my budget for a few many months to make sure i can do what i'm doing now, without panicing. basically, if the house don't need it, stop buying stuff :P that said, i might be eliminating some stuff for toy money or trades. but first i monitor.

definitely want an M-18, just not right this mo mo

keep at it!

[Bladite]

I predict, expensive but good, like fine women.

i'd rather have the woman

i've not bought knives or other interesting toys in a bit, and that's a pattern i might be sticking to. alas.

still, i'll make the Gathering early by many days. there's plans and things to do. visits to Sloans :>

new adventures. new patterns. gunna take some time to settle into a new groove.

one hopes the groove is cute and warm