18 inch Sirupati on my birthday!

btice

btice

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Man this is a great feeling blade. I just received a Kumar 18" Sirupati on my 50th birthday. It feels like an extension of my hand...nothing less. I really appreciate the quick service Uncle Bill. You and the forumites have been very patient and helpful with this new guy. Thanks.

bt (If 40 is the old age of youth, then 50 is the youth of old age)

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Today is your birthday? Congratulations, child (I turned 50 last April).

I hope you love that blade. I have a 21" Kumar siru that is awesome. I cut back a tree today (only fell out of it once) and spend a while chopping the branches into 6" lengths. Used both the siru and a 17.5" M43. Now there are 2 different cutting experiences. Not sure which I love more.

Have fun with it.

Joe
 
If 40 is the old age of youth, then 50 is the youth of old age
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That is a very profound observation. I'll see your fifty and raise you six - anyway, remind yourself that whatever the number of the birthday you're celebrating, it beats the hell out of the alternative!
IMO the 18" sirupati is the most elegant and agile of all khukuri designs - enjoy it for many, many years to come :)
 
Happy birthday and thanks for report from the field.

I spent number 50 in Jorpati, Nepal at a Peace Corps training camp and for whatever it might be worth to you kids wondering about what happens when you hit that downhill slope -- I feel that I've accomplished more in the last 20 years than I did in the first 50. Not bragging considering the accomplishments -- just an observation from a trained observer.
 
Thanks for the birthday wishes. I know I will use and enjoy these blades for years to come. Maybe I'll past them down to my grandkids. Uncle Bill, I feel the way you do...time to accomplish even more. And I will still make every attempt to have fun...even if it annoys those who think I should be "acting" my age. :D

bt (what you did at 50, UB, took guts)
 
I sure hope you love that blade. Like Berkley says , The 18" Sirupati is a very special knife. I used one a lot and it never failed to do what I asked it to do. I love it so much that I am going to have to replace it. Just sure as the Lord made little green apples.

Happy Birthday! :) :)
 
Thanks Greg and Pappy for the birthday wishes. This is the first one by Kumar for me. I really like the effort he put into it. Looks and feels great.

bt
 
Happy Birthday Ben!!!!:D

I once had a little 17" village Sirupati that made me want to strip naked and dance, helluva scary thought!!!!
I just brought that up again to refresh the visual that some guys couldn't stand the last time around.:D :p :rolleyes: :eek:

By the way, I'm soon to be 63, 1st of March. If I had of known I was gonna live this long I woulda took better care of myself!!!!:rolleyes:
 
Thanks Andreas and Yvsa. And Yvsa...special thanks for giving me yet another reason to strip naked and dance! :D

bt
 
..but happy B-day btice, and wishing you many more.

Yvsa, my dad turns 63 in November, and he's still going strong. He's getting knee replacements soon that will last him another score of years, and keep him walking when he thought he'd be confined to a wheelchair. He played hockey until he was 47, with no ACLs. Hel, he played hockey even after fracturing 3 ribs in Jujitsu. Hockey has to be the best native sport ever invented!

Here's another round for the tough old birds, who work hard and play hard. It will be an honor to join the ranks of such men.

Keith
 
I'm 39 and, God willing, I will retire the first day I'm eligible at age 55.

My wife once asked me what I'll do then? I don't know, but I'm sure there'll be plenty of work left to do. The important jobs will choose us if we're able to take them on.

By the way, that friend of mine who left for Kuwait today? He's 56. He said he felt the time was right to repay some dues to the society that has allowed him to prosper and raise his family.
 
Thanks for the b-day wishes, Keith. I know what you mean about the older generation. My dad turned 84 last September...career military; WWII, Korea, Vietnam...and the rest until he retired in 1971. I know he was a source of inspiration for my son, who is at the end of his first week in Ranger School. Hope he's doing ok. But the point...we CAN look to the future, because we are our parents children. They raised us well.


And Raghorn, retire but never refuse to aspire.

bt
 
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