Ethan Becker
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Hey Everybody.....
Got back from SHOT Show late Saturday and spent yesterday trying to clear the lungs of a week of canned air and the assorted crud that lurks in ancient hotel rooms........Another few coughing fits and all will be well....
Fom a business sense the show went extremely well.......lots of orders, etc....It is really great to meet new people and see old friends from shows past.......I just wish I could spend more time getting to know the people I meet.......Some could become good friends.......The KaBar booth was absolutely slammed....... I saw a few industry friends during set up but had absolutely no time to visit buds or see a damn thing.......
I guess that is a good thing but, I really missd the schmoozing.........
John Stitt and i discussed some fun new projects which are all confidential at this point.......Was that tease kind?......Probably not... Sorry about that....... Well, not really.......
A little word about the state of the outdoorsy industry as I see it...... The humorless and self righteous twerps among the body politic are after our guns this week but have already indicated that knives are next....Knives are arms and the only safety for knife ownership lies in the second amendment ......If you think this is overblown hyperbole look at what the siily fools in England have done....They are seriosly trying to ban the sale of pointy KITCHEN knives for crissakes !!!!!!!.l....If you think the humorless twerps here are any smarter than THEIR humorless and clueless twerps, think again.......The tools of the outdoorsman are knives and guns and axes....We must protect our rights as outdoorsmen......Let your elected officials know that you give a damn......Call them, write them, email them and then do it again ..... smother them in your concern or in my case outrage at their stupidity and callous disregard of my rights......
Anyway back to the state of the industry.....It was weird to hear of large companies saying to willing customers that they could no longer take orders because they were so behind....Every powder company, every cartridge company, every gun company seems to be running 24/7-365........Sooo, short term all is well but, the idiots must be stopped or we will all be suffering......Big time......
Glad to be back........
Ethan
Got back from SHOT Show late Saturday and spent yesterday trying to clear the lungs of a week of canned air and the assorted crud that lurks in ancient hotel rooms........Another few coughing fits and all will be well....
Fom a business sense the show went extremely well.......lots of orders, etc....It is really great to meet new people and see old friends from shows past.......I just wish I could spend more time getting to know the people I meet.......Some could become good friends.......The KaBar booth was absolutely slammed....... I saw a few industry friends during set up but had absolutely no time to visit buds or see a damn thing.......
I guess that is a good thing but, I really missd the schmoozing.........
John Stitt and i discussed some fun new projects which are all confidential at this point.......Was that tease kind?......Probably not... Sorry about that....... Well, not really.......
A little word about the state of the outdoorsy industry as I see it...... The humorless and self righteous twerps among the body politic are after our guns this week but have already indicated that knives are next....Knives are arms and the only safety for knife ownership lies in the second amendment ......If you think this is overblown hyperbole look at what the siily fools in England have done....They are seriosly trying to ban the sale of pointy KITCHEN knives for crissakes !!!!!!!.l....If you think the humorless twerps here are any smarter than THEIR humorless and clueless twerps, think again.......The tools of the outdoorsman are knives and guns and axes....We must protect our rights as outdoorsmen......Let your elected officials know that you give a damn......Call them, write them, email them and then do it again ..... smother them in your concern or in my case outrage at their stupidity and callous disregard of my rights......
Anyway back to the state of the industry.....It was weird to hear of large companies saying to willing customers that they could no longer take orders because they were so behind....Every powder company, every cartridge company, every gun company seems to be running 24/7-365........Sooo, short term all is well but, the idiots must be stopped or we will all be suffering......Big time......
Glad to be back........
Ethan
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