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A bare week ago, I received a PM from
Tyson A Wright
, saying that he and his wife had a California care package for me 
I was amazed when it arrived today, and thrilled when I opened it 
Tyson and his wife have celebrated Yorkshire Day with great enthusiasm the past couple of years, and it was so thoughtful of them to share something with me like this. I love to learn more about where my friends here on the forum live, and the two beautiful books enclosed are going to teach me a great deal.
There's also an incredible laminated guide to the raptors of Western North America, and a 2023 calendar to put on my wall
There's some tasty-looking almonds for me to snack on while I'm learning too, as well as a couple of cool California fridge magnets
And, as you can see, Tyson enclosed a knife for me too I was in my teens when I first read of the US 'Buck Knife', and like many folks in Europe, Buck were one of the first US cutlers I'd heard of. As we all know, this iconic knife took the world by storm, but all we saw over here, at that time, were cheap knock-offs and imitations. I wouldn't have carried one of those, but I'd have given my eye-teeth for a genuine Buck 110. Strangely, while they became available here, years later, I never actually got round to picking one up. Sometimes, someone would post one here, and it'd bring back memories of my teenage longings, and I'd think I should get one at some point. But now I have one, and a very special one I think It sure is one heck of a knife, and I can see why it really shook up the knife world in the 70's, and why it continues to enjoy such success
Thanks to Tyson and his good lady for their kindness, and for taking me back to being a teenager Maybe I need to get a motorcycle again 
Tyson A Wright
, saying that he and his wife had a California care package for me I was amazed when it arrived today, and thrilled when I opened it
Tyson and his wife have celebrated Yorkshire Day with great enthusiasm the past couple of years, and it was so thoughtful of them to share something with me like this. I love to learn more about where my friends here on the forum live, and the two beautiful books enclosed are going to teach me a great deal.
There's also an incredible laminated guide to the raptors of Western North America, and a 2023 calendar to put on my wall
There's some tasty-looking almonds for me to snack on while I'm learning too, as well as a couple of cool California fridge magnets
And, as you can see, Tyson enclosed a knife for me too
I was in my teens when I first read of the US 'Buck Knife', and like many folks in Europe, Buck were one of the first US cutlers I'd heard of. As we all know, this iconic knife took the world by storm, but all we saw over here, at that time, were cheap knock-offs and imitations. I wouldn't have carried one of those, but I'd have given my eye-teeth for a genuine Buck 110. Strangely, while they became available here, years later, I never actually got round to picking one up. Sometimes, someone would post one here, and it'd bring back memories of my teenage longings, and I'd think I should get one at some point. But now I have one, and a very special one I think It sure is one heck of a knife, and I can see why it really shook up the knife world in the 70's, and why it continues to enjoy such success Thanks to Tyson and his good lady for their kindness, and for taking me back to being a teenager
Maybe I need to get a motorcycle again
… A kind and thoughtful gift. Cheers to both of you.
Thanks Harvey 
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I'll definitely belt-carry the 110, maybe it'll even my sciatica limp up! 
