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"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")
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Oh my goodness!
I'm really glad you're still here, but sorry to hear about the extent of your injuries.
Thanks for letting us know.
I hope you can rest, and heal as quickly as possible.
~ P.
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HOLY COW! Sorry to hear this.
I hope you make a full recovery, and soon. -Bruce
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Praying for your speedy recovery with little pain.
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Sorry to hear....hope you have a speedy recovery!
Not to change the subject, but I'd like to share some pictures of the new dog we bought today.
We named him Walter and is going to be 8 weeks old tomorrow. He is such a mellow dog.
Not to change the subject, but I'd like to share some pictures of the new dog we bought today.
We named him Walter and is going to be 8 weeks old tomorrow. He is such a mellow dog.
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Sorry to hear about the accident.
I wish you a good recovery. Not necessarily fast, but good. In my job, I've learned that sometimes people get caught by the hurry to heal, and don't consider the "quality" of a recovery. So, no matter if it takes one week more than what you hoped for, just worry about getting back to how you were before the accident.
You will, of course. Cause there's too many traditional knives on your side
Fausto
I wish you a good recovery. Not necessarily fast, but good. In my job, I've learned that sometimes people get caught by the hurry to heal, and don't consider the "quality" of a recovery. So, no matter if it takes one week more than what you hoped for, just worry about getting back to how you were before the accident.
You will, of course. Cause there's too many traditional knives on your side
Fausto
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Really good advice, Fausto. I'm going to keep that in focus if and when a "next time" comes, for me or someone I love. :thumbup:
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He is a Great Pyrenees... originally used for protecting sheep.
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You're gonna need a bigger boat.
Beautiful puppy!
~ P.
Don't worry, we're already prepared. Before we had him we had a Bernese Mountain dog. Just as big.
AKC
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Positive thoughts for those hurting, Hello! Walter....
I had an interesting lunchtime foray....
Had to run in to the 'Nard for some prescriptions for Alice. We lived there for about 27 years. Even though we're in Mission Oaks now, we still get a few of the scrips filled at the Medicine Shoppe in Oxnard. They treat us right and I rarely have to wait. It's reasonably close to work so a lunchtime run is doable.
Once I got done there, I decided to take a run up to a local surplus store. GNG Surplus has been there as long as I can remember, sandwiched between a couple of (now vacant) pawnshops, on Oxnard Boulevard between 5th and 6th Streets.
My earliest ventures there in the 80's were with some trepidation, as it was dark, dank and you had to tread carefully for fear of being buried beneath an avalanche of stuff. Nice little old lady from El Salvador used to run the place. Need some brilliantine from 1940? Got it. Looking for a serape? Got it. Want a WWI entrenching tool? It was in there, somewhere.
I was actually a little sad when I heard she had gone home and passed, and the store closed. That was several years ago. A while back I heard one of her daughter-in-laws had taken the place over and had reopened. Lordy, what a difference! She had cleared out a lot of the true junk and really tidied up the place. A lot of the old toiletries and sundries are now being used to fill some small cases here and there, just for some ambiance and things are really organized, you can actually walk down aisles with out trailing breadcrumbs behind yourself now.
Now don't get me wrong, there's still a lot of crap in there, with little gems strewn about here and there. You just have to look.
Sifting through all the tramontinas, hecho en mexicos, chinese, pakistani, cheap shell Imperials and Providences, and a few cases of truly crap cutlery, plus just looking through the cases in general, I managed to turn up a few prizes;
I don't know how old the Estwing is, but it ain't new. I haven't seen a steel locking Stubai carabiner in decades. The tin had an irresistible patina, and the boot bling is for my desk lamp. (think the leg lamp from "Christmas Story" meets "Howdy Doody")
And then there were these;
Looks to be a CASE Half-Congress, not sure on the steel, not marked. A Ka-Bar Peanut (or is it a Dogleg?) and a Ka-Bar Serpentine Jack, all in great shape.
I didn't even stop for lunch on the way back to work, didn't seem hungry.
I love rooting through shops full of "stuff".... when I can....
I had an interesting lunchtime foray....
Had to run in to the 'Nard for some prescriptions for Alice. We lived there for about 27 years. Even though we're in Mission Oaks now, we still get a few of the scrips filled at the Medicine Shoppe in Oxnard. They treat us right and I rarely have to wait. It's reasonably close to work so a lunchtime run is doable.
Once I got done there, I decided to take a run up to a local surplus store. GNG Surplus has been there as long as I can remember, sandwiched between a couple of (now vacant) pawnshops, on Oxnard Boulevard between 5th and 6th Streets.
My earliest ventures there in the 80's were with some trepidation, as it was dark, dank and you had to tread carefully for fear of being buried beneath an avalanche of stuff. Nice little old lady from El Salvador used to run the place. Need some brilliantine from 1940? Got it. Looking for a serape? Got it. Want a WWI entrenching tool? It was in there, somewhere.
I was actually a little sad when I heard she had gone home and passed, and the store closed. That was several years ago. A while back I heard one of her daughter-in-laws had taken the place over and had reopened. Lordy, what a difference! She had cleared out a lot of the true junk and really tidied up the place. A lot of the old toiletries and sundries are now being used to fill some small cases here and there, just for some ambiance and things are really organized, you can actually walk down aisles with out trailing breadcrumbs behind yourself now.
Now don't get me wrong, there's still a lot of crap in there, with little gems strewn about here and there. You just have to look.
Sifting through all the tramontinas, hecho en mexicos, chinese, pakistani, cheap shell Imperials and Providences, and a few cases of truly crap cutlery, plus just looking through the cases in general, I managed to turn up a few prizes;
I don't know how old the Estwing is, but it ain't new. I haven't seen a steel locking Stubai carabiner in decades. The tin had an irresistible patina, and the boot bling is for my desk lamp. (think the leg lamp from "Christmas Story" meets "Howdy Doody")
And then there were these;
Looks to be a CASE Half-Congress, not sure on the steel, not marked. A Ka-Bar Peanut (or is it a Dogleg?) and a Ka-Bar Serpentine Jack, all in great shape.
I didn't even stop for lunch on the way back to work, didn't seem hungry.
I love rooting through shops full of "stuff".... when I can....
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Great find AKC....especially that carabiner and Case half congress. The steel on that is probably their stainless.
