"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Wow! :eek:

We got hit by an earthquake, and it shook us up a bit. Dishes rattling in the cupboard, Pearl the wonder corgi going beserk, barking and then cowering under an end table. Lasted about 30 seconds. We've had little ones, and some tremors before, but nothing like a 5.9. Really rattled us. No damage though. The only bugger is the cell phones are out. At first, they were out for about 20-30 minutes, but nbow it's very intermitent service. And here Karen and I thought we were being smart not having a land line to save money. May have to rethink that. I had a 20 second talk with Dan before he got lost.

The after shock aught to be fun!:(

Carl.
 
Carl, my wife is working at Yale University in Connecticut, and she just emailed me that they felt it all the way up there!
 
Here too...me and the dog felt it, my wife was too preoccupied with whatever task she was attending and missed it.
 
Sorry Carl, the phone cut out on me. Everyone is okay, but it was hell getting out of work. They sent us home early, my buidling is the only single story building in our offices in Baltimore, I think. Cell service is still intermittent.

Forget a land line, I'm getting carrier pigeons.

How are our VA members?

Cell phones are still spotty service wise.
 
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It was a good day to be a whittler. The outfit I work for shutdown after the earthquake and sent everyone home at the same time. When several thousand people are trying to get out of the parking lot at the same time it takes a while for it to happen. I was lucky enough to have a little bit of wood in the truck and a knife on me - a traditional, of course - so I just sat down under a nice, shady tree and got a good start on a birch spoon while everyone else was sitting in their vehicles waiting for the line to move.

As for the get-together, I'd enjoy being able to be a part of it if the timing works out. It's always a pleasure getting together with other knife folks, especially those that hang on on this forum.
 
Good to hear everyone is ok. I felt it at work. I'm on the 21st floor, right next to WTC. Everyone just kind of looked up and at each other wondering if anyone else felt that. At first I thought it was my coworker fidgeting and pushing the desk. But then she stopped and it continued. I was wondering if they were doing some underground blasting and made a mistake... No one on my floor evacuated. I think other people did evacuate. My sister works in midtown. She and her coworkers evacuated. Apparently her building is newer and made to sway (earthquake resistant) so it was more dramatic for her they all left as soon as it happened. My building is one of the older ones...
 
Well it was a good reminder that cell phones just don't work well in emergencies, about the only communication you can really rely on is ham radio in real emergencies. I sure am glad we did not feel it all the way out here in Kansas :D I'll just wait for the New Madrid to let loose some day. When that baby goes you better be hanging on. Glad to hear you guys are OK
 
One of the problems with cell phones and emergencies is that a lot more people are on the phone at the same time. They are so busy calling each other that the local circuits tend to get overloaded. One way around that is to call someone out of state and have them relay a message back to the person you want to communicate with. The long distance circuits are often usable when the local lines are busy. I've done that a couple of times when I wanted to let my wife know I was okay but I couldn't get through on my cell phone. Another option is using a text message or e-mail instead of a cell phone. Those will sometimes go through when a phone call won't.
 
Hey guys, a little advice needed please.

I've just received my first Queen Cutlery knife today, and I am not at all impressed. I think there is a serious defect in my knife, as I'm sure the brand would not earn such glowing praise from many places if the quality was not up to snuff. The knife in question is a Queen canoe, nothing fancy, but the issue here is that the main blade is so loose when opened up that it actually rattles around audibly. It's kind of bizarre.
So the advice I'm looking for, should I contact the place that I bought it from, or should I try to get in touch with Queen directly for repairs/replacement? The rattle is really nasty and I don't know that I could repair it, since there is no rattle when the blade is closed (though there is very "mushy" snap when closing, maybe the spring is wrong???). Help me out guys, you folks know this brand well. Should I give Queen another chance?
 
I'm of the other school of thought on this one, I'd rather send it to Queen than have the seller send me another lemon...and Queen seems to make right any issues, contact the seller as others have said but if you're happy with how that one looks sans the blade play i'd just give Queens customer service a call or email.
 
Railsplitter said:
Robert,
Here's wishing you good health now and in the days to come.:thumbup:
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Thanks mate, only a few days in but I honestly feel 100% different to how I did before I started...I have my weight loss goal and support from friends who are going through the same process so I'm confident! :)
 
About to comment on this thread, I just realized that I haven't seen hide nor hair of my Queen hone bone amber canoe for a couple weeks. Anyway, mine didn't have the best blade snap, but no rattle. I would send it to Queen for repairs.
 
Flying Guillotine said:
Thanks for the tips, gents. I'll let you know how it turns out.
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Like some others, I feel that the first point of contact should be the dealer who sold the knife. If he or she is one of the good ones, they will make it right by either replacing the knife with one from their stock which they have verified is up to snuff, or refund your money. I don't think that the customer should have to go to the manufacturer for a repair unless a knife is of sentimental value or has certain characteristics which would make it difficult to find another like it elsewhere.

Either way, good luck getting satisfaction.
 
Well, the dealer has asked me to take it up with Queen directly, which would have been my second choice. Here we see where a short term monetary gain cancels out long term customer satisfaction and future business.

Hopefully Queen makes good.
 
Flying Guillotine said:
Well, the dealer has asked me to take it up with Queen directly, which would have been my second choice. Here we see where a short term monetary gain cancels out long term customer satisfaction and future business.

Hopefully Queen makes good.
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I think I'd probably have returned it for a refund under the circumstances (even if I had to eat the expense of shipping both ways)...hope that you ultimately get satisfaction.
 
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