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We have all witnessed the sheeple responses that sometimes come when you take out a pocketknife. Even traditionals are not immune to that. I hesitate sometimes to bring up my addiction....er..ummm.....intense interest in things pointy and sharp, for concern of the reaction I might get. Especially in dealings with customers.
Every now and then, your faith gets renewed that we are not alone out there.
I work for an electrical contractor. Actually, I run their communications division. I have to meet with alot of customers to survey projects, review progress, etc. Yesterday I took a group of people out to lunch at a Japanese steak house. Now, I know these folks pretty well, about their families and such, but not too much.
There was one middle aged woman in the group. She was watching the chef flip his knife and spatula around, and she commented how it reminded her of when she used to play 'stretch'. Now, I had never heard of this game until I had read about it in a thread on BF. You might expect to hear a statement like that from a man (who may have played it as a lad), but I was floored to hear it from a grown woman in the I.T. profession.
One of my vendors was there with us, a good personal friend of mine, and he noted to her that I was kind of a knife lover. So then she tells me that her husband sharpens his knife every week at the kitchen table, etc., etc. It just kinda shocked me. I would have never guessed that in a million years.
So, for me, there's still faith in people.
Anyone else have their faith renewed?
Glenn
Every now and then, your faith gets renewed that we are not alone out there.
I work for an electrical contractor. Actually, I run their communications division. I have to meet with alot of customers to survey projects, review progress, etc. Yesterday I took a group of people out to lunch at a Japanese steak house. Now, I know these folks pretty well, about their families and such, but not too much.
There was one middle aged woman in the group. She was watching the chef flip his knife and spatula around, and she commented how it reminded her of when she used to play 'stretch'. Now, I had never heard of this game until I had read about it in a thread on BF. You might expect to hear a statement like that from a man (who may have played it as a lad), but I was floored to hear it from a grown woman in the I.T. profession.
One of my vendors was there with us, a good personal friend of mine, and he noted to her that I was kind of a knife lover. So then she tells me that her husband sharpens his knife every week at the kitchen table, etc., etc. It just kinda shocked me. I would have never guessed that in a million years.
So, for me, there's still faith in people.
Anyone else have their faith renewed?
Glenn
). So I pulled out my scout/utility; the guy next to me, a fireman, pulled out a large Buck folder...she took mine since the blade had more of a spatula shape. She returned it later, cleaned.