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There I was, staring at teh computer screen. Credit card info entered. Everything carefully researched and understood. All options confirmed and sorted. 1 Item in cart.
I looked left at the pile of what I consider, top end "working class knives" some spydies, benchmades,, a kershaw or two. I looked right at a small ammassing of outdoor edged tools and small handy fixed blades, all in the $100 range. I know, if I make this decision alot of these will have to go. Its the only way I can justify it. I think to myself....."Ive reached a point in my life where I appreciate nicer things, even if those things may be fewer"....
I look left at my nikon d7000 and bag of expensive camera gear.........I look right at my fly rod with the sage reel.....And I realize that I am a different person now than when I was a bit younger. I make a little more money , I have a little more sense. I have a LOT more patience I am willing to research and save and carefully choose the things I spend money on. I seem more focused on INVESTING than BUYING. Quality than quantitiy.
As I sat there mulling these things over, I realized that my trigger finger has at some point clicked the "Place Order" button
and a Microtech Combat Troodon is indeed headed my direction very shortly.
Shortly after my forthcoming panic attack, and when the palpitations subsided, I picked myself up off the ground and realized that I had to tell my girlfriend what I had done.....
Later when It was safe again........I realized that having survived all the immediate medical malidies this purchass couldve caused, I was actually feeling a bit of excitement. Ive wanted a MT for quite some time, say, 10 years? Maybe more. I had to tell somebody.
I looked left......cell phone, full of family, coworkers, I could here the conversation in my head "you paid HOW much! Ive got a $5 knife thatll ..."ad infinitum I look right at my girlfriend who still looks as if she might call her mother and have a long talk about life and choices....
So! I figured I better look up my cobweb covered BF's account and tell some folks who might get it, Lol. Also I guess Ill be stokin up the ol gold membership before to long and pass a few great knives on to some new loving homes. (or else sleep with one eye open for quite some time)
My first OTF, first Microtech and first truly high end knife. Im excited! Thanks for being here BF's and for understanding the disease.
6/16/12
SO........Its here. Awesomeness!
[video=youtube;uVcZV3jtAfA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVcZV3jtAfA&feature=plcp[/video]
I looked left at the pile of what I consider, top end "working class knives" some spydies, benchmades,, a kershaw or two. I looked right at a small ammassing of outdoor edged tools and small handy fixed blades, all in the $100 range. I know, if I make this decision alot of these will have to go. Its the only way I can justify it. I think to myself....."Ive reached a point in my life where I appreciate nicer things, even if those things may be fewer"....
I look left at my nikon d7000 and bag of expensive camera gear.........I look right at my fly rod with the sage reel.....And I realize that I am a different person now than when I was a bit younger. I make a little more money , I have a little more sense. I have a LOT more patience I am willing to research and save and carefully choose the things I spend money on. I seem more focused on INVESTING than BUYING. Quality than quantitiy.
As I sat there mulling these things over, I realized that my trigger finger has at some point clicked the "Place Order" button
and a Microtech Combat Troodon is indeed headed my direction very shortly.Shortly after my forthcoming panic attack, and when the palpitations subsided, I picked myself up off the ground and realized that I had to tell my girlfriend what I had done.....
Later when It was safe again........I realized that having survived all the immediate medical malidies this purchass couldve caused, I was actually feeling a bit of excitement. Ive wanted a MT for quite some time, say, 10 years? Maybe more. I had to tell somebody.
I looked left......cell phone, full of family, coworkers, I could here the conversation in my head "you paid HOW much! Ive got a $5 knife thatll ..."ad infinitum I look right at my girlfriend who still looks as if she might call her mother and have a long talk about life and choices....
So! I figured I better look up my cobweb covered BF's account and tell some folks who might get it, Lol. Also I guess Ill be stokin up the ol gold membership before to long and pass a few great knives on to some new loving homes. (or else sleep with one eye open for quite some time)
My first OTF, first Microtech and first truly high end knife. Im excited! Thanks for being here BF's and for understanding the disease.
6/16/12
SO........Its here. Awesomeness!
[video=youtube;uVcZV3jtAfA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVcZV3jtAfA&feature=plcp[/video]
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