I'd Have Never Believed It!

SpearHead

SpearHead

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So there I was... camping with my wife and daughter at the base of Gulkana Glacier this weekend. I was collecting firewood and performing other assorted cutting duties with my INFI when my wife asked if I wanted any help. It just so happened that even though I was using my SH-E for the gathering process, I had brought along a heretofore unused NO and offered it to Maria (my wife) to gather her own firewood and kindling. She walked off in search of suitable material and came back with not only firewood and the knife but a big smile on her face!:eek:

You must understand that, to this point, my wife has not seriously given a damn about a knife except to ask how much the thing cost. Now, all of a sudden, she is calling the Fusion Heart "pretty", using my new NO to collect firewood, asking if I have any smaller knives she can carry on trips... And finally asking if she can have my NO as her camp knife. :eek: :confused:

So, now I have this dilema... do encourage her new found love of INFI as a method of justifying more purchases and ultimately end up giving her a part of my hoard (probably the ABLE when it arrives for starters)... OR.... Do I discourage another such hobby in my household, not have to share my INFI, and just continue to lie about the cost?:grumpy:

Who is this woman and where did she come from?:eek: Jerry! What have you done?;)
 
Spearhead,
I understand your bewilderment. I left one who always asked "why don't you just use scissors" last Fall, and returned to a woman who was saying things like "clip point, skull crusher, etc." and was on a first name basis with Jerry and Eric. I had never talked to Mr. Busse, and she was telling me "...here's Jerry's e-mail address, you should drop him a line."

She hasn't bought anything for herself yet, but she's starting to eye my stuff and checks out the pictures when I browse this forum. Just a matter of time. Overall, I think the support of the habit is worth the extra collector cost. And it's all in the same house so who cares whose is whose? She'll play with mine and I'll play with hers! :)

...knives, that is. :cool:
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Yeah.... on the one hand it is very tempting to let her have at it and see where it leads. But on the other, I'm not sure I can afford two INFIctions and the subsequent fixes and therapy under the same roof!;)

I should have known something funny was going on last week... she saw the Fusion Heart on the forums Thursday evening and called it "pretty", then the following morning she called me from her office and asked me for the forum's web address...:confused:

Aw crap! I'm going to have to start watching what I say around here...:grumpy: :rolleyes: :D
 
Yep, you're gonna hafta tell her the truth on the prices now, too.:D Trust me when I say it's always good to have your 'significant other' into the same things you are! :D :D :D

-Mark
 
Spearhead,

Tell you what, take me to that Glacier and I will share some INFI with you !

I think Alaska is our most beautiful state (of course Idaho and Florida come close...).

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Spearhead, my wife has also taken posession of a tan-handled LMS, tan Pauls, and Desert Camp Tramp.

Wow, that means she'll also probably want a Tank Buster...better call the shop!!

But Babe, I bought it for YOU...)
 
Mark- In general I agree with you but the jury is still out on this one.:rolleyes:

Marc- You come up with the airfare and you have a place to stay, food to eat, and big rocks and ice cubes to visit. I'll give you the tour.:D

Mike- I can't use that one any more. I used it with guns one time to many and now she's on to me.:grumpy: If this keeps up I'm going to end up having to buy her her own safe too.:rolleyes:

Jay- Yes, that is the one bright spot I can see. I shouldn't have to justify the buys any more... however, that means that my personal INFI budget just became divisible by 2.:eek: :D
 
Les,

I don't know what you fed your wife, but I want some for my girlfriend. Maybe the INFI piles needs to make a critical mass before it happens... Anyways, my gf gets squeamish around my fixed blades, continuously states that I already have too many knives (that's possible?!?), and wishes I would only stick to the folding ones. Methinks that the wimmins have this practical side to them, so you won't have to buy doubles (or triples) so they can have their own complete collection. Pull a Skunk. Get Jerry to make a nice custom, like Mrs. Skunk's Pink Apple. Then get Leatherman to make a super-sweet sheath and give it to her out-of-the-blue. My guess is that she'll gush and use that one almost exclusively. The few times she'll want to get a whacker, I'm sure you can accomodate. Welcome to the Cult of Busse Mrs. SpearHead! Bwahahahahahahhaha!

It's a good plan!

Cheers,
BJB :D
 
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