I'd rather have a Swayback than a bad back! - Winner Drawn!

Alright Jack, I was gonna pull the old, "...not an entry but thanks for the generous giveaway." card but I had a Lambs foot many moons ago, one of the places I got to frequent because of my job was the Newport Wafer Fab near Wales and I spent many weekends sightseein' , ( Raglan and Carfilly (sp?) castles) and lookin' in shops for local knives. In the half a dozen times I was there I finally found a Lambsfoot at a small shop in Wales that appealed to me and I bought it. It wasn't expensive and was a great knife.

It was either jigged black comp or dyed bone I forget but I remember the thick rat tail bolsters and how sharp it was once I touched it up. Unfortunately it was taken off my desk not too long after I got back so my enjoyment was short lived.

As to where I hang my hat, where I call home? I'm lucky enough to live in a great part of the USA, I'm a little over 90 minutes to New York City, 2 1/2 hours to Atlantic City and only 90 minutes from the shore. I live in the foothills to the Appalachians, the AT (Appalachian Trail) is 14 miles from my front door, the Delaware Water Gap created by the glaciers coming down this far south during one of the Ice Ages. My backyard is woods with a stream through the middle and I live in the heart of where the cutlery industry was born. Surrounded by GEC Case, Canal Street Cutlery, Schrade, Camillus, the list goes on. Alas no Lambs foot though.

The Delaware river 14 miles south of the Gap and a mile and a half from my house as the stream flows.

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My stream on a foggy morning in March.

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A better shot of the stream with Bailey (yes he was named after the Irish Cream). :)

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The trail through my woods that parallels the stream the length of the property.

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My bonfire pit.

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...after a little liquid encouragement... ;)

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My street, the Santa Fe's gone, cut an 18" oak in half with the truck a half mile from home.

Before...
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After...
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I broke my thumb, got claustrophobic and cut the cas t off with my Leatherman. ;)

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Wildlife and water everywhere...

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The steel mills are gone from Bethlehem but there's lots of small farms around.

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Now ya know where I call home, my next and probably last move will be to Mom's in CO, she's 78 and I want to be close to help her out. I guess I worked for my entry ;), thanks again for the generous giveaway and good luck to everyone.

Hope ya feel better Jack. BTW, I already have the bad back and sciatica and just recently a busted rib so I feel your pain my friend. :( ;)
 
Welcome aboard Ted, and thanks for the great pics, some wonderful atmospheric shots, it certainly looks like a great place to live :thumbup: Sorry to hear about your purloined Lambsfoot, and the smash! :eek: I hope your thumb has healed OK :thumbup:
 
That thumb is looking good Ted! :thumbup: :D

Sorry to hear you broke a rib, they can take a while to heal :(
 
Thanks for the great giveaway, Jack, and here's to you! :very_drunk:

As to my place of birth, that would be Yonkers, New York. It's the first thing north of the Bronx and was once the home of Otis Elevator Co. Yonkers is sometimes referred to as the "San Francisco of the East" because, like SF, it has seven large hills. It also has lots of transmission shops.

Today I live in Glen Rock, New Jersey, just across the Hudson River in Bergen County. Glen Rock is distinguished by the fact that does indeed have a "Rock," a large glacial boulder that sits on the main drag through town. Originally known as the "Rock in the Glen," the Rock was at one time a meeting place for indigenous tribes. Just this week, GR was ranked the 90th safest town in the United States. It's a great town to raise a family in and has wonderful schools.
 
Thank you sir, and thanks for a very interesting post :thumbup:
 
Jack,

Sorry to hear of your troubles. Several pieces of advice:
A) If your back is warm where it hurts, use an ice pack. Reverse this if it feels 'normal'. Will ease the discomfort.

B) Lay on bed, on your back. Bring heel of one foot towards buttocks. Then bring knee towards chest, grabbing it with both hands and GENTLY pulling it in closer. Reverse process to lower leg; ie don't just let leg drop back down.

Do a few of these, alternating legs. Then do both legs together several times. Repeat over many days or even a week or two.

C) To prevent reoccurrence, get off your duff and stop watch all those sports games and/or what not. Everyday, indoors if raining.

About me (sorry, location pics yet).
Born in southern Arkansas, raised in greater N'Awlins (New Orleans) area when parents decided to move back home.

Dallas area for several years, working on my Masters degree. Then off with my bride to Asia.

Lived in Hong Kong, Singapore, northern mainland China over a 12-year period, also visiting the Philippines, Thailand, and Japan on projects. Missed out on lots of places I wanted to see.::kicking myself repeatedly!!!!!

Greater Salt Lake area for 2 yrs and now back in greater N'Awlins area. Dang I miss the colder climes, and hate the hot and humid weather.

Wife's gone but I got a new bitch in my life, Kiera. She's a rescue. Believe she's a Plot Hound mix. Best pet I've ever had.
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This is the only knife pic I have on my pad at the moment, a ZT09. May try post others later.
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Truly hope you get better soon, aging is a bitch. And many thanks on the GAW offer.

Sorry for the long post.

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Ronin_Jedi, thanks a lot for the advice, that's very much appreciated :) You sound very well-travelled, thanks for the pics :thumbup:
 
Jack, sorry to hear of your discomfort, I pray for a speedy and complete recovery.
Congratulations on your milestone, your postings have helped to make this forum a great place to visit. Thanks for your generous GAW, I couldn't pass up a chance for such a beautiful and useful knife. This year I campaigned for the forum knife to be a lambfoot because I own one and have discovered it's positive virtues. Hopefully one day we'll see an American knife company produce one.

LINK http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-Crossroads!/page2?highlight=2015+forum+knife POST #29

We have made our home in central Michigan. I enjoy outdoor activities and within a few minute drive I can be fishing, sailing, hunting, hiking or picnicking with the family. Having great neighbors and living so close to a dozen beautiful lakes and a State Park with more than 20,000 acre causes us to feel blessed.

Our backyard as viewed from an upstairs window.
 
This is very generous of you Jack! I don't have any good photos of my home city of St. Louis but I can share a few fun facts about it :).

The first successful parachute jump to be made from a moving airplane was made by Captain Berry at St. Louis, in 1912.

At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, the ice cream cone was invented. An ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a waffle vendor to help by rolling up waffles to hold ice cream.

The tallest man in documented medical history was Robert Pershing Wadlow from St. Louis. He was 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall.

Installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited.

Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis, Missouri is the largest beer producing plant in the nation.

It's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.

The tallest monument built in the U.S., the Gateway Arch, in St. Louis, is 630 feet tall.

St. Louisans consume more barbecue sauce per capita than any other city in America.
 
redsparrow said:
Jack, sorry to hear of your discomfort, I pray for a speedy and complete recovery.
Congratulations on your milestone, your postings have helped to make this forum a great place to visit. Thanks for your generous GAW, I couldn't pass up a chance for such a beautiful and useful knife. This year I campaigned for the forum knife to be a lambfoot because I own one and have discovered it's positive virtues. Hopefully one day we'll see an American knife company produce one.
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Thank you very much, maybe we'll see a US Lambsfoot one day :) That's a great pic of your backyard :) :thumbup:

Whetstone39 said:
This is very generous of you Jack! I don't have any good photos of my home city of St. Louis but I can share a few fun facts about it :).
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Thanks Tom, that's a great list of local facts, had me chuckling a bit too :D :) :thumbup:
 
Whetstone39 said:
This is very generous of you Jack! I don't have any good photos of my home city of St. Louis but I can share a few fun facts about it :).

The first successful parachute jump to be made from a moving airplane was made by Captain Berry at St. Louis, in 1912.

At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, the ice cream cone was invented. An ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a waffle vendor to help by rolling up waffles to hold ice cream.

The tallest man in documented medical history was Robert Pershing Wadlow from St. Louis. He was 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall.

Installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited.

Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis, Missouri is the largest beer producing plant in the nation.

It's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.

The tallest monument built in the U.S., the Gateway Arch, in St. Louis, is 630 feet tall.

St. Louisans consume more barbecue sauce per capita than any other city in America.
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The people of Kansas City object to your BBQ post sir :D:)
 
Hi Jack. This is a very generous give away. My back problems are finally starting to subside. I have lost 35 lbs so far and that has gone a long way to alleviating the back strain I had been experiencing. I wish it was a simple solution for everyone, but unfortunately that is not the case. My mother has had back surgery a few times now after a car accident.
I live in Orlando, Florida
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Yay tourists! I work in the tourist industry. Come one, come all and visit. When your vacation is over, go home :) You don't really want to move back here and live here, you just think you do because it never snows. And they all lived happily ever after!

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Thank you very much for the opportunity and generosity Jack! This thread has already been awesome to get some insight into what people love about the places they call home. Really sorry to hear about your back and I hope you continue to get some relief. I have been fortunate to never have back problems, but in the last seven years Have had one shoulder rebuild and two knee surgeries with number three around the corner. Another surgery is probably avoidable but at the cost of discontinuing the activities I love I'd rather take the risk.

I was born and raised in Northern California. It was more of a rural setting with the surrounding areas being redwood forests, dairy farms and vineyards. We were about a two hour drive from a lot of the good fishing/diving up the coastline and from a young age my dad had me free diving, spear fishing , crabbing and salmon fishing. When we weren't on the coast we would duck,deer and pig hunt as well as lake fish and camp. Despite the many things I dislike about California it's a beautiful state especially up north for being outdoors. Between Yosemite, the various national forests, the Sierras and the coast there's something for everyone. I've lived and spent time in many other states and countries over the last eleven years but Northern California will always be home.

Dairy farm that boarders the wife's parents place on one side


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My folks and my wife's folks still live up north, my mom sent me this one she took




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Yosemite and the #54
 
Like you, I know back pain well. I have a dead disc between my L4 and L5 vertebrae, as well as a bone spur that intrudes into my spinal nerve cluster, so I have suffered with shooting sciatica and back pain in various locations for many years - it really limits my mobility and what I can do. I can handle the pain fairly well, but what gets me is that I am limited when playing with my young 6 year old daughter. Of course insurance doesn't pay for disc replacement surgery and I refuse to get my spine fused, but C'est la vie... But as bad as back pain can be, just count your blessings that you don't have a kidney stone - now that's pain!

Thank you for the opportunity to win this beautiful slip joint. I hope you recover soon, but I know it takes time when you aggravate an existing back problem.
 
Hi I live in the village of Hamburg New York. Yes a place where they do believe they came up with the hamburger. Hahaha anyways small village small town just twenty minutes south of Buffalo. We also hold the Erie county fair every year in August which brings tons of people to the village and greater area for a couple weeks. I'm 18 and just starting out my pocket knife collection and have a hankering for more in my collection. Looking for a 15 Barlow if anyone knows where I could get one. (Sorry to get off track) thanks guys
 
Sorry to hear about your back problems. I will suggest that you try to maintain good health on your piriformis and obturator muscles, as they can compress the sciatic nerve and exacerbate the problem. I'll let your physiotherapists/doctors advise you on how to do so, unless you come here for a visit- I'll do an assessment on you!!

I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. River City as it has the longest amount of riverine territory of any major city in North America. Which is good, because there are lots of places to go into the woods and recharge for an hour or so in the river valley, and pretend you are not in the city. I love pictures like this, taken in the middle of the city.
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I think this is my favourite knife picture that I've ever taken.
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River time!
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supratentorial said:
Huh? When I lived in St. Louis, I rented an old house that had a bathtub fitting that description. :confused:
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Either I have bad information gleaned from a quick internet search for "St Louis Fun Facts", or your tub was indeed illegal :). Most likely the former.
 
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