If Only I Knew Then

[Grump01]

If only I knew back in the '70s when I just was an accumulator when something caught my eye. Had one of our hardware stores in Greensburg, In sold Tree Brand and also I believe Belknap. I know I purchased a few knives (not SS) that would end up rusted on me and eventually thrown away. If only I wasn't so stupid not to clean them up and keep them oiled. Also, until I got into these Forums I never knew what patina was. How stupid could a person have been??? Anyone else have been so "Young and Dumb" with their knives in their younger days????

 

[bodog]

This. Seriously. Don't care about things or people that don't care about you.

People with hobbies should listen to this.

 

[NJBillK]

Yep, only two knives were given to me as a younger person (10-12), one from my dad, one from my grandfather. I beat them both into oblivion, threw them, dug with them, cut worms for bait on a sidewalk, you name it...
Needless to say, I wish I knew what I do now... Though they are still both around (Thankfully), I will never be able to get the "first knife" from either of them.

My G-pa uses a peanut regularly that I may get one day, but I am not looking forward to that day either...