I'm not buying any more Busses...

mhawg

mhawg

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I'm not buying any more Busses until I get the Folder! It's gotten to a point where wearing a sheath knife is a bit impractical most of the time for me. How long before I weaken and drop $400 on a Stri..aarrrrgg cough cough :barf: ..Str... hack hack aaaaarrrrrggghhhhh... :barf: I can't even say it! :foot: OK, maybe a nice Emerson then but I want the FOLDER!!!
 
Augh, folders :barf: Nothing worse than a knife that comes out of the box as new and is already broken by design! :p

You guys can have the folders. :p
 
Strider makes an awesome folder.

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1. Admission of a problem

This is the key starting point. If there is no addiction problem then there certainly is no need for a solution to addiction. There is a certain logic to that. What would prevent someone from admitting they have an addiction problem? Well, how about memory distortion caused by their chemical dependency. There is a jazzy phrase called 'euphoric recall' which is the tendency to only remember the good times and positive experiences of using. That is half of the equation, at the same time we are suppressing or refusing to remember the far more numerous times where indulging in the addiction has caused pain and embarrassment. Another block to admitting the problem is our distorted defense mechanisms, such as minimizing, rationalizing and good old fashioned denial. If we get to the point that we acknowledge there is a problem and want to do something about it now, we can move on to the next phase of recovery which is compliance.

2. Compliance

What is meant by compliance here is going along with the most important seeing and agreeing to the concept of abstinence. This early phase of recovery usually involves little emotional insight into the whys of the addiction; the concentration is simply on 'don't do it??? on a daily basis. Once we accept compliance as a necessary part of recovery, we can move toward the whys and wherefores. But it is not unusual to pass through the next phase of recovery which is defiance.

3. Defiance

Defiance can rear its head in several ways the most damaging is in the form of believing that the terms of addiction don't apply to me. Picking and choosing what is to be done and not. done An example might be rejection of continuing care believing that is for others not me, or I have been 'good' for awhile I deserve to use again now that I proved I can quit. Another example of defiance can be becoming engaged in anger toward others who do not have your affliction or getting on the pity pot with the 'poor me's'. Defiance and anger can also be a block toward connecting and resolving with your emotions and feelings that underlie the blanketing emotion of anger.

4. Acceptance

One of my favorite philosophers was Popeye The Sailor Man, he used to say "I y'am what I y'am". However you come to accept your addiction whether you believe it is a no fault illness, or you simple got dealt a bad hand in life, accepting your addiction allows you to move out of the problem and into the solution. People who are accepting are generally less defensive and have a greater sense of emotional and personal identity. Acceptance is the first step toward beginning to trust yourself and others, and open the possibilities of self-evaluation.

5. Surrender

We are not talking about submission but rather surrender they are very different. Submission is a temporary yielding, it tends to leave the escape hatch of returning to the addiction open. There is an implication of force being used or submitting against your will. Surrender can be thought of as wholehearted acceptance and compliance. It is a voluntary action and does not mean being defeated as does submission, but rather a conscious decision not to participate. A boxer who has been knocked out has submitted to the power of his opponent. A boxer who has retired and does not climb in the ring any more has surrendered to the idea that he no longer chooses to fight.

In summing up the points made above we can say that progress in addiction recovery can be made by admitting there is a problem and seeing the need for change. We move through negativity and emotional blocks to our recovery to arrive at a point of acceptance. Our acceptance of the need to change eventually moves through an attitude of being defeated to voluntarily seeking a better life. Stringing these concepts together can be viewed as movement through the phases of recovery.
 
mhawg said:
I'm not buying any more Busses until I get the Folder! It's gotten to a point where wearing a sheath knife is a bit impractical most of the time for me. How long before I weaken and drop $400 on a Stri..aarrrrgg cough cough :barf: ..Str... hack hack aaaaarrrrrggghhhhh... :barf: I can't even say it! :foot: OK, maybe a nice Emerson then but I want the FOLDER!!!
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I'd like to thank my dear fellow-Hog Mhawg for volunteering to boycott the coming stampede to the Trough ... when the most attractive knife to come by in years makes its appearance.

I will shed a tear for you on the way to inevitable victory.

Or something like that.
 
Sang in my besssstest lisssp Broadway voice :thumbup: ;)

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To dream the impossible dream

To fight the unbeatable foe

To bear with unbearable sorrow

To run where the brave dare not go



To right the unrightable wrong

To be better far than you are

To try when your arms are too weary

To reach the unreachable star



This is my quest, to follow that star

No matter how hopeless, no matter how far

To be willing to give when there's no more to give

To be willing to die so that honor and justice may live

And I know if I'll only be true to this glorious quest

That my heart will lie peaceful and calm when I'm laid to my rest



And the world will be better for this

That one man, scorned and covered with scars,

Still strove with his last ounce of courage

To reach the unreachable star
 
so ,,,,,,,,,, every Busse onwner needs a Sebenza ,,,,,,cool ,,,,, glad that is'nt sacrilege ,,,,:thumbup:
 

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Here is my new EDC knife, the SAR tactical lockback (third one down), Being a lockback, it is one solid knife! I might buy some more Busse fixed blade knives, but I've slowed down, the Busse FOLDER is what I really want. :grumpy:


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randucci said:
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Here is my new EDC knife, the SAR tactical lockback (third one down), Being a lockback, it is one solid knife! I might buy some more Busse fixed blade knives, but I've slowed down, the Busse FOLDER is what I really want. :grumpy:


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those are some sweet folders ya got there.
 
Great idea we should all go on strike and not buy anymore INFI until the Busse Folder goes into production.
Viva La Busse Folder!!!
 
Say 'ducci, that Lochsa looks like it has some pocket wear, I'll take that user off your hands. :D

So you consider a classic lockback the most secure folder?
 
Typical comment I get.

Them: Cool T-shirt. What's Busse Combat.
Me: Only the best knives made on the planet.
(I tell them about the toughness of Infi and the demos Jerry has done.)

Them: That sounds great. Is that what you carry?
Me: No, I carry a Chris Reeve Sebenza.

Them: What's a Sebenza and why don't you carry a Busse?
Me: Sebenza is an African word that means "Busse doesn't make a folder."

So, please Jerry, make us a folder before BLADE 09!
 
Houndstooth said:
Typical comment I get.

Them: Cool T-shirt. What's Busse Combat.
Me: Only the best knives made on the planet.
(I tell them about the toughness of Infi and the demos Jerry has done.)

Them: That sounds great. Is that what you carry?
Me: No, I carry a Chris Reeve Sebenza.

Them: What's a Sebenza and why don't you carry a Busse?
Me: Sebenza is an African word that means "Busse doesn't make a folder."

So, please Jerry, make us a folder before BLADE 09!
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Man, does that quote sum it up. It's almost like the Boss Hog is forcing us to spend our money elsewhere.
 
I don't know that I have given up completely on a folder. I do think though that there is something else going on that is keeping the folder away. The lack of demand is not the issue since there seems to be plenty of that. So what else could it be? Well, the possibilities are endless, and I am afraid folks will be left to speculate for a long time to come.

It may be that the Rat Trap is the closest anyone will ever get to a busse folder. I've got one :thumbup: as well as a few high-end customs that I love (and use :foot:). While none of them is a Busse folder, they do satisfy a lot of the craving. And heck, worst case scenario--I can always acquire INFI and have the steel re-worked and put into an XM-18 framelock to make the hands-down toughest folder on the planet. Expensive, but still a possibility,
 
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