Just can't take it anymore....

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shane justice

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Like many of you, I am waiting for the "GOLDEN TICKET" e-mail that signals an incoming goody box from BUSSE.

For the most part the strain and tension that accompanies the wait, has been bearable.

But every now and again I find myself...um....slipping.

I tired the typical, time honored methods of dealing with this sort of thing such as:

Counting to ten.
Take a few deep breaths.
Find a "HAPPY Place"
walk around the block.
drink heavily.
smoke a cigar.
over eat

As these things showed less and less success, I had to resort to more extreme measures.

When I found myself obsessing I hit my thumb with a hammer.

Unfortunately, it only worked twice. Go figure.

Now I am trying to find some way to cope with the challenge of waiting for my first BUSSE.

Can anybody suggest a way for me to maintain a reasonable amount of sanity until somebody punches my "GOLDEN TICKET"?

SHane
 
Buy another one on the exchange and pay extra for overnight shipping? Just a thought...
 
Go jump out of a plane in the middle of Alaska, by the time you hike your way out the knife will probably be waiting for you. Of course you'd die since you don't have a Busse yet. Dang. Umm, work a few extra hours overtime every day so that you'll be too tired to think about it, then the next few weeks will go by in a flash and you'll have both your knife and enough money to get the LBNMSHBM.
 
Hey!

Thanks for all the suggestions.

This may seem like a fairly wimpy topic that is of little importance. However, since I have no other BUSSE knives to use my only other alternative is to look at pictures or videos of other people with theirs. My wife tells me if I keep it up I will go blind and grow hair in strange places.

So I had to reach out to those more knowledgeable.

The knife I am waiting for is....a Battle Pappy. Yes, I know there are probably several better choices for a "first", but there is a story here.

The short version: When I came back to BF after a several year absence, it was with a goal in mind. That was to obtain at least one BUSSE for each member of my family. But as I really began to look it became obvious that "ONE" knife would not be adequate. "TWO" would be a bare minimum. That would be a heavy knife, and a small "EDC" knife. Then I realized that, for me personally, the more logical number for personal carry would be , "THREE". A big knife, a medium knife, and an "EDC".

So, although I am leaving my mind open, my three choices, in order of size are: A MOAB, a Battle Pappy, and an HG55 LE.

While I didn't have any money to buy a knife, when the "INFI for IRON" trade came around I had some "trade goods" that made it possible to order the BP.

As for the other two....it may take many years to save the money together to buy them. In all honesty, by the time I am able to afford the MOAB I will probably be to old to use it safely. But my hope is that my kids will enjoy them after I pass on.

As for Josh's "overtime" idea...it made great sense and if it were possible, I would take that road. Unfortunately, even though I am a fairly young man, my health has deteriorated to the point that on some days walking from the bed to my couch is too much. You see, it shames me a bit to actually, "BUY" a knife from anybody. It was my dream to be a full-time maker and blade smith. I was getting pretty good at it too. It was also my dream to be able to leave my kids with usable knives that were crafted by their Dad, from start to finish. I had also hoped to create two "heirloom" swords that would follow my children, to their kids, and so on. I had to let go of those dreams, when I realized that the damage to my body made it impossible.

In the meantime, I sort of live vicariously, by sharing other people's enthusiasm and passion for all things involving, "edged tools".

Anyhow, if anybody has some more good suggestions on how I can beat the "WAIT". Please holler.

Shane
 
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