Dad has a couple kitchen knives marked as his own. That's supposed to keep his wife at bay. Doesn't work. There's an awful lot of signs and directions we insist upon today, on the road, on pill bottles, milk cartons, etc; and it doesn't mean we adhere to the instructions. Young people certainly don't pay attention to them, but Mom grew up in the Good Ole Days, when a burger came from a steer, and you stopped at the stop sign, and we respected each other.
So why does Mom ignore Dad's sign? Because the knives owned by Dad are sharp, and they work.
Hers do not work. He does sharpen them, a fine gesture, fair and let there be peace in the house; but they can't stay sharp if you do the things to them Mom does.
I've written about this before- my 70 dollar kitchen knife, and how my Mother in Law reaches for it whenever she's here. She was de-boning a ham one day and bent a 39 dollar knife 45 degrees.
"That will only happen if you use it as a crow bar." Dad said later. He's right; I bent it back to shape and it's still giving fine service as a knife
I sent Dad a 70 dollar kitchen knife today, the same one I have and updated by the company to 100 dollars. (with shipping)
That doesn't seem fair to me. Why should the company get another 30 bucks? Because moms everywhere are busy dulling knives as fast as they can. I caught my wife cutting steak on her plate with the fine knife. The best knife in the house.
I sent Dad his own. Interesting things will happen to that knife in Dad's home, and I'm ready for the story.
The lawn needs mowing right now, and I'm off to the woods in my yard to get it done. I'll be using a lawn mower and a trimmer. They were made to cut grass. I wouldn't cut a steak with either of them, though they could do the job.
munk
So why does Mom ignore Dad's sign? Because the knives owned by Dad are sharp, and they work.
Hers do not work. He does sharpen them, a fine gesture, fair and let there be peace in the house; but they can't stay sharp if you do the things to them Mom does.
I've written about this before- my 70 dollar kitchen knife, and how my Mother in Law reaches for it whenever she's here. She was de-boning a ham one day and bent a 39 dollar knife 45 degrees.
"That will only happen if you use it as a crow bar." Dad said later. He's right; I bent it back to shape and it's still giving fine service as a knife
I sent Dad a 70 dollar kitchen knife today, the same one I have and updated by the company to 100 dollars. (with shipping)
That doesn't seem fair to me. Why should the company get another 30 bucks? Because moms everywhere are busy dulling knives as fast as they can. I caught my wife cutting steak on her plate with the fine knife. The best knife in the house.
I sent Dad his own. Interesting things will happen to that knife in Dad's home, and I'm ready for the story.
The lawn needs mowing right now, and I'm off to the woods in my yard to get it done. I'll be using a lawn mower and a trimmer. They were made to cut grass. I wouldn't cut a steak with either of them, though they could do the job.
munk
