Lost & Found

A

Art M

Joined
Dec 29, 1998
Messages
284
I had a very distressing day. I like to wear my BladeForums Native around my neck when mountain biking. I was going riding this morning but couldn't find the Native anywhere. Upon returning home I tore the house/car/garage apart looking for it but to no avail. Around 8:00 p.m. I log onto to BladeForums to see if any Natives are still for sale. Right before I order another one I decide to look one more time. Again, I look all over the house and the car. As a last ditch effort I look in my Camelpack water carrier one more time and lo and behold there it is. I swear, if I looked in that pack 10 times I looked in it 100 times today and never saw the damn thing. It's now 9:15 and the beer I'm drinking never tasted so good. Just thought I'd share this story with everyone.

Happy Holidays!
Art
 
So what did you end up taking riding with you?

smile.gif


Later,
John
 
Uh..Ohh.. sounds like a case of the knife that won't stay in its place. Better get rid of that sucker while you can, next time you won't be so lucky. The only known cure for such a knife with this personality disorder is to get rid of it......FAST. Though I don't usually buy other folks PROBLEM knives if you want I'll take it off your hands for $25....ah what the heck, its Christmas....$50. Of course if you really want to try to cure that perty blade of its bad behavior the only other way I know of is to bugger it up a bit. You know...try using it as a good prybar or maybe try to back out some rusted up screws with it. If that doesn't do it snap the tip off..that'll do it for sure...then she'll never leave ya,yours for life.

hth
Merry Christmas
 
I ended up taking my BM Stryker with me but it just wasn't the same. Me and my BF Native are mountain biking buddies. We've been through it all together: mud, rain, thrills and spills.
 
DDP
[dang double post]

[This message has been edited by JW (edited 19 December 1999).]
 
I lost my onion/kershaw mini task for about 3 months. thought I lost it while on the tractor mowing roadside. I really missed that handy little knife.
Turns out it was only hiding somewhere in or under the seat of my truck. Popped out onto the floorboard when I smucked a deer at a little over 75mph. truck gets out of shop tuesday- knife is in my pocket.
Hope I don't have to apply this method again. Finding them can be stressful too.
 
Reminds me of the night I thought my Wegner was a goner- I was sitting in a local watering hole w/ some of the "fellahs" for the Friday Happy Hour & needed the Wegner to cut or put a hole in something- GONE! Looked everywhere- but the subway ride was especially crowded & I had just assumed the knife had gotten dislodged & fell to the floor of the subway car (I would have felt someone reaching into the jacket/pants). I was fairly pissed at myself for not paying attention. I was pretty well sick at the thought of losing the knife & my night was ruined. Then comes time to go- seems that the clip had worn a bit of a hole in the satin liner of my 3/4 length leather jacket & the pressure of being crushed into the train had simply lifted the knife out of my pocket & left it dangling from the hole in the liner in plain sight as my jacket was hanging on the coat hook by the door. How Happy Was I? Yes, Exactly That Happy! Now I am hyper-vigilant about my knives & look like I'm swatting bugs, making sure my knives are still there!

------------------
Runs With Scissors
AKTI# A000107
 
While reading your post, I caught myself reaching down to my pocket to make sure my Spyderco is still clipped there! Actually, I have yet to lose any knife with a clip; it's my lockback with pocket sheath that keeps running away. It always comes back, though.
smile.gif


------------------
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:23


 
Rugger, my wife calls it "The Macerana", the way I am constantly patting down my pockets and sheathes to check on my knives
wink.gif


Glad you found your buddy!

------------------
James Segura
San Francisco, CA


 
James- Good one! (lol)
At least your wife has a sense of humor about your knives. The Home Office (live-in girlfriend) simply rolls her eyes & does the crossed arms & heavy exhale when I do the blade check slap dance.

------------------
Runs With Scissors
AKTI# A000107
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top