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Okay, so the UPS guy was pulling out as I was driving down to our garage and I waited for him to pass by to make sure I didn't need to sign for something...but he said the package was at the front door. (Famous last words.)
Anyway, I held out as long as I could. I put away groceries. I pet the dog. I checked my email. But eventually I couldn't put it off any longer...I had to see what was in the white box.
Wait...there's three things in here. What the...
I ordered an FK2. A DEK1. So, what gives?
And then I opened it after getting through tape, and foamy stuff and bubble wrap. Why it's, it's, it's the grail...(Well one of the grails...a man can't have just one, after all.)
Oh, and there's a note from Jo..."Hi Elliott, this is a blem...hope you like it". Hope I like it? That's like asking me if I liked Lois Feldman in the 5th grade.
I could barely hold the old iPhone 5c steady enough to grab the image but here they are in their glory:
I called Jo on the phone, professed my undying love, promised to get rid of Nathan and...okay, I thanked her profusely for generosity I was certainly not expecting and pretty much overwhelmed by. (Which is a pretty nice surprise when you went to high school with Methuselah.)
So, although I'm sure that many of you are not surprised by such kindness, in the age of Covid it sure brightens a big kid's day.
Now, if one of you happens to have a spare vertical EDC2 sheath, I'll banish this horizontal Dozier kydex to the far corners of the closet where it will reside in infamy until it works off its transgression.
Oh, yeah...tip o' the hat to all you guys who said I owed it to myself to experience the DEK1. You were right. The balance and feel in the hand is exceptional. It feels like it can sing. (The EDC2 is pretty darn comfortable as well and gives a good run for the money...but...yeah, the DEK1. I get it.)
And the FK2... I heard some of the trees in my little piece of the forest muttering amongst themselves. There's a reckoning coming. And I'm coming with it.
Thanks Nathan and Jo...you guys are awesome.
Anyway, I held out as long as I could. I put away groceries. I pet the dog. I checked my email. But eventually I couldn't put it off any longer...I had to see what was in the white box.
Wait...there's three things in here. What the...
I ordered an FK2. A DEK1. So, what gives?
And then I opened it after getting through tape, and foamy stuff and bubble wrap. Why it's, it's, it's the grail...(Well one of the grails...a man can't have just one, after all.)
Oh, and there's a note from Jo..."Hi Elliott, this is a blem...hope you like it". Hope I like it? That's like asking me if I liked Lois Feldman in the 5th grade.
I could barely hold the old iPhone 5c steady enough to grab the image but here they are in their glory:
I called Jo on the phone, professed my undying love, promised to get rid of Nathan and...okay, I thanked her profusely for generosity I was certainly not expecting and pretty much overwhelmed by. (Which is a pretty nice surprise when you went to high school with Methuselah.)
So, although I'm sure that many of you are not surprised by such kindness, in the age of Covid it sure brightens a big kid's day.
Now, if one of you happens to have a spare vertical EDC2 sheath, I'll banish this horizontal Dozier kydex to the far corners of the closet where it will reside in infamy until it works off its transgression.
Oh, yeah...tip o' the hat to all you guys who said I owed it to myself to experience the DEK1. You were right. The balance and feel in the hand is exceptional. It feels like it can sing. (The EDC2 is pretty darn comfortable as well and gives a good run for the money...but...yeah, the DEK1. I get it.)
And the FK2... I heard some of the trees in my little piece of the forest muttering amongst themselves. There's a reckoning coming. And I'm coming with it.
Thanks Nathan and Jo...you guys are awesome.
congrats!
Hell of a way to thank one of our long-time super-mods.