This is about the fourth time I related this in Blade Forum, but I didn't know about Spyderco's Forum, so I thought it bears repeating.
I'm a Firefighter/EMT running primarily EMS in a small NJ town. About a month ago, we had a call that required fast care in a very limited area. Our patient was between his car and a row of bushes and due to the nature of the incident, the Police Department wouldn't allow the vehicle to be moved. This basically came down to 3 EMTs crowding into a space that only one could really fit into. When it came time to move the patient, I decided that more room was needed and proceeded to cut down a few of these bushes. They were rooted with branches that were about 3/4" thick, probably 6-8 of them.
I was carrying my Police Model at the time as well as a Leatherman WAVE. While the WAVE has a saw, the Police Model was faster to get to deploy.
The knife cut through those branches like a CHAINSAW! I used 2 strokes maximum on each branch, and had cleared away all of them in well under a minute! I've used the same blade to chop down offending shrubbery 2 times since that incident.
I have well over 100 knives, including some pretty expensive custom models, but since that day, I make sure to have that Police Model with me whenever possible.
I thought I'd relay that story, hoping that the person(s) responsible for the knife (Sal?) would read it and know that once again, they worked beyond expectation.
Thanks!
Dave
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That's my two cents. Hey! How come you're giving me change?
I'm a Firefighter/EMT running primarily EMS in a small NJ town. About a month ago, we had a call that required fast care in a very limited area. Our patient was between his car and a row of bushes and due to the nature of the incident, the Police Department wouldn't allow the vehicle to be moved. This basically came down to 3 EMTs crowding into a space that only one could really fit into. When it came time to move the patient, I decided that more room was needed and proceeded to cut down a few of these bushes. They were rooted with branches that were about 3/4" thick, probably 6-8 of them.
I was carrying my Police Model at the time as well as a Leatherman WAVE. While the WAVE has a saw, the Police Model was faster to get to deploy.
The knife cut through those branches like a CHAINSAW! I used 2 strokes maximum on each branch, and had cleared away all of them in well under a minute! I've used the same blade to chop down offending shrubbery 2 times since that incident.
I have well over 100 knives, including some pretty expensive custom models, but since that day, I make sure to have that Police Model with me whenever possible.
I thought I'd relay that story, hoping that the person(s) responsible for the knife (Sal?) would read it and know that once again, they worked beyond expectation.
Thanks!
Dave
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That's my two cents. Hey! How come you're giving me change?
