Random Thought Thread

[Jason M D.]

Just refreshed subforum page and almost had an accident

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

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The problem now is the infrastructure that has been built up over a hundred years has been gutted

The same glacial forces that made flat areas that were suitable for farming and roads and houses usually come with a river nearby. A lot of those rivers have moved with some people waking up the day after the hurricane owning less land, and some owning more.

A lot of the roads are washed out. These are roads that can't just be replaced, they're going to have to blast into the side of the mountain and put a road beside it because the river has moved. Building a road like that can be a pretty slow project and there are a lot of sections like this. Hell, the damn interstate is like this.

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^ That's I 40!

It's going to take a long time to fix all of these sections of road. They're saying that interstate's going to be down for a freaking year.

It's going to be a long time before things get remotely back to normal for a lot of folks there.


A silver lining. At least for me. Is my hopes of maybe getting a place in the mountains became more realistic because I have to imagine there's going to be some people moving out because of this.

land will be bought up by big lithium and big quartz

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

Just sold two Basic 5's, to my oldest and her friend. $0.05/ea. Weird family tradition that I first heard from my great grandmother: never gift a knife to anyone you like; it will cut your friendship. No prohibition against commerce though.

No current natural disasters in the neighborhood here. Thoughts and prayers may not be much, but y'all who were in the storm path have them from, I imagine, most of us whom it passed by this time.

I have 5 cents

 

[AR-Trvlr]

The problem now is the infrastructure that has been built up over a hundred years has been gutted

The same glacial forces that made flat areas that were suitable for farming and roads and houses usually come with a river nearby. A lot of those rivers have moved with some people waking up the day after the hurricane owning less land, and some owning more.

A lot of the roads are washed out. These are roads that can't just be replaced, they're going to have to blast into the side of the mountain and put a road beside it because the river has moved. Building a road like that can be a pretty slow project and there are a lot of sections like this. Hell, the damn interstate is like this.

^ That's I 40!

It's going to take a long time to fix all of these sections of road. They're saying that interstate's going to be down for a freaking year.

It's going to be a long time before things get remotely back to normal for a lot of folks there.

A silver lining. At least for me. Is my hopes of maybe getting a place in the mountains became more realistic because I have to imagine there's going to be some people moving out because of this.

Building (or rebuilding) the road itself is the easy part. Acquiring the right of way for the new road may take years. First they’ll have to do a broad survey to get a picture of the new topography, then they will have to develop a conceptual route. Based on that conceptual route they will need to do detailed surveys and do detailed designs. Once they have detailed designs they will be able to start acquiring the new right of way and required construction easements.

If they have willing land owners that may happen quickly. If they have one landowner who is not cooperative, or is absentee, or god forbid the owner died and the land is tied up in probate, acquiring the ROW may take years. Worst case scenario the land will need to be condemned which will take even longer.

And that’s just the road construction. Now you also need utilities like water and power. I assume that most rural areas are on septic, but if not sewer is even harder because it either follows the topography to flow down hill or needs a pumping station and force mains to go uphill. Gravity systems are severely constrained on the route, and force mains are expensive.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Glad to hear folks are all safe from the hurricanes! Blues especially!

Been a crazy few months. Did a bucket-list 3-day fishing/camping float trip in the Gunnison Gorge, spent 5 days in Alaska fishing and sightseeing in August, went Dove hunting, went Antelope hunting in WY, fished the salmon run on the Upper Gunnison, and I am heading out to Eastern CO this evening for Muzzleloader Deer.

Even when I don't have time to post, I'm always reading here...

BRING THE EDC!!!

 

[Blues]

Glad to hear folks are all safe from the hurricanes! Blues especially!

Been a crazy few months. Did a bucket-list 3-day fishing/camping float trip in the Gunnison Gorge, spent 5 days in Alaska fishing and sightseeing in August, went Dove hunting, went Antelope hunting in WY, fished the salmon run on the Upper Gunnison, and I am heading out to Eastern CO this evening for Muzzleloader Deer.

Even when I don't have time to post, I'm always reading here...

BRING THE EDC!!!

Thanks for the good thoughts, but I don't merit an "especially" by any way, shape or measure.

Sounds like you've had a productive few months. Well done.

 

[beeinak]

Glad to hear folks are all safe from the hurricanes! Blues especially!

Been a crazy few months. Did a bucket-list 3-day fishing/camping float trip in the Gunnison Gorge, spent 5 days in Alaska fishing and sightseeing in August, went Dove hunting, went Antelope hunting in WY, fished the salmon run on the Upper Gunnison, and I am heading out to Eastern CO this evening for Muzzleloader Deer.

Even when I don't have time to post, I'm always reading here...

BRING THE EDC!!!

Sounds like a great time you have been having, and I hope your 5 days up here was good. It is such a huge place, it is hard to see a lot in a short time. Stay safe on your next trip.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Sounds like a great time you have been having, and I hope your 5 days up here was good. It is such a huge place, it is hard to see a lot in a short time. Stay safe on your next trip.

AK was pretty dang amazing!!! We landed in Anchorage late, stayed overnight, then were off to Whittier very early the next day (I didn't even have the time to see my great uncle who lives there). After going through the tunnel, we did an all-day boat tour there, and it was our only day of rain! Weather was beautiful the rest of the trip!

Then we went down to Seward, where my nephew has been working on one of the fishing boats for the past 5 or 6 years. This summer may well have been his last, time for real life lol, so I'm glad I was able to make it up there while he was still working the boats. Unfortunately, there was a big storm in the Gulf, and seas were 13-14', so we didn't go out on our first day of fishing. Oh well, day #2 was pretty great, despite 6-7' seas!

Still didn't see a Grizzly, or the Aurora. But it was an epic trip otherwise!!!

Oh shit!
That's supposed to be one of the options on the pre-order. I forgot!


They're going to be a while. We have to get them all done and heat treat them all at the same time so they're going to be at the very end of the production run.

Damn, an option I hadn't considered. Do I really want any MC over D3V?

 

[rattler420]

but a lot of people don't like buying knives on the Friday sales

I posted it, and then hit refresh, and within that 10 second span, there were over 100 posts. That's 10 posts per second, not two.

I'm pointing this out because I believe it is a forum record, so I want to set the record straight.

id love to buy a knife via friday sales, but its not easy. thank you for doing the preorder.

 

[Pàdruig]

Damn, an option I hadn't considered. Do I really want any MC over D3V?

Good to see ya, my man. I'm a wee bit envious of your adventures.

The MC vs D3V dilemma is real. Out of all the CPKs, I feel the EDC and DEK3 likely lend themselves well to MC so if I'm going to get some of Nathan special MC, this might be a good opportunity for it. That said, D3V treats me right and I'm not sure I'm keen to step out on 'er quite yet.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Damn, an option I hadn't considered. Do I really want any MC over D3V?

*shrug* Idunno. I can have anything I want, I always go for Delta 3V

 

[Blues]

"Forget what I said before about gold and silver. Buy Delta 3V...no nonsense, no gimmicks, no hassle."

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

Glad to hear folks are all safe from the hurricanes! Blues especially!

Been a crazy few months. Did a bucket-list 3-day fishing/camping float trip in the Gunnison Gorge, spent 5 days in Alaska fishing and sightseeing in August, went Dove hunting, went Antelope hunting in WY, fished the salmon run on the Upper Gunnison, and I am heading out to Eastern CO this evening for Muzzleloader Deer.

Even when I don't have time to post, I'm always reading here...

BRING THE EDC!!!

Best of luck on your ml hunt. What hunting iron are you using?

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

*shrug* Idunno. I can have anything I want, I always go for Delta 3V

Genuine question mate, why do you use Magnacut as well and not just stick with delta 3V?

 

[Murphjd25]

Finally able to breathe. What I miss today?

 

[Not_Lefty]

What I miss today?

Nothing just another "leisurely sale "

 

[nu4an]

land will be bought up by big lithium and big quartz

This was a land grab just like the Lahaina fire was a land grab. Engineered attacks carried out via weaponization of the elements. They can then conveniently blame it on the bogus "climate change" canard, which in turn opens the door for more usurpation of power/control/resources under the pretext of "environmentalism" and "sustainability" and similar virtuous-sounding words.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Good to see ya, my man. I'm a wee bit envious of your adventures.

The MC vs D3V dilemma is real. Out of all the CPKs, I feel the EDC and DEK3 likely lend themselves well to MC so if I'm going to get some of Nathan special MC, this might be a good opportunity for it. That said, D3V treats me right and I'm not sure I'm keen to step out on 'er quite yet.

Good to see you too! Don't be too envious, I've been working my tail off in between those adventures lol.

I'm in the same boat as you with MC vs. D3V. I could easily pass up on MC if it was any other maker.

*shrug* Idunno. I can have anything I want, I always go for Delta 3V

Thus my dilemma. Getting D3V for sure!

Best of luck on your ml hunt. What hunting iron are you using?

Older Remington 700 MLS that I recently converted to a 209 ignition. Tack driver! A little harder because we're required to use iron sights here, so I have to be sure to do my part.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Genuine question mate, why do you use Magnacut as well and not just stick with delta 3V?

I believe that Magnacut is the best stainless steel option available right now so that is what I offer for my stainless option. I personally couldn't care less if a steel is stainless. But not everybody feels that way.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

This was a land grab just like the Lahaina fire was a land grab. Engineered attacks carried out via weaponization of the elements. They can then conveniently blame it on the bogus "climate change" canard, which in turn opens the door for more usurpation of power/control/resources under the pretext of "environmentalism" and "sustainability" and similar virtuous-sounding words.

Did you bump your head?