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Captain O said:
I like my "flick knives" too, but in the state of Oregon, we can carry them, as long as they are carried openly. I live in a neighborhood that's so tough, the cockroaches wear black leather jackets, carry flick knives and speak in broken english!

Captain O
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Well that does sound like a rough area and here was me thinking that Oregon was all tall trees and stunning ocean views. I live in leafy Surrey in rural England where you get funny looks if you hold on to the butter knife to long after buttering your scone.

Bob..
 
oldmanrunning said:
Well that does sound like a rough area and here was me thinking that Oregon was all tall trees and stunning ocean views. I live in leafy Surrey in rural England where you get funny looks if you hold on to the butter knife to long after buttering your scone.

Bob..
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Bob:

I live in a part of Portland that has been dubbed "felony flats." (Think of it as you would a rough part of London, with similar weather.) We're on the same lattitude, about 55 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean.

I was born at an old U.S. Naval Station named Tongue Point, (on the Coumbia River) about 6 miles east of Astoria, Oregon, and 12 miles from the river's mouth. Besides, I'm an old Vietnam Era Navy Veteran. Aviation Machinist's Mate, Jet (Jet Mechanic.) and Daddy was one of the original Frogmen (Underwater Demolition Team) during WWII and Korea. The Japanese nearly killed him on December 7th, 1941.

There are a lot of Heroin and Crack Cocaine addicts, homeless vagrants, (bums) prostitutes and thugs that "hang out" in the area. Because of this, I'm always alert and on my guard. The neighborhood often makes me nervous.

Captain O
 
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Captain O said:
Bob:

I live in a part of Portland that has been dubbed "felony flats." (Think of it as you would a rough part of London, with similar weather.) We're on the same lattitude, about 55 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean.

I was born at an old U.S. Naval Station named Tongue Point, (on the Coumbia River) about 6 miles east of Astoria, Oregon, and 12 miles from the river's mouth. Besides, I'm an old Vietnam Era Navy Veteran. Aviation Machinist's Mate, Jet (Jet Mechanic.) and Daddy was one of the original Frogmen (Underwater Demolition Team) during WWII and Korea. The Japanese nearly killed him on December 7th, 1941.

There are a lot of Heroin and Crack Cocaine addicts, homeless vagrants, (bums) prostitutes and thugs that "hang out" in the area. Because of this, I'm always alert and on my guard. The neighborhood often makes me nervous.

Captain O
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Blimey that just shows how television shows can affect our view. I stay out of London these days, when i was younger i worked on a police show called "The Bill" and met a few real villains but of course they were perfectly behaved with us, but some of the folk who would gather to watch us filming on location could be a pest, pilfering and general nuisance, often they were what you call bums, looking for hot food and drink and anything they could nick, my main concern was keeping them away from the vehicles we were using, i was an action vehicle driver. These days i do not have a car and my motor cycle sits in my garden shed, i cycle everywhere in an effort to ease the arthritis that seems to plague us older folk.

Bob.
 
oldmanrunning said:
Blimey that just shows how television shows can affect our view. I stay out of London these days, when i was younger i worked on a police show called "The Bill" and met a few real villains but of course they were perfectly behaved with us, but some of the folk who would gather to watch us filming on location could be a pest, pilfering and general nuisance, often they were what you call bums, looking for hot food and drink and anything they could nick, my main concern was keeping them away from the vehicles we were using, i was an action vehicle driver. These days i do not have a car and my motor cycle sits in my garden shed, i cycle everywhere in an effort to ease the arthritis that seems to plague us older folk.

Bob.
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Don't misunderstand me, Bob. Portland is a lovely city, but we have an increasing problem with drugs, alcoholism, and prostitution. The leftists of our city have a motto of, "keep Portland weird." (There are bumper stickers all over the city that continually remind everyone to do so!) Instead of simply tolerating minor differences, this mindset encourages deviant behavior and social decay. As I walked up 82nd Avenue, (a.k.a Oregon highway 213) I was panhandled, and saw a known one-armed Heroin addict all of the transit drivers have come to know and despise... all no more than three blocks from where I live.

Captain O
 
Captain O said:
Don't misunderstand me, Bob. Portland is a lovely city, but we have an increasing problem with drugs, alcoholism, and prostitution. The leftists of our city have a motto of, "keep Portland weird." (There are bumper stickers all over the city that continually remind everyone to do so!) Instead of simply tolerating minor differences, this mindset encourages deviant behavior and social decay. As I walked up 82nd Avenue, (a.k.a Oregon highway 213) I was panhandled, and saw a known one-armed Heroin addict all of the transit drivers have come to know and despise... all no more than three blocks from where I live.

Captain O
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I am guessing "keep Portland weird" harks back to the "hippie" era in the sixties ? When we were young and the future looked bright, sadly a distant memory now, panhandled is approached by beggars ? And transit drivers are Public Service ( bus ) Drivers ? I guess we had better stop this private non knife chat or we will have the Moderators after us, it has been good corresponding with you and when my new Peanut arrives it will be known as Captain ( i seldom name inanimate objects ).

Best regards Bob.
 
To get this thread back on the topic of knives, Peanuts in particular -

The first trio of Case pocket knives I bought included the Chestnut Bone CV Peanut. I carried it for a while but it was just smaller than I wanted. Here's a pic of it when I first got it:


Not long ago, I picked up this little green SS Peanut and have been carrying it occasionally along with one of my Alox SAK knives for those times when I need that pointy end on the clip blade:


So while I still find it a bit small to carry as my only knife, it makes a great companion for a multipurpose knife like a SAK or a larger knife that's not suitable for all chores or venues.
 
oldmanrunning said:
I am guessing "keep Portland weird" harks back to the "hippie" era in the sixties ? When we were young and the future looked bright, sadly a distant memory now, panhandled is approached by beggars ? And transit drivers are Public Service ( bus ) Drivers ? I guess we had better stop this private non knife chat or we will have the Moderators after us, it has been good corresponding with you and when my new Peanut arrives it will be known as Captain ( i seldom name inanimate objects ).

Best regards Bob.
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:thumbup: Thanks for the voluntary course correction.
 
You may have seen these already Jack, but I'm just so happy to be part of this particular knife family. Thanks to Will-Power. :thumbup:

By the Way I've really enjoyed your latest stories. That one about the old fella with the dodgy ticker is beautifully written. Terrific! :thumbup:

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Keith Johnson. I'm trying to get Tracy Larock to make a custom nut but he's heard the Tony Bose never again story.
 
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