Yeah that's pretty much how it went. I don't even care about the experience I had with him. Some people just don't get along with other people, in my case I guess me and Chris just aren't soul mates. Haha. I still buy and love his knives, and still would even if he sent me hate mail.
But, stuff like this just irritates me. Anyway, I've said my piece more than a few times in this thread so I think I am going to be an observer from here on out. I hope you guys get your knives sorted out in a satisfactory way. :thumbup:
I am really impressed with your ability to handle it this way. I understand how infuriating it is to be called a liar when you are an honest person. That hurts down to the bone, and CRK could be a little more careful with throwing that one around.
It does seem reasonable to make no judgements over the phone. At least see the knife before you decide, it would save a lot of frustration I think.
I guess I feel for CRK in this one because I imagine we are similar. I am bad at taking criticism. I tend to get really, really irritated, blow up and handle myself poorly. I think it is my dislike of criticism that makes me try so hard to live my life and do work that will not have problems or be criticized.
I try hard to do things the right way, and to be sure I have done them the right way. So down the road I know deep down, that if there is a problem, I can be reasonably sure it wasn't something I did.
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For example I am an electrician. For over seven years. Every single one of the connections I have made I believe will not fail. I took the time to learn it right, and I take it seriously and make the best connection I can every single time. Over and over and over. I don't think I am arrogant, I think I am sure in my work. (though I guess that might be arrogance )
When it comes time to troubleshoot every now and then, I can be reasonably sure it is either a defective plug, switch, or light fixture, or that someone else has damaged one of the wires I have installed. I draw that mentality from the fact that I have wired hundreds of houses, made thousands and thousands of connections. When it comes time to turn on the house I know it is going to come on and work right. Unless there is a bad plug, switch, or light fixture.
When I first started working with my new employer, he was really impressed after the first 3 or 4 houses we did together powered up properly the first time (powered up = the first time you turn on the power in a newly built house and test all the plugs and lights). He really made a kind of big deal about it. I did not understand it, because I believe that is how every house, done by every crew should work. I take my work seriously because loose connections, damaged wires, can cause fires and hurt people. If we need to repair our work, it often involves climbing in attics (which stinks), damaging paint and drywall, and irritated builders or homeowners.
I truly believe that it is more likely that a wire has a bad spot in the middle of it, than for a problem to be caused by a connection I am making. It takes a lot of effort in doing things right to have that sureness in my work. I work that way because I can't stand to make mistakes. It took years of not having problems for me to feel that way about my work.
If someone from another crew told me that I had made a poor connection, I would not believe it. I have only had one connection fail, when I was first starting out. From over tightening I broke a wire off inside the wire nut where it can not be seen. I had twisted that wire nut so many times that it stretched and broke the solid copper wire, even that connection did not go bad from a lack of trying
. I can still remember it. I can remember my boss showing me it, explaining why it happened. I can remember the room, and even the location of the recess can in the room. And I usually can't even remember what I had for lunch the day before
