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I recently acquired a Condor Swampmaster machete for my eclectic accumulation of do-dads, (which I affectionately call my "Man Gadget Collection"). You may be wondering "Why a machete?"... Well, I actually got a chance to spend some time using machetes for different tasks while shortly living in Puerto Rico, so nostalgia is one of the reasons. The other, well, is because of a story my mom had told me many a times about her grandfather, (my great grandfather). He was returning home from working the fields one day, (a common means of livelihood back then in PR), when he was approached by a neighbor that had previously bullied him. The man was determined to bully him again, but it was the last time he would attempt to do so. You see, my great grandfather was carrying one of the tools of his trade, (a large machete). That day must have been a bad day for him, because instead of accepting the bullying, my great grandfather gave the man a swipe with his machete, which nearly decapitated him. My mom told me that he did have to spend some time incarcerated for killing the man, although she believed that he received some consideration for the prior bullying he had been subjected to. He died of tuberculosis a short time after being released. My mother was very fond of her grandfather, since he always treated her so well. So, you see, the machete has a bit of history in my family. I find it an appropriate addition to my personal collection.

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