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by Pinetreebbs
Tue May 24, 2016 10:49 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Allergy Shots
Replies: 8
Views: 20565

Re: Allergy Shots

Like everything, allergy testing and shots have changed and improved over the years. You also need to find a dedicated allergy Doc that keeps up with the science. Ours is quite good, both myself and the wife have some allergies. They do change over time and my wife went first. I got tired of annual ...
by Pinetreebbs
Mon May 16, 2016 12:18 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Fake Tech Support Calls: Anyone else get them?
Replies: 33
Views: 6981

Re: Fake Tech Support Calls: Anyone else get them?

Microsoft never calls, even if you have the ultimate top tier support level. The IRS and court clerks don't call either, they are just criminals looking to separate you from your money. If you don't recognise the caller just let your voicemail or answering machine take a message, if it's really ...
by Pinetreebbs
Sat May 07, 2016 9:44 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The loss of common courtesy
Replies: 32
Views: 6033

Re: The loss of common courtesy

Perhaps, but I have found what you project has much to do with what you receive.
by Pinetreebbs
Fri May 06, 2016 7:34 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Favorite Big Spyder Folder?
Replies: 54
Views: 10424

Re: Favorite Big Spyder Folder?

Until recently O would have said it's my Super Blue Endura, that steel works really well for me. OTOH, I recently started carrying my Tatanka so I can no longer consider the Endura as a "Big" folding knife. :D
by Pinetreebbs
Fri Apr 29, 2016 11:32 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Any chance of a Jess Horn throwback model?
Replies: 22
Views: 4444

Re: Any chance of a Jess Horn throwback model?

Second only to the 25 year anniversary Delica the Jess Horn is a gorgeous knife.
by Pinetreebbs
Fri Apr 22, 2016 7:16 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Letter from a Customer...
Replies: 29
Views: 5544

Re: Letter from a Customer...

Great story.
by Pinetreebbs
Wed Apr 20, 2016 12:00 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What was your first computer?
Replies: 32
Views: 5511

Re: What was your first computer?

I built my first computers, a simple analog computer that could do simple match and a switching logic computer that electrified the old riddle of a farmer with a bushel of corn, a goose and a fox that he had to move across a river. His boat could only carry one item at a time and he had to prevent ...
by Pinetreebbs
Sun Apr 17, 2016 4:55 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Car question: How to stop a brakeless car?
Replies: 18
Views: 4720

Re: Car question: How to stop a brakeless car? Hit a Tree

We have a particularly steep driveway, it drops more than 100 feet in elevation and is difficult to walk up or down because of the steep angle. Guests have asked what I'd do if I lost my brakes, I always, say, "I'd steer off the driveway and hit a tree right away." Why? "Because at the bottom I'd be ...
by Pinetreebbs
Thu Apr 14, 2016 11:13 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Sig Sauer P238 Blackwood: Mini Review (Pic Heavy)
Replies: 19
Views: 10996

Re: Sig Sauer P238 Blackwood: Mini Review (Pic Heavy)

I have eyed that one for years and it is a really nice piece. Any lover of the 1911 platform would be giddy to have one scaled down as small as is reasonably possible. Unfortunately my LCP was half the price and weighs half as much. I like to pocket carry and the LCP is just over 12 ounces loaded ...
by Pinetreebbs
Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:35 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: QUEEN CUTLERY: Very Respectable
Replies: 10
Views: 2979

Re: QUEEN CUTLERY: Very Respectable

They are very nice traditional pocket knives. They made a limited run of doctor knives a couple of years ago. Flat end for crushing medicinal powders, a spatula blade for mixing and administering medicines and an long narrow knife blade for minor surgery and lancing jobs back in the day. I bought ...
by Pinetreebbs
Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:48 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Spyderco: A Case Study in Branding
Replies: 11
Views: 1855

Re: Spyderco: A Case Study in Branding

I would add that the products work well, are well made, Spyderco listens to customers and Spyderco ethics are outstanding.
by Pinetreebbs
Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:50 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: BladeHQ All Spyderco Lock Test
Replies: 44
Views: 9539

Re: BladeHQ All Spyderco Lock Test

Flawed test? Seriously? All those knives took way more force than you can exert on the handle of a knife while doing any job a knife is designed to perform. But did we really need a test to know that? I don't think that was the goal of the test was it? Some folks have an almost religious ...
by Pinetreebbs
Fri Jan 15, 2016 2:33 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: BladeHQ All Spyderco Lock Test
Replies: 44
Views: 9539

Re: BladeHQ All Spyderco Lock Test

Flawed test? Seriously? All those knives took way more force than you can exert on the handle of a knife while doing any job a knife is designed to perform.
by Pinetreebbs
Thu Jan 14, 2016 2:02 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: USPS follies
Replies: 17
Views: 2301

Re: USPS follies

Overall, very good. I ship and receive a lot of USPS packages. I get pretty good delivery times unless a package gets routed thru New York, San Antonio or Atlanta. Not always, but too often it can take two or more days to exit these locations. Our local PO carriers are very good, substitute carriers ...
by Pinetreebbs
Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:57 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Being politically correct
Replies: 79
Views: 12295

Re: Being politically correct

Thought control, on any level, is wrong.
by Pinetreebbs
Fri Jan 01, 2016 6:18 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: East Coast seconds sal>?
Replies: 111
Views: 15650

Re: East Coast seconds sal>?

I still have reservations, but if it happens, why not Atlanta, Georgia in June. :)
by Pinetreebbs
Thu Dec 31, 2015 6:05 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: East Coast seconds sal>?
Replies: 111
Views: 15650

Re: East Coast seconds sale?

I'm sure there would be interest in a "local" seconds sale just about anywhere in the USA. Beyond that, it would probably follow the same logic as the one in Golden. A few die hards would consider it a pilgrimage and trek from great distances, but most attendees would be folks who lived within what ...
by Pinetreebbs
Sun Dec 20, 2015 11:32 am
Forum: Spyderco Counterfeits, Clones, Replicas, etc.
Topic: What is this?
Replies: 3
Views: 1419

Re: What is this?

A POS fake that has been reported to ebay many times.
by Pinetreebbs
Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:01 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Des Horn latecomer
Replies: 12
Views: 1792

Re: Des Horn latecomer

Congratulations on the new job and the Des Horn. This knife is one that looks so much better in person than in photographs and that slim point is pretty handy for some task like splinter removal.