October 6, 2011
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well, rats!
I love this state. There is no other place I would rather live, and I will never leave–unless my corpse gets shipped to some med school outside (I’m a full-body organ donor).
That said, there is one little drawback to living here that literally makes me scream in frustration at times. Several times a year, I’ll get a knife catalogue with a special deal in it, and by the time I call the wholesaler on the East Coast, all the good stuff is gone.
Happened again this morning. Robert Klaas (formerly Kissing Crane) had this close-out deal on an American-made skinning knife with a camo handle, leather sheath–for $6.99. I had dreams of getting a few dozen and moving them out real quick at $20 a pop. Not gonna happen–I claled first thing this mornign (okay, second thing) and they were all gone.
Beth, the order-taker, was sympathetic when I moaned and patient while I leafed feverishly through the catalogue to come up with enough other items to order to get to the $100 minimum.
Meanwhile–did I tell you about this great deal I have on real Schrade Old Timer fillet knives?
