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Posted on 03/05/2005 11:51:13 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
LOL! Classic!
Nighty night, Bear.
I have no idea. I didn't even know there *was* a LOTR version. This alone scares me a little.
I think I'm close to outta here too, at least for a while.
Niters! :-)
I got to be Galadriel (I think), elf-boy was Gandalf, and PE picked Gimli. You can play it short using The Ring, or the usual way unyil everyone runs out of power (i.e. money).
Sorry you've got more worries, Rosie. Try not to let the Muggles get you down, and keep us posted...
Courage.
Yah... I went and spelunked a bit at the monopoly.com site. I'll be derned...
What's the frequency, Kenneth?
Cowage is wot bwings us togeder tooday.
g'nite folks
OhdearGod.
Can the email be downloaded from the PC for later browsing/answering from the device? You can get Palms with wireless email capability, but the service is pricey. If you just want to transfer to/from the PC, Palms can do that now. Everything else is within the capability of the Palm.
That's the Palm Zire 31, with a list price of $150. You can go with the Zire 21 for $100, but it's only a black and white screen, and color spoils you real fast.
Prices for other models go up from there. There are also closeouts on recently-discontinued models, like the T3.
I'm down to about 35 Ka-Bar pocket knives from the original lot of 100. Time to rebuild the inventory. This time, I think we can do quite well with Camillus pocket knives, based on the great support (and deals) they've given us in their sheath knives.
I'm considering the Camillus "Sierra" in medium and large sizes. Both retail in the $25 range, and I hope we can do better than that. Here's a picture of the two, along with the Ka-Bar folder.
The small one is a bit smaller than the Ka-Bar, and the big one's a LOT bigger. The big Sierra could even be a good substitute for a sheath knife in the field (but not as a fighting knife). Here's another view.
And here's the bigger knife alongside the CQB3 and BK3. It's not dainty.
There are pros and cons to these knives. The "pros" are they're American-made, and we can probably get a great price on them. The biggest "con" is that these are "economy" knives, and the most of the economizing is done with the blades. The blades are stamped and ground, rather than fine-blanked. The blade thickness is a bit less, too. The steel takes a good, sharp edge, and is probably about the same grade as the Taiwan-made Ka-Bar. The handles are fatter and more contoured, which is probably a good thing, since it makes it more comfortable and secure to hold. Both have pocket clips, and both can be opened with one hand. Everything is riveted together, which is stronger, but cheaper, than using screws.
If I can get a good deal on these knives, they will become our standard folding knives for our project. A minor problem is the big "Sierra" logo on the front of the blade. If I can't get our new Hobbit Hole logo to work well on the front, it may have to be put on the back. These two sample knives go to the engravers this afternoon, and I'll find out then.
Comments or suggestions are always welcome. And if you want one for yourself, or someone else, please freepmail me. Pray that this works out, because money saved here will be used for the sheath knives, which are becoming extremely popular with infantry.
Look forward to seeing the samples!
After the closing I'll have to send you something for this project...
Good morning!
Another cold one - just sneaking up on 5 degrees out there. Had square tires this morning.
Wanna go home. Have an awful lot of organizing and cleaning still to do.
Thanks. We'll check em out.
I wouldn't mind having this.
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