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fr Offline Griffe

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Hi from France/UK
on: March 01, 2013, 11:16:05 PM
Hello everyone.
My name's Greg, I'm a French distance student and am currently in the UK for a year (as a language assistant).

I've started looking at multitools a few years ago when I moved in a student residence without my father's tools at hand.

As I'm still a skint student and that Leathermans (and other good brands) are insanely expensive in Europe compared to the US, I only own some cheap (but efficient so far) tools.
The LM Wave v.1 clone (rebranded Mammut I think) - and recently the silverline LM crunch clone I saw on this forum (a great tool as I go to work with my bike). Both have blades removed due to the UK law (I work in a college anyway, where carrying a blade would be foolish).
I hope to find some tool like an actual Wave v.2 or a LM Sidekick when I'll be back to France. Probably on Ebay.

Cheers.

Greg
« Last Edit: March 01, 2013, 11:37:02 PM by Griffe »

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Re: Hi from France/UK
Reply #1 on: March 02, 2013, 12:20:09 AM
Welcome mate. You have got to love our (uk) knife laws eh,
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Re: Hi from France/UK
Reply #2 on: March 02, 2013, 01:14:50 AM
Welcome to the forum Greg, glad to have you aboard!

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Re: Hi from France/UK
Reply #3 on: March 02, 2013, 04:40:52 AM
G'day & welcome Greg  :D

It is sad that you have had to neuter your MTs , it has not come too that in Oz  :think: :think: yet  :ahhh :ahhh

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Re: Hi from France/UK
Reply #4 on: March 02, 2013, 06:30:22 AM
Howdy from Texas Greg!¡!
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Reply #5 on: March 02, 2013, 11:56:03 AM
Welcome aboard  :tu:
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Reply #6 on: March 02, 2013, 02:51:03 PM
Welcome to the forum. :cheers: Cool looking avatar. 8)
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Re: Hi from France/UK
Reply #7 on: March 02, 2013, 03:16:07 PM
Hi there Greg.. :tu: With that avatar you really need a TiNi SOG.. ;) :D
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Reply #8 on: March 02, 2013, 03:27:03 PM
Welcome Greg  :cheers:
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Reply #9 on: March 02, 2013, 04:28:52 PM
Welcome to the forum Greg. :cheers:
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Re: Hi from France/UK
Reply #10 on: March 02, 2013, 09:54:51 PM
Welcome  :tu:
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Reply #11 on: March 03, 2013, 12:41:26 PM
Welcome Greg - love the avatar :cheers:
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Reply #12 on: March 03, 2013, 07:00:07 PM
Welcome Greg! :cheers:
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Welcome Greg - love the avatar :cheers:
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Re: Hi from France/UK
Reply #13 on: March 03, 2013, 11:48:46 PM
Quote from: AHB on March 02, 2013, 03:16:07 PM
Hi there Greg.. :tu: With that avatar you really need a TiNi SOG.. ;) :D

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Re: Hi from France/UK
Reply #14 on: March 05, 2013, 10:09:53 PM
I should add that I recently purchased a Gerber BG Compact when it was at its cheapest on Amazon recently. I wanted a light multitool I coud have on me at any time (I also removed the blade on this one).

By the way, I don't grasp the link between my avatar and the TiNi SOG ^^'

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Re: Hi from France/UK
Reply #15 on: March 06, 2013, 12:24:23 PM
Quote from: Griffe on March 05, 2013, 10:09:53 PM
By the way, I don't grasp the link between my avatar and the TiNi SOG ^^'

It's the gold colour in both (have a look at this SOG tool)

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Reply #16 on: March 10, 2013, 01:54:54 PM
Oddly enough the TiNi SOGs always remind me of C-3PO. :D
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Re: Hi from France/UK
Reply #17 on: March 11, 2013, 05:31:29 PM
Hi Greg!
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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