What model is it?
Day 9Flashlight Friday I started to write down Freaky Friday, but I think that's a movie? I might have to see if Tubi has it. The USPS stuffed someone else's package in my mailbox. I couldn't figure out where the address was, so I looked on Google maps and saw it was the house only a couple of hundred feet from my mailbox. There is no mailbox for that house, and I am not at all sure that anyone lives there. Never see anybody. Sometimes there is a little blue car parked by the house. For weeks at a time it seems. Then there is nothing. Again for weeks at a time. I haven't seen a person at that house since the blue car showed up a few years ago intermittently. Box was for someone named Ms. Phoenix. No way I am going up the steep driveway to that apparently deserted house. Vampires? Fortune telling wacko lady with an attack cat? Used to be I would drive by and there would be a groundhog sitting on the porch. What if Ms. Phoenix is some sort of mutated semi-groundhuman? Is there a Mr. Phoenix who would shoot any intruder graveyard dead and experiment with the remains in a back room? My mailbox was tipped over like a tired old man snoozing on his porch. Someone had taken the time to kick the back of the mailbox so the pitiful battered remains were only hanging by one nail. There weren't smart enough to open the mailbox to see if there was anything in it. They could have had a package for someone who might or might not be named Ms. Phoenix. Or might or might not be one of the undead. So I am stuck with a mystery package and a mailbox that I will have to fiddle back together. Tracking number says the box was shipped from Waxahachie, Texas and stopped in lots of places in between. Supposed to come from a Walgreens in Valparaiso, Indiana. I think I will try to mail it back again. Instead of walking 200 feet and returning it by hand. Probably wind up in my mailbox again. If it is still standing. Why couldn't Ms. Phoenix, whoever or whatever she or it is order something from Leatherman, or something? Best wishes. G [ Quoting of attachment images from other messages is not allowed ]
I "think" it's the Swiss Hiker but I can't find it in the wiki and my google-fu hasn't given me enough conclusive evidence.(Image removed from quote.)Day 8 : Three Layer ThursdayThis Security 14 was a nail breaker until I cleaned it up. Most of the tools have their snap back except for the can opener and the main locking blade. My usual tricks aren't doing as much as they normally do to alleviate that issue. I'm going to continue to work those two and see if I can get some better snap out of them.(Image removed from quote.)
I am a little surprised that anyone read all the detritus that I wrote. It is a little unusual that someone would have something sent to a house with no mailbox. And what sounds like a phony name. That is the biggest reason I refuse to go up to the house. I guess it is a trip to the post office later this morning. I didn't mention that the Leatherman in my Day 9 photo is a Bolster. Used to be a Costco edition. The flashlight is an old Gerber. Best wishes. G
Will be interested to hear how it goes!! Does costco still do “versions?”
I should pick up a Fuse.
Here’s a SG Climber…
I am a little surprised that anyone read all the detritus that I wrote.
BO Friday
The 4 layer 111mm knives don't get enough love.
What are the usual tricks? I have a couple Wengers that I don’t carry because the backsprings are so weak and they have little snap.
I'm not sure if the steps below will help with weak springs but, if the tools are pretty stuck, the steps below are what help me. * Give it a bath in warm soapy water and scrub with a toothbrush.* If you don't have a sonic cleaner you can skip this step but, I picked up a reasonably priced sonic cleaner last year and I use this as a second step. I'll put warmer water with a drop or two of dish soap in the sonic cleaner and the run the SAK through this solution at least twice, flipping it over at the second turn.* Air dry it or dry it very well with towels and oil every single pivot point and work the tool back and forth.If the above doesn't loosen the tools, I do these additional steps.* If I suspect there's more debris or rust in the joint, I run it a few more times through the sonic cleaner, or give it another warm soapy bath, dry, and re-oil. The oil in the pivot seems to lubricate the debris or rust enough to get more of it out during the bath. If all the above hasn't helped the tools gain their snap back, my last resort is to work the tool perpendicular to the body of the SAK. With extra oil in the pivots. I would open the knife at a 90degree angle to the body of the SAK. Hold the knife with a rag so you won't cut yourself and then rotate the body of the SAK back and forth like you're spinning a dowel. You could rotate the tool instead if you find that easier. (Image removed from quote.)
With a steady step, the man walked up the steep paved driveway up to what looked like an uninhabited cottage. Shutters hung brokenly from painted windows. Grass was long and untended. A general air of decay hung like an odor around the place. A firm knock on the door brought no response. A short wait and then another series of raps on the rattly door. He turned a circle to view the rest of the surroundings. Something behind his back said quietly, "Yes?" The woman was a mass of wrinkles like a slept-on shirt. Pale, unbelievably old, and yet the one word she spoke sounded like it came from a woman in her youth. A little taken aback, the man spoke. "Ms. Phoenix?" She nodded. He held out a small package. "Thank you for bringing this, Mister....?" "No need for thanks. Sorry I can't stay and talk, but I am cooking pasta today. With my own sauce. Oregano. Tomato paste. A few spices. That's why I have all this garlic strung around my neck. Well, I have to go now. Nice meeting you."
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