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Reply #1770 on: June 12, 2022, 08:50:00 AM
@Echotech:  :salute:

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Reply #1771 on: June 12, 2022, 09:02:05 AM
Another good shot and lovely red OC  :like:


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Reply #1772 on: June 12, 2022, 12:41:00 PM
Awesome pics guys  :tu:.

Thank you both for sharing them here  :salute:.


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Reply #1773 on: June 13, 2022, 12:47:17 AM
Misses TG-24 had to work this weekend (working in a nursing home for people with dementia, she has to work every other weekend :().

So the rest of us didn't get to go anywhere and instead just stayed in the backyard, enjoying the nice weather.  Well, me and our little girl that is, our oldest son had to study because his final  exams begin on Monday, and our youngest son... well, he seems to be glued onto his PlayStation controler... ::)

Anyway...

Here's my EDC "backyard style" setup  :D.















Of all the guitars I own this "Little Martin" is the one I use the most, it's so easy and fun to pick up, be it lying in the couch while watching TV, or on a sunny day like today, in the backyard enjoying that spring/summer vibe.  And it just got new strings and some TLC last weekend, so it's ready to go again.

And the Hohner Marine Band harmonica, well, I can't play it that well, but I'm teaching myself bit by bit,  and time flies while I'm playing around with it, so it must be fun, right?

Oh, and here's a pic with a knife in it as well...



A good old Opinel N°7 Carbon, my favorite knife for peeling an apple, or cleaning some carrots.  It may not have the most prettiest patina, but it is one from real use, so  :).

Thanks for watching, stay safe guys  :salute:.

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Reply #1774 on: June 17, 2022, 10:27:47 PM
Finally, the weekend is here...



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Reply #1775 on: June 17, 2022, 11:37:32 PM
Great pics Eric, love that weekend shot :rofl:


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Reply #1776 on: June 18, 2022, 08:41:54 PM
Sitting in the backyard and making music - simply good.  Nice simple guitar. What wood is the light front made of?
Funny photo at the pond, the goldfish seem interested - or just hungry?
Thanks for the photos Eric.  :salute:


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Reply #1777 on: June 19, 2022, 04:01:53 PM
Not sure if this pic belongs here - Let me know if it should be elsewhere

Isnt there a thread about spotting MTs when you are out??

Anyway looks like LM are getting a bit a free publicity in this ad I recently saw online.

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Reply #1778 on: June 19, 2022, 05:32:21 PM
Great pics Eric, love that weekend shot :rofl:

Thanks mate  :cheers:.

Sitting in the backyard and making music - simply good.  Nice simple guitar. What wood is the light front made of?
Funny photo at the pond, the goldfish seem interested - or just hungry?
Thanks for the photos Eric.  :salute:


Today in the old town of Winterthur
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Thanks my friend  :cheers:.

Awesome pic of Winterthur, I hope I can visit it some time in the future, for now I will just have to  put it on my "places to visit" list  ;).

The top of the guitar is made of one solid piece of Sitka Spruce, and despite its small size, it still has the real "Martin sound".

And yes, the goldfish were very interested...

I found myself humming the Jaws theme  :D.

Ta dum...


Ta dum...


Ta dum...


Ta dum...


Ta dum...Ta dum


Ta dum... Ta dum... Ta dum... Ta dum !!!


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Reply #1779 on: June 19, 2022, 05:46:43 PM
Not sure if this pic belomgs here - Let me know if it should be elsewhere

Isnt there a thread about spotting MTs when you are out??

ANyway looks like LM are getting a bit a free publicity in this ad I recently saw online.

Hey Huntsman,

I believe there's a topic where you can post multitools you've spotted in films,  TV series, commercials etc...

That being said, we don't have any real rules here, let alone that we're going to tell someone what he or she can or can't post.

To use the words of Axl Rose, "my way, your way, anything goes..."  ;).

And indeed, some great free publicity for Leatherman there, it almost seems like a Leatherman add.



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Reply #1780 on: June 19, 2022, 10:10:23 PM
Thank you Eric. If you really end up in Winterthur, let me know! It's my hometown, my birthplace, place of residence, half my relatives live here that's why I love this place. BUT: it is certainly not a tourist highlight when you visit Switzerland. Winterthur has a few famous museums, a nice, large, car-free old town and lots of forest all around. Always in the shadow of the "big" Zurich and IMO missing mountains and a lake.

Indeed spruce! We have some old spruce and fir furniture at home, I like this type of wood. Didn't know it was used for guitars.

Today we had crazy 36°C Watching this guy lounging on his Leahterman deck chair and especially watching the fish swim makes me want to do the same!

So we packed our stuff and drove to the nearby Thur river. My son and I love river swimming. Of course, sausages could not be missing either...

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Reply #1781 on: June 20, 2022, 04:51:57 PM
Hey Huntsman,
I believe there's a topic where you can post multitools you've spotted in films,  TV series, commercials etc...

This was the thread I was looking for!!! Should not really be here - Soz!!

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,58208.new.html#new


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Reply #1782 on: June 23, 2022, 07:44:01 PM
The view  today from my place of work to the Alpstein massif.





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Reply #1783 on: June 24, 2022, 12:34:54 AM
Great view and looks like a beautiful day Sneider


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Reply #1784 on: June 26, 2022, 08:22:47 PM
Hey Peter,

Beautiful pics as always mate, oh how much I love Switzerland  :dd:.

And that "sausages at the river" pic is so perfect, those are the moments that will become beautiful memories which will last a lifetime for the "little ones", great parenting my friend  :tu:.

Thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures here  :hatsoff:.


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Reply #1785 on: June 27, 2022, 06:22:01 PM
@Echotech: Thank you!  :cheers:

@Eric: Thanks for the kind words. :salute:
Good parenting, we try, we really try - sometimes better, sometimes worse, like most parents.
But going out into nature, doing physical activity, being offline and keeping yourself busy without consuming a lot, we don't think that's wrong.



But of course we can also simply be part of the consumer society...

Friday to Sunday was Albanifest. One of the largest old town festivals in Europe with dozens of funfair rides, dozens of concerts, hundreds of food stands, bars and party tents. I'm not a fan of big crowds, but I make an exception at my hometown festival! A huge, peaceful party with over 150,000 guests. The police report three temporary arrests, the ambulance report zero! serious injuries and luckily the firefighters only had to fight their thirst.

A few impressions that unfortunately only show part of the festival. After we had visited our personal highlights, the crowd soon became too much for us and we fled the city. It was still on a "relatively quiet" Saturday afternoon. In the evening and at night there are many more people...







Do you see the people?  :dwts:










One of the few quiet places




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Reply #1786 on: July 10, 2022, 03:32:08 PM
Hey Peter,

Awesome pics (beautiful blue skies) mate  :tu:.

I'm not a fan of big crowds either, but sometimes there's just no way around them ;).

Thanks for sharing them here  :cheers:.


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Reply #1787 on: July 12, 2022, 08:57:39 PM
Finally found the time to upload some pics from the last month or so...

First some pics from a bike ride Misses TG-24, our little girl and yours truly went on 4 weeks ago.

We tried to use as much gravel/dirt roads as possible to ride to our favorite hiking spot to take a short break there, before we head home again.

Can you spot the multitool in the first pic?









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Reply #1788 on: July 17, 2022, 01:18:23 PM
Hey Eric, thank you.  :cheers:

Of course I can see the multi tool in the first picture, it's a Leatherman Signal, right?  :D

Thanks for the pics, must be great riding a bike in your area.
Here with us it's always uphill or downhill, especially uphill I'm not so good... :-[
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Reply #1789 on: July 17, 2022, 11:15:21 PM
Hey Peter,

Yep, the Signal, the Leatherman that surprised me the most to be honest.  When I saw the first pics of it, I swore I would never buy it.

But when I held it in my hand for the first time,  it was love at first sight, can't explain it...

And yes,  biking over here is pretty straight forward, only two "hills" near our home, both of them only around 45m "high".  I used to ride up and down those hills from every side possible, going up and down 6 or 7 times in one hour, back when I was less heavy and more fit.

For now I'm already happy when I get on my bike, I hope to find my better shape back eventually.


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Reply #1790 on: July 17, 2022, 11:50:48 PM
Well, a knife/multi-tool that you fall in love with when you hold it in your hand is one to keep!

It's the same with my condition. Wish the extra weight was just muscle...  :shrug:

But at the moment it's so hot here that we prefer swimming to cycling.
Yesterday was night swimming in the public pool of my childhood. "Wolfensberg-Winterthur"









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Reply #1791 on: July 18, 2022, 01:20:54 AM
Excellent pics guys :like:

I’m about to experience that heat, leave for the UK today for 3 weeks, going to be 39c when I arrive according to latest forecast

I’m coming out of a cold winter (gets colder than you think here I suspect) so is going to be a massive shock


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Reply #1792 on: July 19, 2022, 04:45:19 PM
Hey John,

Hope you arrived well, the temperature shock most be huge. 

This is way too much for my family and me, and we've been slowly building up to these kind of temperatures, can't imagine how it most be to come from mid-winter into this...

Stay safe mate,  and don't forget to hydrate  :drink:.


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Reply #1793 on: July 19, 2022, 11:15:08 PM
@ Echotech: Seems you caught the hottest days ever in the UK. Have a good stay in UK anyway.


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Reply #1794 on: July 28, 2022, 09:45:17 AM
Just catching up again after some time away. Brilliant pics all, as ever. And I'll add my weight to Winterthur being worth a visit. :)

One of the main reasons I've not been around is that, over the last 7 weeks, I've spent more time out of the UK than in it... I'll be sorting the photos out at some point, although there's a distinct lack of SAK/MT pics as I've been on hand luggage only, so security clearance was obviously an issue. However, I did get a SAK themed photo from a new country, so that will be in there. When I get chance to pick out a few for here. :D
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Reply #1795 on: July 28, 2022, 10:33:32 AM
Thanks chaps, yes it was very hot, always feels hotter in places that aren’t used to it too

I know Eric is following my trip on the SAK forum, thanks mate but here’s a few of the shots from Gloucester yesterday :cheers:





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Reply #1796 on: July 29, 2022, 02:28:36 PM
Just catching up again after some time away. Brilliant pics all, as ever. And I'll add my weight to Winterthur being worth a visit. :)

One of the main reasons I've not been around is that, over the last 7 weeks, I've spent more time out of the UK than in it... I'll be sorting the photos out at some point, although there's a distinct lack of SAK/MT pics as I've been on hand luggage only, so security clearance was obviously an issue. However, I did get a SAK themed photo from a new country, so that will be in there. When I get chance to pick out a few for here. :D

Hey Michael,

Welcome back my friend, we all go walkabout from time to time, but we always return here  ;).

Can't wait to see your pics, and you know,  we love to see a SAK in the pic,  but we evenly love scenery pics without a SAK in them.

Glad you're back mate  :cheers:.


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Reply #1797 on: July 29, 2022, 02:32:12 PM
Thanks chaps, yes it was very hot, always feels hotter in places that aren’t used to it too

I know Eric is following my trip on the SAK forum, thanks mate but here’s a few of the shots from Gloucester yesterday :cheers:

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Hey John,

Awesome pics mate, those are truly are stunning, thanks for sharing them here.

Stay safe  :cheers:.


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Reply #1798 on: July 29, 2022, 09:00:51 PM
@Michael, nice to read from you.
I too look forward to photos.

@Echotech: Your compact from SurgeUK is too cool!
Thanks for the great pictures. I hope to have time to visit the UK sometime.
Such a beautiful country steeped in history...
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Reply #1799 on: July 29, 2022, 09:34:38 PM
Thanks guys :tu:

Here’s a couple more from last couple of days, forgive me for lack of MT’s

Bristol - one of the coolest cities in the UK these days






 

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