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Hi from Portland!
on: December 24, 2008, 07:51:02 PM
Hi all! Just arrived last night in Portland, OR to spend the holidays with my wife's folks. :) It was quite the tip... We flew out of Baltimore on Sunday, but when when we stopped in Salt Lake City, we found out our flight to Portland had been canceled. Turns out that Portland has been having the worst winter weather here since '68, and they aren't really prepared to handle it. So anyway, after one night in a hotel (on us), they told us that because of all the cancellations and weather we might not fly out till the 27th. :o Well, there were a few of us who weren't interested in staying at the airport for the better part of the holidays, so a group of us (6 random stangers, including me & my wife) rented a 4x4 Explorer and drove 24 hrs through Utah, Nevada, California, and Oregon and arrived here in Portland on Tuesday afternoon. (Driving through Idaho would have been shorter, but the Pass into Oregon that way was closed.)

Worst part? Having to go on a road trip without a MT. :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh No problems came up though, so it's all right, and I had my KF4 back in my pocket as soon as we got our bags from the airport. :) I also didn't have a lighter or fire starter, so I bought a cheapo at the first gas station. :D I wasn't about to drive through the snowed-out mountains without a way to start a fire. :ahhh

So here I am, in Portland OR, and the streets are so bad we don't go anywhere we don't need to. Of course, I hope it clears up in time to take another little trip to the factory, though. :D

Here's a picture of the "road" in front of the house... They don't plow to much around here. :o

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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #1 on: December 24, 2008, 07:51:47 PM
Here's what we found when we went looking for our bags at Portland airport. :o
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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #2 on: December 24, 2008, 07:54:43 PM
Holy mackeral Luke you sure had a mess to deal with didn't you! Glad you made it there safe and sound though. How long are you there until? Hopefully you won't have any trouble flying out.
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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #3 on: December 24, 2008, 08:21:10 PM
Quote from: J-sews on December 24, 2008, 07:54:43 PM
Holy mackeral Luke you sure had a mess to deal with didn't you! Glad you made it there safe and sound though. How long are you there until? Hopefully you won't have any trouble flying out.
We're here till the 2nd, so hopefully things clear up by then. :ahhh

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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #4 on: December 24, 2008, 10:23:31 PM
Glad you made it okay! Merry Christmas Luke! Sometimes the worst of times brings together people and brings out the best in people  :tu:
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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #5 on: December 24, 2008, 10:48:16 PM
Looks like all those episodes of Survivorman you watched are going to pay off!!!!!!!!! :tu:
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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #6 on: December 25, 2008, 12:33:17 AM
Great to have you here Luke! :cheers:

it is apparently the worst storm in a long time! we're stuck in :ahhh
chains are manditory!! Happy Holidays bro  ;)

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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #7 on: December 25, 2008, 10:51:55 AM
Hmmm What to do in Portland ;)
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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #8 on: December 26, 2008, 10:52:15 AM
I bet it was the thought of the LM factory that kept you going .

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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #9 on: December 26, 2008, 05:34:07 PM
Too bad they are shut down for two weeks over the holidays!  :P

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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #10 on: December 26, 2008, 06:57:50 PM
Quote from: Defender on December 26, 2008, 05:34:07 PM
Too bad they are shut down for two weeks over the holidays!  :P

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AAAHHHHH! I hadn't even checked that. :o >:( That's a heck of a long break they're taking... This isn't Europe, you know. >:D At least you warned me before I ventured out in the winter tundra only to find a "closed" sign.... I guess I'll have to spend time with family and friends after all. :-\ :D

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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #11 on: December 26, 2008, 07:38:35 PM
Quote from: NeitherExtreme on December 26, 2008, 06:57:50 PM
Quote from: Defender on December 26, 2008, 05:34:07 PM
Too bad they are shut down for two weeks over the holidays!  :P

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AAAHHHHH! I hadn't even checked that. :o >:( That's a heck of a long break they're taking... This isn't Europe, you know. >:D At least you warned me before I ventured out in the winter tundra only to find a "closed" sign.... I guess I'll have to spend time with family and friends after all. :-\ :D

I thought the Leatherman factory was like Willy Wonkas chocolate factory , no one ever goes in and no one ever come out . Youv'e shattered my dreams  :o  :( 

   Next you'll be telling me Victorinox and Wenger aren't staffed by elves .

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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #12 on: December 26, 2008, 10:18:56 PM
I dunno if the retail store is open  or not, but the factory is closed down...



NO JUICE FOR YOU- ONE YEAR!

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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #13 on: December 26, 2008, 11:29:55 PM
Quote from: Defender on December 26, 2008, 10:18:56 PM
I dunno if the retail store is open  or not, but the factory is closed down...
LM's website says store is closed. :cry:

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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #14 on: December 27, 2008, 12:16:37 AM
Not so Merry Christmas?   :ahhh

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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #15 on: December 27, 2008, 12:21:36 AM
Quote from: dunc5 on December 26, 2008, 07:38:35 PM
Quote from: NeitherExtreme on December 26, 2008, 06:57:50 PM
Quote from: Defender on December 26, 2008, 05:34:07 PM
Too bad they are shut down for two weeks over the holidays!  :P

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AAAHHHHH! I hadn't even checked that. :o >:( That's a heck of a long break they're taking... This isn't Europe, you know. >:D At least you warned me before I ventured out in the winter tundra only to find a "closed" sign.... I guess I'll have to spend time with family and friends after all. :-\ :D

I thought the Leatherman factory was like Willy Wonkas chocolate factory , no one ever goes in and no one ever come out . Youv'e shattered my dreams  :o  :( 

   Next you'll be telling me Victorinox and Wenger aren't staffed by elves .

Dunc


It's like Wonka's.  Only NO oompa-loompas ::)
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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #16 on: December 27, 2008, 03:22:18 AM
Bad break there Luke at least you got there safe :tu: Well at least you did get a new Juice the other day ::) :D Hope you all have a great time :tu:

I am glad I haven't sent my Crunch in yet it would probably been a lot of extra wait time if I had sent it in when I should have :ahhh I will wait now and send it in in January sometime now :tu:
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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #17 on: December 28, 2008, 01:42:52 AM
Do you remember the National Lampoon's film, when they drive across the US only to find that "Wally World" is closed.....  :D
I used to come here a lot.

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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #18 on: December 28, 2008, 04:05:04 AM
Bummer about Leatherman being closed. :-\ But how about Gerber? Or Kershaw? Or Benchmade? Or CRKT? Or................man, I want to go to Portland!! :ahhh
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Re: Hi from Portland!
Reply #19 on: December 28, 2008, 06:19:17 AM
Gerber is here (do you speak chinese?) and SOG is across the river!
Benchmade! call them!

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