I was first a member here back in late 2006, so I remember the worry in the air during I think the time of the Dogfather. Now that I'm back, I'm very sorry to hear that things continued to be difficult after that initial period of diagnosis. I am so glad to hear that things have reached a more established resolution and I wish you, Dan, and Patti and the rest of the family all the best. Here's to things getting better and better!

For those of you who wonder how I can say this after all this time and such a long absence, let me just say that even with those difficulties, Dan and Patti took care of my order-- and all the orders-- and were exceedingly gracious to boot. That made an incredible impression on me. While I'm not the biggest or a regular buyer of knives in general, my loyalty is with Scrap Yard-- the people here really are the best. (Having the top quality-to-price ratio doesn't hurt either.) God bless