I'm pretty new to "quality" knives, and agree that Chopping is very theraputic. I'm absolutely in love w/ my DF, and can't wait to get a Busse. Did anyone mention as to whether or not it is likely to get a CG Busse for around $350 from the company store? I'm on my last glass of the 2nd bottle, so I'm kinda hazy.

Hi Ted! ..sweet Dreams! dreamin about Busse anniversary knife?

hehe.. i'm drinkin Baileys here.. helpin diceman celebrate a birthday.. Cheers!

yep.. :: hmm.. drinks ::.

Zero: YOU ARE CORRECT!!! My only LOCAL friend is my neighbor, who is a great guy (he's on a wildland fire helecopter crew) - wife and kids cut down on social time, but online friends are GREAT for conversation!!! You guys ROCK!

Thanks again Tony for having a drink with me - this is my first birthday party to ever be held on a forum, but its going well!!

kinda hazy? lol.. i'm my keyboard looks lik has more keys now! lol..
dunno about the anniversary knife price.. speculation at this piont.

ZeroNine,
yeah i ordered a BATAC tan/tan , the morning they become available.. lots of folks rip on the TAC handle.. but i really Like the HRLM from Swamp.. hoping the BATAC will be same.. if not.. they're easy to get money back on..

i'm pretty new to Infi as well.. SS4 is my first/only Infi right now.
the DF is FANTAstic! oh man it chops soooo well!
this afternoon i did a 15" HI BAS Khukuri vs Dog Father.. will prlly post pics tomorrow bout that.. [censored] Fun!

It did turn out to be a good chat. You guys are both LEOs? I thought of going that route, but the long term money is not there. I finished my BS while in the reserves and am working on an MBA and Masters in Gov Contracing. Its a boring field, but pays well and is in demand field. I am 37 btw.

I just finished out my time in the Marine Reserves, got 12 in and that was enough!

I really want a Hell Razor what is fair price to pay for one?, that is not an LE or any other fancy crap. I want to use it.

LOL!!! That is sort of pathetic, but I am here for you Happy F-ing B-day, holding my beer up to toast you DICEMAN!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Zero: You should look in to Fed jobs if LE interests you - but as you said, the money isn't really all there. I'm looking at going to Law School (will take the LSAT and apply this summer) - and it may be tough to turn down Attourney money in order to be a cop, but I think its in my blood. I'm looking Federal, but haven't made up my mind... 36 Y/o used to be the cutoff for a lot of places, but has since been challenged through age discrimination suits - you may still be able to get in to the field if you want to!

yep... after kids.. friends all move to different states.. no more hanging out.. it's different all right. less money spent drinking/going out i guess, hehe.
focus a Lot more on family, kids, wife, school.

oh well.. maturity too.. i've cleaned out my gun cabinet.. sold like 25 firearms.. kept 3 for carry.. favorite rifle.. that's it!
also made me more choosy about gear.. trying to stay away from the junky stuff (all at the bottom of my drawer).. that's how i found Busse/Swamp/Scrapyard.. these knives are different.. the quality.. it's pretty amazing stuff.

I order the black blade / tan micarta. Sweet!!! I can't wait to see your pics. I love the pics almost best about these forum.

Diceman I am jealous that I do not live someplace cool like Montana! I am 15 min away from DC. Too city, too much traffic, too many damned people!

I also stack my knives in the "knife drawer" with the highest quality stuff on top! I bought this [email]dumb@ss[/email] SOG Jungle Fusion blade right before I got on the forums and got into RAT/Ranger/Scrap - It almost needs a drawer of its own, its such a Mall Ninja POS.

Yeah, my online birthday is pretty pathetic, but I thank you all for sharing it w/ me! Cheers!

I've been to DC once - it was great seeing all of that realy "American" stuff - fantastic vacation place - don't know if I'd want to live there though! There's a lot of LEO opportunities around DC though, I'm sure, but it would be hard to support yourself in that area for hte $$. In this part of the country, the money goes a longer way...