Generosity from the Great White North

[Prester John]

Congrats, Vince... Well deserved for all you contribute here.
And well done timberweasel That was a very generous gift package.

Very nice gesture timberweasel
Enjoy them well Vince.

Will be a good knife to have in your pocket on your upcoming 60th...I’m knocking on that door myself!

Very very awesome!!! Us Canucks can have a big heart.
Excellent package timberweasel

Prester John If the Nieto doesnt smell like Juniper, there is a good chance it could be Norwegian birch. Congrats!!

Very generous indeed.

I love this place

Just another example of how this is such an awesome, close-knit group of ladies and gentlemen. What a cool gesture!

Vince awesome gift, timber great generosity.

Congratulations Vince and good on you timberweasel . I agree with Glenn. I think that Nieto is birch.

Early birthday presents!! How great is that!!??
Congrats Vince, and kudos timberweasel !!
The deserving and the generous!! We got it all around here!!

Wow wow wow. How cool is this?! Generosity is a beautiful thing to witness.

Great to see, congrats to both of you!

Very nice! Congratulations! Very generous of you timberweasel !!!

Very nice gifts... well done, timberweasel! Congrats, Vince. Happy birthday, youngster!

Prester John -Vince, thanks for sharing your good fortune with us. Enjoy it in good health.
timberweasel -We have all benefited from your generosity. Thanks!
@waynorth Charlie your eloquence is note worthy, "The deserving and the generous!! We got it all around here!!" Here Here!

Thanks, everyone! It's been a great day: I also bought two new books (a baseball book and a Camus novel), and picked up a four-pack of Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale. And had a wonderful breakfast and dinner with my wife.

 

[abbydaddy]

Wow! Very nice!

 

[Jolipapa]

A great gift from a generous person to a nice person
BTW : Happy BDay!

 

[Will Power]

All round quality I say

You'll like that Chambriard, they slice very keenly

 

[Jack Black]

Well done timberweasel Congratulations Vince, three great-looking knives there

 

[timberweasel]

(…) I have thanked him already in a PM, but just wanted to acknowledge Brett's generosity here too.

It was my absolute pleasure to send some knives to a good home, Vince! And to think the package arrived just before your birthday... don't that just beat all! Happy early birthday, young feller...

And thanks for all the kind words, gang. It is an honour and privilege to contribute to the community here.

-Brett

 

[Âchillepattada]

Congratulations to you guys

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[Onebigbill]

What a great surprise Vince! Very generous of timberweasel .

 

[Prester John]

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BTW : Happy BDay!

All round quality I say

You'll like that Chambriard, they slice very keenly

Well done timberweasel Congratulations Vince, three great-looking knives there

Congratulations to you guys

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What a great surprise Vince! Very generous of timberweasel .

Many thanks, guys! (Why do you Europeans post so early in the morning? )

 

[Prester John]

It was my absolute pleasure to send some knives to a good home, Vince! And to think the package arrived just before your birthday... don't that just beat all! Happy early birthday, young feller...

And thanks for all the kind words, gang. It is an honour and privilege to contribute to the community here.

-Brett

Thanks again, Brett, but I need to clarify something: my birthday is not till October. But I plan way ahead, and wanted something special. Was considering another Laguiole, but I have also been admiring the Le Thiers knives posted from time to time, and had pretty much settled on that for my birthday knife. It's a lovely pattern. So it seemed like you were reading my mind somehow. All three knives are special, and I love flashlights too! Thanks again.

 

[Pinemoon]

Wow!

 

[Jolipapa]

Thanks again, Brett, but I need to clarify something: my birthday is not till October. But I plan way ahead, and wanted something special. Was considering another Laguiole, but I have also been admiring the Le Thiers knives posted from time to time, and had pretty much settled on that for my birthday knife. It's a lovely pattern. So it seemed like you were reading my mind somehow. All three knives are special, and I love flashlights too! Thanks again.

That's still better than being born on a feb 29th I' m also born on october.

 

[RayseM]

Very nicely done and received. I'm basking in the generous and happy glow

Camus' La Peste - The Plague - Vince? Timely and timeless. We still behave the same way.
Enjoy

 

[Prester John]

Very nicely done and received. I'm basking in the generous and happy glow

Camus' La Peste - The Plague - Vince? Timely and timeless. We still behave the same way.
Enjoy

Actually, I read The Plague a few months ago, and have read The Stranger several times (I prefer the old Stuart Gilbert -- or is it Gilbert Stuart? -- translation, not the modern Matthew Ward). But the book I bought is a hardcover edition (with dustcover!) of The Fall, from 1957. Paid about $4.50. Excellent condition. (Camus has nice short titles.)

 

[Will Power]

That's still better than being born on a feb 29th I' m also born on october.

Best to be born in March in that case Then you've got spring & summer ahead