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"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:50:58 -0800, "Steve B"
> > wrote:
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>>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>>news
>>> On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:59:48 -0800, "Steve B"
>>> > wrote:

>
>>>>How about you?
>>>
>>> If I told Louise she could only use two knives she'd use the sharpest
>>> one to cut my nuts off.
>>>
>>> That said, I get knives at sales like you. I just cleaned out what I
>>> didn't want and kept about 100. I use a chefs-choice sharpener and
>>> they're all in good shape. Louise won't use any of them. She's only
>>> 5'4" with small hands and uses a very small knife. She'll grab a
>>> serrated steak knife over a real one. I don't understand it but
>>> that's just her. The only danger here is when she decides to put
>>> things away. She cut herself in a drawer on a cleaver a few days ago.
>>> I try to get her to not do these things but unlike you I can't control
>>> my woman. Except for cut fingers I like it this way.
>>>
>>> Lou

>>
>>One of the things on my slowly progressing HoneyDo list is to make a knife
>>holder that will SAFELY store my variety of knives in an easy to get to
>>arrangement.

>
> I'd like to do that myself but life is so crazy now I don't have the
> time to even plan out where to put it. Today I worked around here for
> an hour and sat down at the keyboard for a few and then back to
> chores. I did that the whole day except for making dinner. Sooner or
> later I'll catch up.
>
>>DON'T TELL ANYONE, but I have cut my own finger in my own
>>drawer.

>
> This drawer thing is a new issue here and I do need to address it.
>
>> And yeah, I like it that my wife prefers this little crescent
>>shaped serrated 1/4" wide blade and plastic handle knife to do 90% of her
>>cutting. Probably 2/.99 cents at the dollar store.

>
> That's the same crap my lady wants to use. Whatever she wants to use
> is fine with me but I can't watch her using a steak knife to cut a
> tomato without laughing so I don't watch.
>
>>The other night, she had the cleaver out and was going after a rack of
>>ribs.

>
> That would never happen here. She asks me to do it.
>
>>WHOOOOOOA, there. She scares the crap out of me sometimes.

>
> Mine scares me when she drives. She grew up on the south side of
> Chicago and drives like a cabbie.
>
> Lou


Mine insists on sitting in the passenger seat while driving.

Steve