Thread: 2nd Annual - Pacific & Inland NW / Western Canada - Meet Up

Another amazing Spokane meet with a few new faces. Sorry to everyone for dominating every conversation

Michael

I am sorry I wasn't able to attend. Very disappointed. Maybe next time.

Back to work this morning but had a great time yesterday in Spokane. My wife and I really liked meeting everyone and seeing all the stuff that comes to the meets. Got to see Glen do restoration work on a razor that had a chip in the blade and watched him take it to shave ready. I love these get togethers and look forward to seeing you guys and gals again. Also the folks at Sushi.com are great! Thanks for the hospitality and great food.
NN

'First meet-up for me. What a scream! 'Finally getting to meed the honorable Cudarunner and his fine son (who wields an 8/8 Friodur, courtesy of his Dad), the legendary sixgunner, the honorable deighaingeal and his lovely bride - another lover of massive works of shaving art, and as good a buch of guys as you could hope to spend a day with. RGC seems to have a knack for making breathtaking scales. This was a day of real pleasure wtih great folks.

It was most valuable for my skills AD, leaving me wish we had at least another week together, doing the same stuff. A couple more misconceptions fell by the wayside (thank goodness). That alone was worth driving for 14 hrs on 5 hrs sleep to hang w/ this fine bunch for about 5 hrs. I'd do it again tomorrow.

Many Thanks, Glen for taking the time and being so generous (again) with your humor, honesty while educating myself and others.

It will be a pleasure to see each of you again.

First and foremost; (my equivalent of Glen’s “At this point in time”) I’d like to thank Glen (GSSIXGUN) for taking the time to put the meet together! To be able to meet with such wonderful people from all different walks of life with a common bond was absolutely wonderful!

The comradeship was amazing! Everyone seemed to have something to contribute (including the lovely brides in attendance). Glen’s restoration and honing lessons were invaluable! I truly wish I didn’t have to leave so early.

My 79 year old mother had come along so she could visit with my sister who lives in Spokane while Connor and I were at the meet. On the drive home she was curious about those who attended. I told her of some of the people I’d met through SRP, anyone from an archeologist to a tattoo artist to someone on total disability.

While I know the background of a couple of those in attendance, I was thinking that it would be rather nice to know what we all currently do.

I’m a grocery clerk. I’ve basically worked as a produce clerk for over 30 years for a grocery chain called Safeway. However due to corporate ‘needs’ I’m now a checker.

I’d like to ask all who were in attendance to share either what you are currently doing or what you did or prefer to do.

Again thanks not only to Glen but to all who were in attendance!! As Robert put it; it truly was a "scream"!!

OK. I'm awake now. First off I'd like to thank Rob/pinklather for coming up with me and mostly for doing the 12+ hours of driving up and back. I'm glad to see that he enjoyed the trip as much as I did. It was great to see some familiar faces- Glen, Gerrit, Nana and little Court(? hopefully I spelled that right). And Glenn (with two "N's") and his wife.
Next it was a great pleasure to meet some of the folks who made it for the first time. Paul/PaulKidd who wins the long distance award this year stopping in all the way from Tonga. Steve/steveg and his wife from Montana. Roy/cudarunner and his son Connor. Mel/sbw. And the other local gent who's name I can't recall right off the top of my head, I apologize.
A big thanks goes to the staff of sushi.com who have been most hospitable the last two years having a large party of people milling around in the middle of where they are trying to work. Their attitude towards us has been amazing, helping to make these meets all the better.
And mostly a big thanks to Glen/sixgun for getting this going after the two Portland attempts fell flat. Thanks brother.
Again. It was a huge pleasure and honor to meet/see everyone in person. Associating with people online is great all in it's self but when you can actually sit down with someone face to face and speak to them it makes the interaction and friendship just that much better.

Michael

cudarunner- When I get off my short term disability (hopefully the middle of this week) I go back to being the primary Dangerous goods shipping co-ordinator for OHSU (Oregon Health & Sciences University) here in Portland. Helping to make sure the research eggheads don't kill anybody or get us fined by the FAA/DOT/Homeland Security......

Originally Posted by pinklather

'First meet-up for me. What a scream! 'Finally getting to meed the honorable Cudarunner and his fine son (who wields an 8/8 Friodur, courtesy of his Dad)

Just a quick note: Connor's 8/8 Worked Spine Friodur was his Christmas Present last year, Connor turned 18 this last April. His first straight razor shave was about a year ago with one of my humble high carbon steel round tip razors. He did very well, no cuts, no nicks, no weepers, no razor burn and he could use both hands!!!

That's one up on the old man!!

Robert!

Thank you for the kind words of my son, not only here at SRP but also when we spoke on the telephone this morning! I do find him a fine young man who is polite, thoughtful and courteous! I am Very Proud of him!

Memorable quotes from the day:

Hornm: Antique dealer hands me a razor w/ molded scales and a thumbnail-sized chunk of the blade missing, saying its a great razor. Mike: 'not anymore.

gssixgun: when you've honed 100 blades, you start to think you have a fair grasp of what it takes to hone. By 500 blades, you're convince you don't know anything you thought you knew. (I seem to have hit the 500 blade humility early - sometimes it just looks like voodoo.)


gssixgun: anything above 8k is B*&@$#%t

Would love to hear other lines anyone remembers.

Originally Posted by pinklather

Memorable quotes from the day:

Would love to hear other lines anyone remembers.

When GSSIXGUN (Glen) said: "Notice that I use slurry on every stone" I was waving my hand like a school boy(as in Me too! Me too!) and pinklather (Robert) said; "You showed Roy and Roy showed me".

I think that this shows what "Sharing the Wealth" is all about!

It was a wonderful meeting of people who had a common bond! Neither Love nor Money could buy my memories of that day! It will be a day that not only I but my son will treasure forever!

Roy

It was fun. Remember gentlmen, you are always welcome in Yakima. If you ever want to get together to discuss shaving, work on honing, show off a new stone, learn woodturning, anything just let me know.
-Gerrit