XPost: alt.religion.kibology, alt.slack   
   From: nothere@notnow.never   
      
   Cydrome Leader wrote:   
   > In rec.knives Chilla  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Cydrome Leader wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> In rec.knives Chilla  wrote:   
   >>>> The three largest cities in Australia (2008)?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Sydney: population - 4.4 million   
   >>>> Melbourne: population - 3.9 million   
   >>>> Brisbane: population - 1.9 million   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Total population approximately 21 million   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The three largest cities in North America?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> New York City 2007: population - 18.8 million   
   >>>> Los Angeles 2006: population - 12.9 million   
   >>>> Chicago 2006: population - 9.8 million   
   >>>   
   >>> that would be for the chicago area, chicago itself is under 3 million.   
   >> I took that into consideration.  The Australian figures are for the   
   >> Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane "area" also.   
   >>   
   >> The figures correlate.   
   >   
   > Sounds good.   
   >   
   > I just had my carry knife sharpened today at a restaurant supply place.   
   > I'd normally do it myself, but my wheel is out of true and just ruins   
   > stuff at this point.   
   >   
   > They had the largest shife sharpening operation I've ever seen. That's   
   > another place where there were some serious knives being being carried in   
   > and out with nobody freaking out or caring.   
   >   
   > Microtech had some passes on the water cooled belt sander, then was   
   > rubbed some sort of stone (was hard to see with the person's back in the   
   > way) then off to the stopping wheel, and a few more passes on another   
   > stone on the counter.   
   >   
   > One guy came in with a bundle of knives about 2 feet long. There wasn't a   
   > chance to ask him what they used for. They looked very utilitarian.   
      
   If they were somewhat curved, they were probably carcass knives. I have   
   one that was ground down too small for slaughter house work. It is still   
   the largest knife I own.   
      
   IME, locksmiths, especially retired ones, are a great source of   
   discarded knives. Most of my kitchen knives came from a retired   
   locksmith over 25 years ago. I think the lot of 7 cost me $25 dollars.   
      
      
   --   
   I have two granddaughters:   
      
   Alex will find a way to silently get from where she is to where she   
   wants to be.   
   Anna will make an Anna sized hole between where she is to where she   
   wants to be.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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