Saturday, August 22, 2015

The Axe And The Train


I went shopping for an axe, and found one, it was rusty and beat up. 

The Local Shops

"How much does it cost?" I asked the owner of the shop. "That's the most expensive thing I've got here," he replied. "I can see that," I answered, and we both stared at the axe for a long moment. Then the owner caught my eye.

Put the Emails on the Train!

"You can have it for five bucks. No tax."
"Cash is King. Go ask Hillary, she dumped all her emails on some Nazi train in Poland. That's why I want this axe, to be prepared."
"Smart. Give my love to Huma."
"Yeah I will. Here's your money."

Nazi Train

I left the store and drove to the Compound, where I cleaned up the axe and sharpened its blade.

The Axe

They want 10% to open up the train, maybe I'll offer 9.

Art of the deal.

LSP


13 comments:

Adrienne said...

Good job, LSP. The best thing to clean up rust and whatnot is Barkeepers Friend. It's available at Walmart. Wonderful product. Google it...

LL said...

That's a serious axe.

jenny said...

Always wise to be prepared.

LSP said...

I'll check that out, Adrienne.

LSP said...

I'm pleased with it, LL. I think it'll come in handy.

LSP said...

Can't be too prepared, Jenny!

Brighid said...

Cool hatchet... are there any markings on it? Could it be a Keen Kutter?

LSP said...

I don't see any markings, but it certainly looks like a Kutter...

JC said...

Ah, that's a roofing hatchet. Notice the notch for pulling nails and the hammer head opposite the cutting edge.

Anonymous said...

to me it looks like a roofer's hatchet. still a handle blade for multipurpose use.
--breadandbullets

LSP said...

The consensus seems to be roofer's hatchet. Handy bit of kit, especially for $5.

Brighid said...

aaah, yea, a Keen Kutter roofing hatchet. A good bargain.

LSP said...

Sometimes the pawns turn up good deals.