Opinel Knives Review

 

A few weeks ago my brother, who lives in the bustling Welsh port of Aberystwyth, sent me an Opinel No. 8 knife. What a good gift, sharp as you like carbon steel, simple, reliable, aesthetically Old Skool pleasing and just a great knife. I used to carry one in the British Army, back in the mists of time when there was such a thing, so you can add a nostalgia bonus to boot.

Typical Aberystwyth Street Scene

Nostalgia aside, these little knives actually work. Created in 1890 by Joseph Opinel, the knives were a hit and went through a couple of upgrades. Here's the marketing:

In 1890, Joseph Opinel turned 18 and worked in the family workshop. With a passion for new machines and innovative technologies, he built his own camera and soon became the photographer for weddings and special events in his area. Led by his passion for machinery and the manufacturing process, he decided to invent an object which he could manufacture using modern technology. Against his father's wishes, he spent most of his free time refining the shape and manufacturing of a small pocket knife: the Opinel No.08 was born!...

Originally, the Opinel knife had four components: the blade, the fixed ferrule, the rivet and the haft. The fixed ferrule was needed to firmly rivet the blade to the haft. In 1955, Marcel Opinel, who had been working on improving the safety of the knife, invented the Virobloc®system. He added a rotating ferrule which slid onto the fixed ferrule, closing the groove and thus locking the blade in the open position. The idea was simple enough but hard to achieve. In the 90’s, the Virobloc®system was modified to lock the blade in the closed position. This feature was added to all models in the early 2000's.

 

Well that's good to know and not wrong, the trademark rotating ferrule does do the business, no doubt about it, and the blades are keen. That in mind, Opinel knives were recognized by the UK's Victoria & Albert museum as "one of the most successful designs of all time," along with Rolex watches and the Porsche. 911. So now we know. Quite the classic, and the product lives up to its marketing, for a change.

That Good Old Rotating Ferrule

Sharp, I say again, handy, functional, no BS knives. For example: Maybe you carry a Spyderco, and they're great, I love them, but what happens when all those little screws fall out? Amazon Prime nightmare. You don't have that kind of issue with an Opinel and that's a plus, they're cheap, too, at 17 bucks for a No. 8. I liked mine so much that I bought a #9 and a #10.

Do women like them? Of course they do, we all do. Get one if you like or better yet, get a couple. Not pricey and they're the real deal.

Cheers,

LSP

Take The Money And Run

 

Just throwing it it out there.

Your Old Pal,

LSP

Is Nikki Haley A Satan Witch?

 

Haley, apparently, ordered the Confederate flag to be removed from South Carolina's state capitol. What a total traitor. Now look at her, does she look like a human being or someone possessed by an unclean neocon spirit? 

Is Nikki a Satan Witch? You be the judge.

Out Demons Out,

LSP

Truck Update

You may remember, because utterly fascinating, that my rig shuddered and broke on the way to Dallas for Thanksgiving. Long story short, I made it to Dallas and the truck made it to Waxahachie Ford. OK, good thing Texas Farm Bureau Insurance covers a tow.

One expensive diagnosis later, I learned yesterday that cylinders 5, 6,  and 8 were losing compression and the "tech" recommended a new long block. Cost? A mere 16K. Whoa, the truck's not even worth that, so I said "no, I'll get it towed back to the Compound."

Where, let the reader understand, local mechs can drop in a new/refurbished engine at a fraction of the cost of Waxahachie Ford. Let's see how that goes. My instinct? Get the vehicle fixed, courtesy of Hill College Mech School, and then trade the beast in for a RAPTOR.

But perhaps you think a RAPTOR is inappropriate for a priest? Perhaps you have a point, though I urge you to think again. That aside, one reputable GeoStrat consultant offered this, "Buy new or, if you want, keep driving beaters. It's up to you, but if you buy new you're not inheriting someone else's problems. Think about that."

Well yes. Then again, getting a refurbished engine for around 4k and minimal labor, and then trading on makes sense to me, maybe give the rig to a Sergeant. But a new Raptor? They're beautiful, no doubt about it, and at >100k they'd better be. Huh. Instinct says get the thing fixed and buy used, but used well. Know what I mean?

Autozone,

LSP

Putting Up Christmas in Dallas

 

So what's it all about, so-called "LSP"? Good question, and I'll tell you. It's all about putting up Christmas at Ma LSP's HQ in Dallas. Tree, lights, angel, not fairy, and assorted ornaments. Some of them feel like old friends, though the oldest look too worn now to go up on the tree. Sic transit, and in fairness they date back to the '40s.

Of course Bark-Bark was a great help, and added to the luster of an ancient Moslem runner. I think it's Caucasian, but know nothing of rugs these days so perhaps it isn't. Ruggery aside, the dog was fascinated, and who can blame him?

In other news, rumors that Prince Harry is being deported to Net Zero, Bonkers Britain are just that, rumors. Not unlike photos of Obama et al at Diddy  parties, when you think on it. And there you have it, Christmas is up in Dallas.

Mission Accomplished,

LSP

Dance Music

see what they stole from you

See you at Whites and twice as fast,

LSP

Third Rome?

 

The Rainbow Left Neocon Powers want to destroy this. They hate it and as we put finger to keyboard are spending billions of dollars to ruin it. Just as they've ruined it in their homelands. Amoral asset-stripping, anyone? But here's the thing.

It seems to be the case that fighting a war on an industrial scale involves actual industry or manufacturing on the part of the belligerents. Here in the West we don't have that, we've off-shored our factories to a country which would never, ever oppose us militarily.

See What They Stole From Us

So be it. Then there's Ukraine. That plucky little proxy. You tell me, why should hundreds of thousands of Slavs have died to make the Bidens and their friends even moar richer than they already are? Just throwing it out there.

Love is All,

LSP

What's With Syria?

 

OK, it's the second Sunday of Advent and you're probably reflecting on John the Baptist's voice in the wilderness crying out, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord." In other words, repent. Speaking of which, what's with Syria?

It seems Assad's regime has fallen with barely a fight. Some kind of deal between Turkey, Russia, the US and Israel or what? I'm at a loss. All of a sudden, as if out of nowhere, a resurgent ISIS/Al Qaeda rises from the sands and topples Assad without, apparently, any real opposition. So what's it all about. Help me out here, punters.

War Pigs,

LSP

Putin Bans Satanic Temple

 

Russian strongman, Vladimir Putin, has banned the repellent Satanic Temple in Russia. In case you wondered, the Satanic Temple are a crew of US based cultural Marxists who exist to make fun of, enrage and destroy what's left of Christian civ.

Note Children

Their method? Pushing rainbow degeneracy and abortion in the name of freedom of religion, Satanic religion. Ha, ha, ha, what a larf. Just look at you, bewildered and confused trad parent while we teach your kid to pronoun zhirself prior to puberty blockers and Mengele surgery. Take that, oppressors!

They really, really want your kids

Well, Putin's banned the Satanists and power to him. On topic, the Russkie FSB raided several rainbow discos in Moscow, cracking down on gaily hued degeneracy. Good for them. You'll recall, if you're old enough, that this kind of hedonist wickedness used to be known as the "love that dare not speak its name." Now it's the love that won't bloody shut up. Except in Russia. Check it out:

Good work, FSB and Vladimirovitch. Take note punters. It's all a larf  'til you're in someone's basement in Clerkenwell and a demon's gnawing on your buddy's inner thigh. Just remember, Baphomet is trans and our rulers are 100% onboard with this. Perhaps that's part of the reason they hate Russia so much.

Good work, Vladimirovic,

LSP

Pearl Harbor

 

83 years ago today the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and the US Pacific Fleet resting at anchor. Some 2,400 men were killed and the Fleet heavily damaged; of 8 battleships present during the attack, 4 were sunk, to say nothing of other ships. The US went on to declare war against Japan and the Axis, whose powers would pay a heavy price.

Bearing in mind the rhyming nature of history, let's pray we don't see a rerun of December 7, 1941. And if we do, would today's America have the will and manufacturing ability to take the war to the enemy? We did then, what about now. A serious if loaded question. You'll recall Kamala Harris equating the J6 protest with Pearl Harbor and Washington, apparently, agreeing.

Remember Pearl Harbor and those who gave their lives.

LSP

Well It's All Going On

 

Advent, dear friends, is an apocalyptic time in which we turn our gaze to the second coming, the Second Advent, when the Man comes around in clouds of glory to judge both the quick and the dead. There it is, the culmination of the final age inaugurated by the birth of Christ. That in mind, apocalypse is in the air. A quick round-up:

The phony globalist charade of UK politics is being exposed for what it is, a money grabbing fraud at the expense of its people. Expect those paid-off shill mountebanks to double down on Net Zero insanity and arresting people for mean tweets. But that's just the UK. 

Romania had the sheer gall to elect an anti-rainbow Orthodox Christian patriot, and you'll be glad to know the highest court in their land declared the election invalid, because of TikTok. There'll be another election apparently, let's see how that goes. So much for NATO geostrat Romania.

Syria's in a spot of bother too, with rival Turkish, CIA, Pentagon, don't say Israel, funded militias bursting through Assadist territory. Spare a thought for the Christians of that country, and ask yourself who the West is backing. Hint, it's the head choppers.

Then there's good old Korea, which just had a spasm of martial law and regime change, to say nothing of an attempted color revolution in Georgia. There they were in Tblisi, surely not paid by Langley, coz that'd be unthinkable, right? Whatever, there they were, throwing mollies and all of that until the cops raided several NGOs. Then it quieted right down. A bit like BLM, when you think on it.

So, punters, it's most definitely going on. In the meanwhile, evil autocrat, Fascist, Nazi, insane aggressor Putler had the brazen temerity to outlaw the Satanic Temple in Russia. Huh. What about that do you not like?

Cheers,

LSP

You Miserable Buffoon

 

Buffoon

This is David Lammy, the UK's diversity buffoon hire Foreign Secretary. David Lammy's ostensibly in charge of the Sceptered Isle's FORPOL. Or something like that.

Mountebank

Here's what this diversity buffoon had to say about incoming President Trump a few years back. The Golden Golem was a “racist and KKK/neo-Nazi sympathiser,” and "Trump is not only a woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath, he is also a profound threat to the international order that has been the foundation of Western progress for so long." Lammy, you are most definitely an idiot.

Delta Minus Dumbass

Think about it, this dark-hued mountebank is putatively in charge of the UK's FORPOL, or at least its figurehead. What does that tell you about the state of formerly Great Britain? 

Something better change, eh?

Your Pal,

LSP