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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA bit of normalcy returns...
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A throwback to life in old NY, this guy has been driving around Brooklyn for 40 years. When people hear his bell they bring out their knives to be professionally sharpened on the spot. Hadn't seen him since lockdown started and my knives were getting a lot more use...
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A bit of normalcy returns... (Original Post)
brooklynite
Aug 2020
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Wounded Bear
(58,743 posts)1. Yeah, good to see that...nt
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)2. Good News indeed
We used to have something similar in my neighborhood when I was a kid (eons ago). Happy to see that this vocation has not entirely died out. Also reminds me to check with the knife place in the City to pick up a couple of nice kitchen knives along with having my carving set sharpened.
mercuryblues
(14,547 posts)3. Packing my knives to fly to Brooklyn to get them sharpened
Stalking guy in red truck.
Sneederbunk
(14,314 posts)4. We should all be sharpening our knives in preparation for Nov 3.
Traildogbob
(8,834 posts)5. Got that right.
Cut these MFs loose.