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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Sun Aug 23, 2020, 09:46 AM Aug 2020

A 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 OP

Yeah, good to see that...nt Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #1

Good News indeed Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #2

Packing my knives to fly to Brooklyn to get them sharpened mercuryblues Aug 2020 #3

We should all be sharpening our knives in preparation for Nov 3. Sneederbunk Aug 2020 #4

Got that right. Traildogbob Aug 2020 #5

Wounded Bear

(63,975 posts)

1. Yeah, good to see that...nt

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Sun Aug 23, 2020, 09:48 AM

Aug 2020

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Sherman A1

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2. Good News indeed

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Sun Aug 23, 2020, 09:50 AM

Aug 2020

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.