an Exercise in Patience.
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an Exercise in Patience.
I was given this bundle rope that was entirely knotted up. The bundle had served as a "quick fix" where an amount would be pulled 'till it couldn't be pulled anymore and then cut. Finally it got so tangled that it was useless to pull on it anymore.
I didn't think to take a picture of the whole mass when I first got it and in the first pics you can see where I have already started to separate the ends a little.
Anyway, through a little time, a lot of patience I came out with more than 850ft of nylon reinforced rope and didn't make one cut.
Before
After
......and yes, the beer and cigarettes definitely helped with my patience.
I didn't think to take a picture of the whole mass when I first got it and in the first pics you can see where I have already started to separate the ends a little.
Anyway, through a little time, a lot of patience I came out with more than 850ft of nylon reinforced rope and didn't make one cut.
Before
After
......and yes, the beer and cigarettes definitely helped with my patience.
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Re: an Exercise in Patience.
I don't know that I could have done all that.
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feti ganga framar þvà at óvist er at vita
nær verðr á vegum úti geirs um þörf guma
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Re: an Exercise in Patience.
I have gone through that a few times with rolls of 550 cord.
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Re: an Exercise in Patience.
Yep I have sorted some rope in the past that was a tangled mess and it is an exercise in patience. That however is way beyond what I have done. Amazing someone would let their rope get that bad. But their mess becomes your benefit as you got a lot of good rope for just the price of untangling it.
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Re: an Exercise in Patience.
That's not an exercise in patience, that's gunning for Sainthood.
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Re: an Exercise in Patience.
Now that is a project! gotta give that to a person heavy on the OCD track, just gotta make sure you water and feed them till they come up for air!
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Re: an Exercise in Patience.
So you have any rope I can borrow lol. Joking joking
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Re: an Exercise in Patience.
Daerir wrote:So you have any rope I can borrow lol. Joking joking
lol, I just might have a few feet....
Yeah, my forge is down, going to have to rebuild it from the ground up. So, I have to do something to keep my hands busy, I cant sit idle with no project; just not in my nature.
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Re: an Exercise in Patience.
Hear, hear!Avery P. wrote:Yeah, my forge is down, going to have to rebuild it from the ground up. So, I have to do something to keep my hands busy, I cant sit idle with no project; just not in my nature.
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Re: an Exercise in Patience.
That says something about your character, don't think I could have done that.
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