Comments on: Buying an ax in NYC http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/ The daily journal of a puppeteer and SF writer. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:49:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mary Robinette Kowal http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/comment-page-1/#comment-20280 Mary Robinette Kowal Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:39:31 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/#comment-20280 Ah yes, I could find camping hatchets galore, but wood cutting axes were harder to come by. Ah yes, I could find camping hatchets galore, but wood cutting axes were harder to come by.

]]> By: onlyocelot http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/comment-page-1/#comment-20272 onlyocelot Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:57:38 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/#comment-20272 They sell axes in NYC because people who live in Da Big City like to go camping. Campers use axes for many things (hammers, mostly! but you can actually cut things like fire wood with them.) Stores in cities that would carry something like axes aren't going to let you go to some country store and buy your axe if they can make a buck. And there is, after all, the occasional axe-murderer needing supplies! What I find interesting is that the spell checker which is at work as I type this seems to think that there is something wrong with the word 'axe'. Go figger. ray They sell axes in NYC because people who live in Da Big City like to go camping. Campers use axes for many things (hammers, mostly! but you can actually cut things like fire wood with them.) Stores in cities that would carry something like axes aren’t going to let you go to some country store and buy your axe if they can make a buck.

And there is, after all, the occasional axe-murderer needing supplies!

What I find interesting is that the spell checker which is at work as I type this seems to think that there is something wrong with the word ‘axe’. Go figger.

ray

]]> By: John Charny http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/comment-page-1/#comment-19909 John Charny Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:50:22 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/#comment-19909 Things have changed a little over the years. I grew up on long island. When I was in high school I was on the rifle team. All the schools used to have them. The government supplied free amunition and guns. It was fun. Not all that unlike many video games but much harder (It takes a lot of strength to hold a rifle very still and acurately). The point is that we used to cary guns in and out of school all the time. It was common at every school around us. Can you imagine that today? I don't think that there was ever an incident where someone got hurt. It was the sport with the best safety record. By the way I am a strong supporter of gun control and have never shot anything living. Things have changed a little over the years. I grew up on long island. When I was in high school I was on the rifle team. All the schools used to have them. The government supplied free amunition and guns. It was fun. Not all that unlike many video games but much harder (It takes a lot of strength to hold a rifle very still and acurately). The point is that we used to cary guns in and out of school all the time. It was common at every school around us. Can you imagine that today? I don’t think that there was ever an incident where someone got hurt. It was the sport with the best safety record. By the way I am a strong supporter of gun control and have never shot anything living.

]]> By: Mary Robinette Kowal http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/comment-page-1/#comment-19874 Mary Robinette Kowal Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:47:58 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/#comment-19874 Clearly I would use my phone call to post via text message. Fortunately, I wasn't stopped. Clearly I would use my phone call to post via text message. Fortunately, I wasn’t stopped.

]]> By: -d- http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/comment-page-1/#comment-19870 -d- Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:45:38 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/#comment-19870 So, who is your one phone call going to be to? And are you going to instruct them to post that you got arrested? So, who is your one phone call going to be to? And are you going to instruct them to post that you got arrested?

]]> By: Mary Robinette Kowal http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/comment-page-1/#comment-19869 Mary Robinette Kowal Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:07:44 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/#comment-19869 You know, the question of the legality of carrying the axe occurred to me as I was getting on the subway. I have to drop it off at the theater this morning. I'll let you know if I get arrested. You know, the question of the legality of carrying the axe occurred to me as I was getting on the subway.

I have to drop it off at the theater this morning. I’ll let you know if I get arrested.

]]> By: Veejane http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/comment-page-1/#comment-19866 Veejane Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:57:36 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/#comment-19866 Having researched this for a story, I can tell you that shurikens and swordsticks are illegal to carry on your person in New York City (there may be theatrical exceptions), but they have to keep axes legal, or else go arresting firefighters willynilly. Which is only funny if you're not a firefighter. Having researched this for a story, I can tell you that shurikens and swordsticks are illegal to carry on your person in New York City (there may be theatrical exceptions), but they have to keep axes legal, or else go arresting firefighters willynilly. Which is only funny if you’re not a firefighter.

]]> By: -d- http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/comment-page-1/#comment-19859 -d- Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:00:48 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/buying-an-ax-in-nyc/#comment-19859 If there isn't a story there, there arn't any stories in New York City. If there isn’t a story there, there arn’t any stories in New York City.

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