Sad Sad Day - Palio Takes a Lickin

You know, this story is actually sadder than the time my Rotty stole an entire turkey on Thanksgiving day. Luckily she took my smaller smoked bird that I do every year.

I wasn't mad at her though. That's what dogs do.

But I think you should find something of your dogs and chew it up. See how he likes that apple!

khubli said:
Last Friday was the last time I'd seen my Burlwood Palio Cutter. It always stays near in my pockets. Saturday morning I'm looking for Palio. It's not to be found anywhere. I'm distressed. This is by far the best cutter I've ever owned.

I back-tracked my steps from the previous night. Used the Palio at a buddies house to smoke a good smoke while playing some cards. Maybe I left it there. Went to a cigar lounge after the cards, used the Xikar that was on the bar, but maybe I took my Palio out for my buddies to use. Maybe it fell out of my pocket on the sofa.

My mind starts spinning ! I put out distress signals. Called the lounge to see if they had found it. Caught up with my buddy Sunday and asked him to check around his sofa for it. Hope is lost.. My poor poor Palio, where could it be.

Sunday afternoon continues, I'm helping my buddy work on his bike as I'm eyeying my Sportster in the corner of the garage begging me to stretch her legs. How could I say no. So I rode back to the Cigar Lounge to see if I might have dropped it somewhere. I checked the cushions of the sofa. Derek the manager of the Lounge was there. I had spoken to him the previous night. He said he'd check to see if anyone turned it in. Derek wasn't able to locate my Palio.

Oh well, a coca-cola later I'm back on the road riding to get some BBQ. Life's not so bad. I went back to the Lounge later that night and burned 3 fantastic cigars. I have given up on retrieving my Palio. My last hope is my buddy that is looking around his house.

Last night I come home from a hard days work to find a nice package in the mail, some tasty smokes I'd ordered that I'd been waiting on. Ben, my trusty hound greets me at the door, tail waggin as usual. As I plop down on the sofa, low and behold... there is my Palio sitting on the carpet. My Ben, found my Palio and brought it back to me, however that little sheeeet hound put his marks on it.. :r

Needless to say, the burl is not so pretty anymore, chewed completely off on one of the finger rings. I checked to see if the cutter still tracked straight. It still opens and closes without a hitch. I found my Palio. It's not so pretty anymore. It took a beating by the teeth of Ben, but it's still my Palio.

Now the case? It's not quite as well constructed as the cutter itself. It's in about 100 pieces scattered over the carpet.

I wonder where Ben found it. He could have been hiding it since Friday night. I haven't found all his secret stash points in the backyard yet.

Palio is the Timex of Cutters.
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jdean33442 said:
You know, this story is actually sadder than the time my Rotty stole an entire turkey on Thanksgiving day. Luckily she took my smaller smoked bird that I do every year.
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Well you definately know your Rottie enjoyed that bird !

I was in Jacksonville one year for Thanksgiving. We threw the bird carcass out in the yard for the cats... That was fun and games until a racoon came up and ran off with the carcass.
 
Here's the damage photos.

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Here's the current handy work. This Shark is about to go down in a blaze of glory. I noticed the head cracked after clipping, but I don't know if that's a by product of the cutter or not.

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forgot .. that shark is getting paired with this tonight.. why not. it's been one of those days..

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Oh wow....at least he didn't swallow it.... than you would really have some retrieving to do....
 
Nice story. Something similar happend to me last week during senior week. My friends and I were out smoking cigars on my porch. I kept passing my Palio around because there was about 6 of us smoking and of course I was the only one with both the cutter and the lighter. So after I finished my PLPC, I went inside and did the things people normally do during senior week :)al :w). Well, needless to say I don't remember much of what happend that night but I woke up and looked in my pants for my Palio and it wasnt there or in my bag. So I got up and started looking around the condo and on the porch. I give up after 10 minutes and I get ready to pour a bowl of cereal and, low and behold, it's sitting there on the table :tu
 
Seanohue said:
Nice story. Something similar happend to me last week during senior week. My friends and I were out smoking cigars on my porch. I kept passing my Palio around because there was about 6 of us smoking and of course I was the only one with both the cutter and the lighter. So after I finished my PLPC, I went inside and did the things people normally do during senior week :)al :w). Well, needless to say I don't remember much of what happend that night but I woke up and looked in my pants for my Palio and it wasnt there or in my bag. So I got up and started looking around the condo and on the porch. I give up after 10 minutes and I get ready to pour a bowl of cereal and, low and behold, it's sitting there on the table :tu
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It's that moment of frantic panick when you don't know where your cutter is.
 
A sad day for me last Sunday. I went to look for this battle-torn Palio in my drawer of stuff and it's nowhere to be found. I feel like a part of me is missing now. I believe I left it at Highland Cigar a few weeks ago. I'll need to return and see it's still floating around. It is distinctive. *sigh*

Good thing I have a back-up!
 
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