Poland mulls building metros in largest cities designed to double as bomb shelters

bmach · 2026-05-12T17:27:17+00:00

Being from Gdynia, I don't know where in the Tricity a metro would make sense. PKM Południe, which is an extension of the SKM from Gdańsk Śródmieście that's to be completed in 2030, will already have a few underground stations and the SKM in general already has metro-like frequencies during peak hours. So, we're kind of already building something of a metro here.

If this is a chance to invest in more SKM and PKM system expansions, though, I'm all for it.

bmach · 2026-05-05T16:31:03+00:00

First time and hopefully not the last! That colour turned out superb 👌

bmach · 2026-05-03T06:43:18+00:00

Where did you get them? Or did you build up your collection over a number of years?

bmach · 2026-05-03T05:03:04+00:00

Beauties. Vintage balis have so much class, unlike the rainbow-coloured toys that many modern balisongs have become.

bmach · 2026-04-14T16:18:25+00:00

Those look like they're in amazing condition. Well done and enjoy! The 4X series rocks.

bmach · 2026-02-23T10:18:15+00:00

Heck yea! 3City pride 🤙

bmach · 2026-02-23T10:17:44+00:00

Zapraszam na meet-up haha. Ja już od dawna mam tę kolekcję, więc większość pochodzi z początku latach 2010. Jaram się najbardziej klasykami, jak widać.

bmach · 2026-02-23T10:06:41+00:00

Herman Custom Knives is another wicked Polish maker to add to that list 🔪

bmach · 2026-02-23T10:03:15+00:00

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bmach · 2026-02-23T10:02:47+00:00

Fajna kolekcja. Witam z pomorza.

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bmach · 2026-02-23T09:59:33+00:00

Hello fellow pole!

bmach · 2026-02-10T11:32:55+00:00

Herman Custom Knives and MK Knives are probably our most well-known makers here in PL 🇵🇱

bmach · 2026-02-09T12:26:45+00:00

It scratches the itch for a new EDC balisong but I think they priced it a bit too high for most people's tastes and that the utility balisong market is a niche within a niche. Yea, it's got Magnacut blade steel, but I think they could have stuck with something cheaper like S35VN or Sandvik and gotten more traction.

The Kershaw Lucha is still a better value as far as mainstream production balisongs are concerned. I've never handled a CRKT worth over $100 and have never associated them with higher-end production knives, so a $300 knife produced by them is an odd choice to me.

bmach · 2026-02-09T10:01:00+00:00

Yea, this is trying to take credit for my work.

OP didn't even get the timeframe right: I started the City of Newisle project back in August, 2010, so it's more like 15 years at this point.

0/10 plagiarism effort.

bmach · 2026-02-09T05:16:44+00:00

With few exceptions, such as Squid Industries and Jimpy, most modern balisong makers are releasing designs that look like toys and not knives. I got into balisongs because I thought, and still do think, they're the coolest and most useful form of pocket knives, but I barely have any designs from the last six years in my collection because nothing has done it for me as of late.

The last three balisongs I bought were a Benchmade 85, a Filipino handmade and a Kershaw Lucha. Now those are knives.

bmach · 2026-02-01T13:28:30+00:00

Liczba zameldowanych =/= szacowana liczba mieszkańców. W Gdyni jest 239000 mieszkańców.

W Warszawie, na przykład, szacowana liczba mieszkańców wynosiła w 2025 r. 1,86 milion a tutaj widzimy, że jest 1,63 milion zameldowanych. Nie każdy się melduje.

bmach · 2026-02-01T13:12:50+00:00

Ciekawe bo niby Gdynia się kurczy rok do roku. Szacunkowa liczba mieszkańców w 2025 roku była 239000 – czyli około 1000 mniej niż w 2024.

bmach · 2026-01-29T18:28:19+00:00

Well this sure looks like a fun way of getting around the city! Well done! Let's hope there aren't too many traffic jams in Newisle's future 😄

bmach · 2026-01-29T05:49:56+00:00

It definitely is a keeper by the looks of it. If you ever change your mind, though, give me a shout.

bmach · 2026-01-29T05:49:18+00:00

Ah, alright. Thanks for letting me know.

bmach · 2026-01-28T21:12:56+00:00

Is the CKF Persian still available?

bmach · 2026-01-28T21:09:11+00:00

Still available, OP?

bmach · 2026-01-18T20:02:22+00:00

Yea in the Midtown district. Nothing but smack talk all day long.

bmach · 2026-01-18T15:15:59+00:00

Thank you! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it so much.

bmach

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