As an EMT, I always have my leatherman on me. Whether it's for cutting a seatbelt or defending myself against a crazy..ahem... psychiatric patient, you never know.
@Mac454 Good on the knife for the seatbelt. A few years ago I was cut off in traffic and ended up rolling my car down an embankment (sideways), hitting a fence, somehow doing a 180 over the fence and landed with the passenger side down. I was hanging by my seatbelt (which saved my life) and I couldn't unhook it. Luckily the guy who cut me off saw what had happened and got me out of the car. Now we have one of those little emergency cutters within reach. I miss that car.
@Kidsandliz I did, but I bought it so I could keep warm, while eating the baby. I live in Iowa and these cows don't keep me warm, because they like to wander off.
Can't be wearing a knife because I'm not wearing anything but a yellow striped towel on my head and a smile right now... Meh updates during shower time!
@belowi i too keep a swiss army knife because of macgyver. actually, i might have grown into a complete different person if hadn't watched macgyver as a kid.
@chr@Harshfighter Blades less than 4 inches are legal unless it's of a banned type (although I don't think a 4 inch blade will ever count as a sword). Anyone under the age of 16 is banned as well.
@chr I think the length itself (-4") is ok, but assisted opening is not. Varying enforcement/interpretations. Seems like yet another law that gives the powers more leeway to enforce/charge/fine at their discretion.
@SIMBM I dare you to try to take it on a commercial plane, with you. Tell TSA you insist on taking it with and you will stab someone, if they don't let you. It works, every time!
I always carry my knife, even though its not allowed at work. right now its a little blue Kershaw Ken Onion design that I forgot the name of. What ever is there it was either made in the USA or Germany. I'm kind of a knife snob but I understand that some knives are for utility.
I always carry one, since I was a kid and my grandpa gave me a little Barlow pocket knife. I like good knives, but I also tend to lose things... Since losing my favorite Benchmade for the umpteenth and last time, I usually carry one of my (too many) lower&mid range Kershaws.
@RedHot Nice! I wish I still had mine for sentimental value. I did get a hell of alot of youthful (ab)use out of it though, and various knife lessons 'learned'.
When I was in entertainment full-time, I had at least one knife and multi-tool (and a flashlight) on me at all times. When I got into social work I had to break that habit. I will still instinctively reach for my pocket whenever I need to open a box or something and I get annoyed that there's no knife there.
Thanks to Meh, I now carry the Kershaw Funxion DIY in my purse. I can't buy anymore to stick in there, though. Carrying one knife can be reasonably explained. Two or more cannot.
Always have a Leatherman Micra on my keychain. I've used it more than any other knife/tool/multi-tool in my life. They also make awesome presents at a reasonable cost.
I carry a pocket knife (about a 2.5" blade) in my makeup kit, along with my mascara, blush, foundation, lip gloss and pressed powder. Comes in handy for cat fights in the ladies room.
@bluedog perhaps my assumption was based on the fact that as a child I thought that dogs were all boys and cats were all girls. Then I grew up and had 2 cats who were girls and 2 dogs that are boys.
@zacatac no the little one is my utility/get off me knife. I keep that in my off hand pocket in case someone gets close enough to grab my shooting hand.
@JonT Yeah i used that to civer up my UPS store card I didn't want to be a show off. @theco2 I dont know. Am I your son, am i adopted? Why didn't anyone tell me...
@neuromancer nope its a plug to keep dirt out. Ive never heard of threaded barrells being banned, but most firearms laws are full of BS and writen for fear or control, they rarely address or solve an actual problem.
As an EMT, I always have my leatherman on me. Whether it's for cutting a seatbelt or defending myself against a crazy..ahem... psychiatric patient, you never know.
@Mac454 Good on the knife for the seatbelt. A few years ago I was cut off in traffic and ended up rolling my car down an embankment (sideways), hitting a fence, somehow doing a 180 over the fence and landed with the passenger side down. I was hanging by my seatbelt (which saved my life) and I couldn't unhook it. Luckily the guy who cut me off saw what had happened and got me out of the car. Now we have one of those little emergency cutters within reach. I miss that car.
I can use this knife to cut up the baby, on the cutting board, before I throw it in the blender. Gawd, I love Meh.
@theco2 I spent 100 bucks on a baby; I got the money by selling my blender.
Apparently you spent 100 bucks on the blender; you didn't sell a baby to get that money, did you?
@chr I was smart, about that one. I sold the baby for $100, to someone on Meh, then bought the blender and stole the baby back.
@theco2 Aww, that IS smart!
@theco2 but did you buy the microfiber quilt so you can then cover up the evidence?
@Kidsandliz I did, but I bought it so I could keep warm, while eating the baby. I live in Iowa and these cows don't keep me warm, because they like to wander off.
It would be a bad idea. People often make me feel stabby. So if I had a knife handy something would end up stabbed.
@remo28 You must also work in retail. I feel stabby all the time, thanks to people.
@theco2 worse, I work for the local government.
No, but really who has knife with them in bed?
@chellemonkey Right now I do...
@chellemonkey I have a knife and I'm in bed. Wanna come over and play?
@chellemonkey You should see the size of the knife I take to bed, with me.
@chellemonkey I do sometimes, but usually I set it off to the side.
@Al_Coholic @theco2 @katblue @Sabre99 I forgot mehricans are odd ducks....
@chellemonkey Knife is for sleeping
@chellemonkey Just the cool ones. :)
@chellemonkey Quack
@chellemonkey
@chellemonkey I'm not a mehrican. I'm a mehniac and now you see why.
@chellemonkey When I first moved into my house, the locks didn't work. I slept with a knife within reach.
Oh no you don't, I'm not answering this.
Never bring a multiple choice question to a knife fight.
Never bring a chicken timer either.
@chr I believe it was gun you should be bringing to a knife fight per Indiana Jones?
Yes, I am, but the doctors say they should be able to remove the rest of it soon.
Leatherman Wave for work, and an old worn pocket knife that my Dad carried for decades, can't even tell the brand any more.
I do have a knife on me, and it's a Kershaw, and it has that same kinda of steel, and I'm not in bed yet.
Can't be wearing a knife because I'm not wearing anything but a yellow striped towel on my head and a smile right now... Meh updates during shower time!
@MsELizardBeth Lots of knives have clips on them; you could clip it onto the towel...
@Sabre99 and wear a knife on her head? That's just silly.
@Ignorant Silly? Sure, it is silly, but it is possible. MsELizardBeth said "can't", and I provided a silly solution saying otherwise.
@MsELizardBeth
@MsELizardBeth pics or it didn't happen.
@MsELizardBeth I like it, I like it a lot, a lot, a lot, but TMI! How'm I supposed to sleep?
@2many2no With your eyes closed. Duh!
Wow, the turn this thread has taken. I'm going to go ahead and throw out my safe word: stabbykins.
I prefer to bring a gun to a knife fight.
Yes! A knife in one pocket and my handy meh chicken timer in the other (now to find a good reason to go postal like that dork on buy-it page).
Swiss army spartan, never put on pants without it. I guess too much MacGyver as a kid can have an impact on you later in life. If only I'd known.
@belowi i too keep a swiss army knife because of macgyver. actually, i might have grown into a complete different person if hadn't watched macgyver as a kid.
@katylava Ok, so are you Patti or Selma?
I carry one of those $1 Walmart knives with me pretty much everywhere.
Can't carry in NYC, its a felony :(
@Harshfighter Wow. Any length? Chicago 3 1/2" and under was ok. (I think ≤ 3 1/2" was Illinois state law and Chicago didn't have any extra mandate.)
I had a neck knife--for legitimate reasons.
@chr @Harshfighter Blades less than 4 inches are legal unless it's of a banned type (although I don't think a 4 inch blade will ever count as a sword). Anyone under the age of 16 is banned as well.
@chr I think the length itself (-4") is ok, but assisted opening is not. Varying enforcement/interpretations. Seems like yet another law that gives the powers more leeway to enforce/charge/fine at their discretion.
@Mavyn yeah its the 16 thing and its no longer 4 in, its classified as "dangerous" knife no matter the length.
Yep, all the time. More for utility though, I don't think I could ever pull a knife on anyone.
How else does one open boxes? Boxcutters are less functional and more prone to falling apart in pockets.
Unless I'm flying or sleeping, I have the Victorinox Classic SD in my pocket or in use.
@SIMBM I dare you to try to take it on a commercial plane, with you. Tell TSA you insist on taking it with and you will stab someone, if they don't let you. It works, every time!
I always carry my knife, even though its not allowed at work. right now its a little blue Kershaw Ken Onion design that I forgot the name of. What ever is there it was either made in the USA or Germany. I'm kind of a knife snob but I understand that some knives are for utility.
I always carry one, since I was a kid and my grandpa gave me a little Barlow pocket knife. I like good knives, but I also tend to lose things... Since losing my favorite Benchmade for the umpteenth and last time, I usually carry one of my (too many) lower&mid range Kershaws.
@mehjohnson I still have my grandfathers Barlow, the blade is about half the original width because he sharpened it so much.
@RedHot Nice! I wish I still had mine for sentimental value. I did get a hell of alot of youthful (ab)use out of it though, and various knife lessons 'learned'.
When I was in entertainment full-time, I had at least one knife and multi-tool (and a flashlight) on me at all times. When I got into social work I had to break that habit. I will still instinctively reach for my pocket whenever I need to open a box or something and I get annoyed that there's no knife there.
Thanks to Meh, I now carry the Kershaw Funxion DIY in my purse. I can't buy anymore to stick in there, though. Carrying one knife can be reasonably explained. Two or more cannot.
@ABitterWoman "Officer, the first one is for cutting, the second is for forking, the third is for spooning..."
@mehjohnson A utility knife for spooning? That's a great idea!
@theco2 In bed after the forking.
Always have a Leatherman Micra on my keychain. I've used it more than any other knife/tool/multi-tool in my life. They also make awesome presents at a reasonable cost.
@Cinoclav I would hint to Meh to sell these, but they would probably sell a knock-off version.
@Cinoclav Actually, I carry one of these, as well. Again, not flying or sleeping.
@theco2 Dunno, they've been mostly brand name products so far. I'd love to see these here, I'd absolutely max out my purchase limit.
@SIMBM I find the bottle opener is especially useful when I'm sleepwalking to the fridge for a beer.
@Cinoclav Good point. This isn't Woot.
I carry a pocket knife (about a 2.5" blade) in my makeup kit, along with my mascara, blush, foundation, lip gloss and pressed powder. Comes in handy for cat fights in the ladies room.
@bluedog I actually thought you were a dude...unless that's why there are cat fights in the ladies room?
@chellemonkey My husband is very happy that I'm most definitely female.
@bluedog perhaps my assumption was based on the fact that as a child I thought that dogs were all boys and cats were all girls. Then I grew up and had 2 cats who were girls and 2 dogs that are boys.
Victorinox Manager FTW. The pen is extremely handy and more pocketable than anything else out there.
I couldn't remember so I just emptied my pockets.
@badmnky umm... I'm assuming you just removed the magazine for the picture?
@badmnky two cell phones and a "plant knife". definitely a drug dealer.
@zacatac With hollow-points and a stack of ones, I'm going with law enforcement
@Kleineleh haha yeah, i figured i might as well make a show of it since i was taking the time to photo
@zacatac no the little one is my utility/get off me knife. I keep that in my off hand pocket in case someone gets close enough to grab my shooting hand.
@badmnky makes sense. I was just confused for a minute wondering why you would carry an unloaded weapon
@Kleineleh @zacatac neither a dealer nor a rights violat.... Er cop, just a dude.
@badmnky Remind me not to take your parking spot on Black Friday
@badmnky 1 work phone and your personal?
@stryper2000 yeah one for work. Its annoying but id rather carry two than get work calls on the weekend.
@badmnky OOooOoh look at the big man with the Costco membership, show off more why don't you?
@badmnky Are you my son? I swear, he loads his pockets so full he can't sit down, sometimes.
@JonT Yeah i used that to civer up my UPS store card I didn't want to be a show off. @theco2 I dont know. Am I your son, am i adopted? Why didn't anyone tell me...
@badmnky
If you've forgotten all that in your pockets, sitting down might pose a serious hazard.
@badmnky from here it looks like the barrel is threaded. Big no-no in my state.
@neuromancer nope its a plug to keep dirt out. Ive never heard of threaded barrells being banned, but most firearms laws are full of BS and writen for fear or control, they rarely address or solve an actual problem.
@badmnky Yeah, a threaded barrel on a handgun makes it an "assault weapon" in CA. Heh.
@neuromancer oh, i dont like "assault weapons", all my firearms shoot puppy wet noses and grandma hugs, purely in a defensive manor of course.
@badmnky kitten farts and rainbows!
I usually carry a Gerber Artifact (mini pry bar with an xacto blade tool) & another knife/tool