My girlfriend laughed at me..

[benkrebs]

My girlfriend gave me a hard time when I recently bought my first legit pocket knife, a Kershaw Skyline. I was riding my motorcycle with her yesterday on US36 and the grip came loose, meaning I could not manipulate the throttle. I used my knife to unscrew the endcap and pull the grip off, saving us from a dire predicament. Needless to say, I got the last laugh.

 

[cosermann]

What planet is she from?

 

[PatriotPride]

Jupiter.

 

[printcraft]

She should go to Uranus an kiss it when she gets there.........



boooooooo!!!

 

[jmiller676]

She should go to Uranus an kiss it when she gets there.........



boooooooo!!!

FTW!

 

[benkrebs]

To be fair to her, I have never carried one regularly before since I never had the need before. I still win this time though

 

[cosermann]

The reason I asked is that it just doesn't compute with me that anyone would give you grief over a pocket knife.

(And it only slightly less computes that you, as a male, have attained an age where you can read/write/type/participate on the Internet, in a firearms forum no less, without previously carrying a pocket knife!?) I guess things are different these days.

Nonetheless, glad you were able to demonstrate the utility to her, of one of man's oldest and most useful tools.

I like to remind people that it's almost impossible go through a single day in their lives without reaping the benefits on an edged tool directly or indirectly.

 

[japartridge]

The reason I asked is that it just doesn't compute with me that anyone would give you grief over a pocket knife.

(And it only slightly less computes that you, as a male, have attained an age where you can read/write/type/participate on the Internet, in a firearms forum no less, without previously carrying a pocket knife!?) I guess things are different these days.

Nonetheless, glad you were able to demonstrate the utility to her, of one of man's oldest and most useful tools.

I agree, I've been carrying some kind of pocket knife since I was 10 or 11!

 

[cbseniour]

My Mother gave me a pocket knife when I was seven and I've had one with me ever since. I don't believe that owning or carrying a knife or gun is any measure of a man. But I do maintain that a good knife is a life essential tool for everyone. To not have a knife on my person would make me feel only half dressed.
No I don't understand young people either.

 

[jsharmon7]

I carry a pocket knife everyday, but I can't honestly remember the last time I've "needed" it. I still carry it though, because you just never know...

 

[prowland]

I got a bunch of crap from the other half when I started carrying it... that was until she saw how often I use it.

She even needs it from time to time!!!

 

[rjhans53]

before the age of muti tools, I carried a pocket knife everywhere, even on the airlines when I flew, I was getting on a plane once and one of the security guards questioned it, the other guard said you never knew but I might need it to fix the plane, (that was a buck with a 3" blade). I grew up with a knife, and the reason I don't carry one now is that my muti tool has 2 blades. I use them for everything from peeling apples to cleaning under my finger nails.

 

[confused89]

I carry one everyday. I use it most eveyday. Such as today I used it twice on one job at work.

 

[96firephoenix]

I don't carry a "pocket" knife... its on a pouch on my belt, but its a <$15 Kobalt brand with a straight blade and box cutter. Lifetime warranty, haven't had a problem when I've used it. Lent it to someone and they broke the tip off. Went to lowe's and they replaced it no hassle.

I use it for stuff like this all the time. Can't imagine not having it.

 

[misconfig]

I was expecting the subject matter to be TOTALLY different

 

[benkrebs]

The reason I asked is that it just doesn't compute with me that anyone would give you grief over a pocket knife.

(And it only slightly less computes that you, as a male, have attained an age where you can read/write/type/participate on the Internet, in a firearms forum no less, without previously carrying a pocket knife!?) I guess things are different these days.

Nonetheless, glad you were able to demonstrate the utility to her, of one of man's oldest and most useful tools.

I like to remind people that it's almost impossible go through a single day in their lives without reaping the benefits on an edged tool directly or indirectly.

I live in a suburban area and I've never really had a use for one. I couldn't have one in school without getting in trouble and I'm not a real "outdoor type". Anyway, I think she only gave me grief because it was $30 and she secretly wishes I would use it to buy dinner for her

 

[HighStrung]

I can remember somewhat lengthy periods where I didn't carry a knife, but once I started it seemed like I used the thing all the time. Only recently did I upgrade to a decent quality knife (Thanks Brad) but I've carried something for the past 8-10 years now. After having kids approx 4 yrs ago, it's amazing now how much I use my knife on something for them.

 

[Sylvain]

I always carry a pocket knife (usually more than one) no matter where I am, country or city.
I always have been since I was in highschool.

 

[cosermann]

I live in a suburban area and I've never really had a use for one. I couldn't have one in school without getting in trouble and I'm not a real "outdoor type". Anyway, I think she only gave me grief because it was $30 and she secretly wishes I would use it to buy dinner for her

You probably hit on the reason right there. Don't take any of this too seriously btw, us old codgers are just givin' ya a little ribbin'. Back in my dad's day the boys took their shotguns to school; hunted while walking to/from, and during the day just leaned them in the corner. Now, public-schooled children can't carry a pen knife . . .

Don't get me started on the topic of how the publik skrewls are turning out little nanny-state-dependent-comrades. That'd be a different thread.

 

[Sylvain]

You probably hit on the reason right there. Don't take any of this too seriously btw, us old codgers are just givin' ya a little ribbin'. Back in my dad's day the boys took their shotguns to school; hunted while walking to/from, and during the day just leaned them in the corner. Now, public-schooled children can't carry a pen knife . . .

Don't get me started on the topic of how the publik skrewls are turning out little nanny-state-dependent-comrades. That'd be a different thread.

I never had a problem carrying a knife in schools.
It was against the rules to do so but teachers knew we had them and it was not a big deal.
It was not so long ago (im in my 20's) but not in the USA.
A couple times in middleschool a teacher asked if anyone in the class had a knife because he needed it to open something.
I pulled a folding knife and gave it to the teacher, he used it and gave it to me without saying anything but "thanks".
Same thing in highschool, I pulled an auto knife a couple of times in class to do some work in front of the teacher.
The teacher never got scared or reported me or other people having knives.
In college I had a butterly knife (a pair actually to work my tricks bewteen classes).
The teacher asked if anyone had a knife to fix the door of the class.
I pulled my butterly knife, opened it with a quick move and gave it to the teacher.He didnt say anything bad about it.
But just after the class a girl told me "You are dangerous" lol, she thought people carrying knife were dangerous.