I used to always carry a good pocketknife, as my Dad taught me, and got good value out of it, but was just too absent-minded to remember to take it out before going the airport, so after I lost 2 or 3 I stopped. 😞
So my story for "always" is that I didn't, then I was getting a smog test and the technician showed me a hose that was broken a little bit. I said can't you cut it and just stick it back on. He said no.
I suddenly thought of this movie, and the line "he has no knife!"
Rabbi a vadnyugaton: Directed by Robert Aldrich. With Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri, Val Bisoglio. A Polish rabbi wanders through the Old West on his way to lead a synagogue in San Francisco.
I have a Swiss Army Knife as part of my "every day carry", aka the contents of my pockets when I leave the house. It has a couple knife blades, but they're small and the blades don't lock.
I voted "often" because I don't wear a multi-tool around the house (I could go grab a full toolbox if needed), and I sometimes go outside in my pajamas.
This depends on whether the sticker-remover tool I intermittently carry (a razor blade in a plastic holder) counts as "A Knife". And I really, really hope it does not, because if so, then carrying it is illegal!
Under Toronto law, it is legal to carry a knife if it is a tool, and illegal to carry it if it is a weapon. What is the difference between a tool and a weapon? It seems to be totally legally ambiguous and probably up to case-by-case judicial discretion if someone gets in trouble! Which makes me worry maybe someday I'll get in trouble for carrying a 3D-printed sticker remover.
(Similar oddness: It's illegal to carry pepper spray in Canada, but legal to carry bear spray, but they're the same chemical. This is probably less ambiguous inside a city tho.)
Hm ... if I count that one included in my bicycle repair toolkit, then almost always because it is in my bag that I got almost always with me. Otherwise rarely, just when doing garden works (which does not mean I'm lazy and work rarely in the garden).
I voted "never" because my interpretation of the word "carry" in context of guns (or knives) usually implies a fantasy of "self defense" (or in other words, something you could use to seriously injure someone), and I don't do that.
Now in theory my key ring contains a very small widget that unfolds into a novelty utility knife bottle opener combo that is only useful for opening things. However, I rarely leave the house at all anymore, so it seems my answer would be "never" either way".
Define "carry a knife". There's a kitchen knife in my panniers for when I need to make a salad in a place that isn't a kitchen. So either "always" or "never" depending on if you feel like the presence of this kitchen utensil somewhere at the bottom of my bags counts as "carrying a knife".
It's a tiny knife on my keyring though. One of those swiss-army type thingies with just blade, scissors, nail file, tweezers, toothpick, and purported screwdriver.
"Often" rather than "always", because sometimes there are people with metal detectors and no sense of humour at the entrance to concerts and airports and such., and my reflexive "answer serious situation with humour" becomes less than optimal.
Since I started working my current position I now have a produce knife and a box cutter in my coat pocket that I never remember to take out. I also often carry one of my two leathermans on me, both gifts from my dad.
I know lots of people with less storage-oriented fashion options might be jealous of my pockets, but I carry everything in my purse now, including a multitool knife, and I take my purse virtually everywhere.
Used to be "always" until I started commuting by plane regularly (for a mostly remote job but where I'd come in once a month); then the frustration of forgetting about it and having trouble with security got me out of the habit, and now I never have one when I need one.
I’m glad that the cops (lit. public security) in my hood actually do their job so I could walk around at night never thinking of the latter scenario. Or maybe stealing motorbikes is more profitable and less risky than mugging
The number of people here abashedly “admitting” to carrying a “small” knife speaks a lot to the socioeconomic class background of the typical Fedi user. I don’t say that with contempt; it’s legitimately fascinating to me.
I carry two knives daily: a multitool and a utility (“box cutter”) knife, and use them both regularly.
Completely illegal to carry in public any kind of sharp object without a really good reason in Finland. Thus carrying a knife or a multitool with a blade only when going hiking or fishing.
Always - one in each hand just in case someone comes at me from my left or my right! 😛
But in all seriousness, I have a small Swiss Army Knife that I usually pack in my checked bag when traveling. I also usually have some string or twine in case something breaks. Most of the time, the knife is only used to open wine bottles 🤗
It's my keychain. so always. surprisingly useful. I wish this one would hold an edge better - it's nearly always dull.
On the rare occasion where the situation feels sketchy, I will palm it so the little blade sticks through the fingers of a fist. Not going to do any major damage, but the extra surprise may give some extra time to escape.
I've started carrying one since I started doing more gardening and yardwork.
It's really useful and I like the way the object feels.
I have to remember to remove it from my pockets or bag when flying or going to see music. Otherwise, I keep it in my shoulder bag whenever I'm out of the house.
UPDATE: forgot alt text. Photo of my right hand holding an open Buck knife, wooden floor in the background.
Make sure to check the laws where you live. Canada has some 'interesting' rules around knives. I'm under the "always*" bracket, but there are things to watch out for. *as long as it's allowed ;)
Exactly the same for me … One time, I forgot my best knife in my pocket, just before to take an plane in Buenos Aires… I passed the search without any problem with my knife in my pocket... I shamefully threw it in the airport's toilets! Such a beautiful knife, a Laguiolle with Rose wood…
often for me. I keep one of those little army knives on my keys and I always take those when I leave the house, but not around the house.
I also go through phases of carrying a sort of “half a leatherman” knife at work mostly because I get annoyed about not being able to find a screwdriver when I need to remove a panel.
I miss my Buck 110. Found it in a parking lot with a chipped off point, ground it back to health, but lost it a few years later. As they say, this too shall pass.
nus
•Vincent St. Pierre :mw:
•Maybe a multitool, but that's, like, an annual thing, and only if I'm cutting CAT-5 cable, and I never even use the itty-bitty knife on it...
Tim Bray
•Michael Stanclift
•CherieAnne
•JoYo
•John Socks
•I suddenly thought of this movie, and the line "he has no knife!"
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0079180/
So anyway, now I carry a fairly dull utility knife for opening packages and miscellaneous quick fixes.
Rabbi a vadnyugaton (1979) - IMDb
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•I voted "often" because I don't wear a multi-tool around the house (I could go grab a full toolbox if needed), and I sometimes go outside in my pajamas.
mcc
•mcc
•mcc
•morph
•Tom Scott
•aeva
•Now in theory my key ring contains a very small widget that unfolds into a novelty utility knife bottle opener combo that is only useful for opening things. However, I rarely leave the house at all anymore, so it seems my answer would be "never" either way".
Marky Mark
•Evan Prodromou
•@Amon_Rudh I have a FAQ for this!
https://prodromou.pub/@evan/109943764746156028
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2023-02-28 18:25:15
Tony Meredith
•JProl 🌍🎶💾🆓🐦
•Christop3her
•The knife is small and locked shut because of knife carrying laws.
Evan Prodromou
•Christop3her
•Chip Butty
•pcfe
•eviloatmeal, resident Death Stranding 2 apologist (arch, btw)
•Evan Prodromou
•@eviloatmeal thank you for letting me practice using my FAQ!
https://prodromou.pub/@evan/109943764746156028
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•Bob Wyman
•Eric Forste
•JC
•Adam
•Mx. Eddie R
•ares
•wonder what their threat model is that they think this makes them less likely to be seriously injured in a conflict
Bee (a dork)
•Alan Sill
•mart0
•Carry
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Blade
Toby Inkster :verified:
•twodimes
•Lprodromo
•Evan Prodromou
•Jeremy_N1ZZZ
•Vincent 🌻🇪🇺
•pflama
•moggie
•@evan
JR
•Brian Campbell
•🚲 (glitchy)
•MortSinyx
•🚲 (glitchy)
•but anyways i don’t carry it outside my home and i guess that doesn’t count anyways
MortSinyx
•Evan Prodromou
•LeighG
•Frank
•Content warning: That's not a knife
RetroChip :sgicube:
•monkϵyborg 🦾🐵
•I carry two knives daily: a multitool and a utility (“box cutter”) knife, and use them both regularly.
Jaakko Nissi
•Matthias :veritrek_red:
•TDonoval
•Sean Bala
•But in all seriousness, I have a small Swiss Army Knife that I usually pack in my checked bag when traveling. I also usually have some string or twine in case something breaks. Most of the time, the knife is only used to open wine bottles 🤗
jeremiah
•Hippy Steve
•On the rare occasion where the situation feels sketchy, I will palm it so the little blade sticks through the fingers of a fist. Not going to do any major damage, but the extra surprise may give some extra time to escape.
Evan Prodromou
•Interesting results!
I'm "often".
I've started carrying one since I started doing more gardening and yardwork.
It's really useful and I like the way the object feels.
I have to remember to remove it from my pockets or bag when flying or going to see music. Otherwise, I keep it in my shoulder bag whenever I'm out of the house.
UPDATE: forgot alt text. Photo of my right hand holding an open Buck knife, wooden floor in the background.
Adriano
•Todd Graham
•I use it once every couple of days, which is too often to have to go track it down every time.
DrJekyll
•I'm under the "always*" bracket, but there are things to watch out for.
*as long as it's allowed ;)
Clemmm
•jph
•I also go through phases of carrying a sort of “half a leatherman” knife at work mostly because I get annoyed about not being able to find a screwdriver when I need to remove a panel.
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•Evan Prodromou
•gam3
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