quote:

Originally posted by soggy_spinout:
When I forget to carry a knife (like when I'm rushing out of the house to go somewhere), indeed it IS one of those 'feel naked' feelings.

I've only come close to having to surrender a knife once. Well...somewhat close anyways. I had been given a free pair of tickets to a M's game. We debated about going, but decided to as we hadn't been to a game in years. I knew a place near Safeco Field where I could park for free (I'm good friends with the owner of the business), so aside from time, gasoline and a little walk to the ballpark we wouldn't have much invested in the endeavor.

As we were coming up to the queue for the detectors, seeing the equipment I suddenly realized that I still had my ZT 0808 with me. I knew that I'd have to give up a relatively irreplaceable, then-recently discontinued knife that originally cost me over $200. Instead I turned to my wife and told her that I really don't want to waste 3 hours just to watch them lose another game. I suggested that I take her out to dinner instead. Bless her soul she lit up to the suggestion and to this day she still doesn't know the real reason why we didn't go into the park to watch that game.

The M's lost that night, BTW. And dinner at The Pink Door that evening was great and I even found a parking spot on the street nearby; plus we didn't even have to wait for a table. The knife gods were definitely smiling down at me.

quote:

Originally posted by vinnybass:

quote:

Originally posted by ensigmatic:

quote:

Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
Attention seeking titles are great.

You are the clickbait of S/F.

Congrats.

What, so every thread that doesn't have a small novella for a thread title is now clickbait and/or attention-seeking?

Bullshit.

This thread title is fine. Unlike thread titles such as "Y'know what really grinds me?" or "I don't mean to be a jerk, but..." with the answer inside, you know what this one's going to be about: Somebody who, for one-reason-or-another, was, or is, knifeless.

FYI, he changed his title. This originally started as "I feel incomplete without." So yeah, the title was, well, incomplete.

quote:

Originally posted by ensigmatic:

quote:

Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
Attention seeking titles are great.

You are the clickbait of S/F.

Congrats.

What, so every thread that doesn't have a small novella for a thread title is now clickbait and/or attention-seeking?

Bullshit.

This thread title is fine. Unlike thread titles such as "Y'know what really grinds me?" or "I don't mean to be a jerk, but..." with the answer inside, you know what this one's going to be about: Somebody who, for one-reason-or-another, was, or is, knifeless.

Y'all keep this witch hunt up, and eventually you're going to force the boss to drop the hammer on those of you claiming everything that doesn't have a bug-fucking-precise title is "clickbait."

AJRB,

I really wouldn't let this drive you away from the forum. Just like you don't let left-lane campers who feel it's their duty to keep people down to the speed limit dissuade you from driving on the highway. Let it roll off.

quote:

Originally posted by vinnybass:

quote:

Originally posted by ensigmatic:

quote:

Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
Attention seeking titles are great.

You are the clickbait of S/F.

Congrats.

What, so every thread that doesn't have a small novella for a thread title is now clickbait and/or attention-seeking?

Bullshit.

This thread title is fine. Unlike thread titles such as "Y'know what really grinds me?" or "I don't mean to be a jerk, but..." with the answer inside, you know what this one's going to be about: Somebody who, for one-reason-or-another, was, or is, knifeless.

FYI, he changed his title. This originally started as "I feel incomplete without." So yeah, the title was, well, incomplete.

quote:

Originally posted by jhe888:

quote:

Originally posted by AJRB:

Sorry if anyone was annoyed by the title. I didn't know about any rules it would break. Lock it down if it's a violation of some kind.
I guess I don't spend enough time on this forum, sheesh tough crowd. I'll think twice before creating any more threads around here.
Cheers Y'all

Relax - incomplete thread titles has been a hot-button topic lately. You just don't know the customs of the forum yet. And you know every group has elf-appointed police. Don't be offended.

quote:

Originally posted by V-Tail:
I carry a knife clipped to one front pocket and a small flashlight clipped to the other side.

I stopped in at the local IRS office go pick up a couple of forms. The security guard at the door pointed at the clip in my pocket and asked if it was a knife. I pulled it out and turned the light on. He was satisfied with that, never noticed the knife on the other side.

quote:

Originally posted by V-Tail:
I carry a knife clipped to one front pocket and a small flashlight clipped to the other side.

I stopped in at the local IRS office go pick up a couple of forms. The security guard at the door pointed at the clip in my pocket and asked if it was a knife. I pulled it out and turned the light on. He was satisfied with that, never noticed the knife on the other side.

quote:

Originally posted by LtJL:
Lost a Benchmade Auto Stryker once. Pretty expensive knife for me. I hunted high, low, and middle. I scrounged until I could buy a new one. About two weeks after the new one came, I kicked back in my recliner, pulled the lever, and my old knife fell out of the bottom of the recliner.

quote:

Originally posted by Ryanp225:
I clip mine horizontally behind my belt buckle and zipper to defeat metal detectors. 100% of the time they let me in without touching my junk.

quote:

Originally posted by sadlerbw:
I’m taking my kiddos to a Babymetal show later today and I don’t know if they will be doing metal detectors or not. I’d prefer to keep a pocket knife on me, but not bad enough to risk losing it. I’ve had to give up a couple knives in the past when security found them, including a really nice Benchmade 940 that I’m STILL pissed about. Most of the time, I just forgot I was wearing it, not trying to be sneaky and get a knife into wherever. These days, if I forget I’ve got one one me, I typically look for a place outside to stash it and just hope it’s still there when I get back. So far, that has worked well for me.

I will admit, it does feel odd not having a pocket knife on me. Not quite naked or vulnerable, just...odd.

- Bret

quote:

Originally posted by LtJL:
Lost a Benchmade Auto Stryker once. Pretty expensive knife for me. I hunted high, low, and middle. I scrounged until I could buy a new one. About two weeks after the new one came, I kicked back in my recliner, pulled the lever, and my old knife fell out of the bottom of the recliner.

quote:

Originally posted by maxwayne:
I went to Talladega for a weekend of racing for the 32nd annual time 3 weeks ago. For the first time, they were wanding all 3 days, but said nothing about knives. On Sunday, they were taking knives. I was asked if I had one, and reached for my left pocket and said no. I did have my Mini-Buck in my right pocket and kept going.

I heard some people say they put there knives in pockets on their coolers and were not checked. I did include a note in the survey they sent about this and asked why they did not tell us beforehand.

quote:

Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Yep sure do. Used to use it every day. There are two things that disappeared in the ER, my pocket knife and belt. Finally replaced both. Now I feel complete.

Duluth Trading was particularly nice about it. I have some of the cargo pants that come with a belt. They did not have the replacement belts for sale. Instead they ask that I send the pants back at THEIR expense and they sent my a brand new pair for no charge. Cannot beat that.

quote:

Originally posted by bubbatime:

quote:

Originally posted by Ryanp225:
I clip mine horizontally behind my belt buckle and zipper to defeat metal detectors. 100% of the time they let me in without touching my junk.

This. These $8 an hour rent a hood-rat "security" screeners are not going to touch your dick. They will just assume its your belt buckle.