Something a friend of mine said about carrying a knife

[M. Sage]

"There are two kinds of people: those who carry a knife, and those who want to borrow one."IMO, you could say the same about flashlights. Anything else you guys EDC that people borrow pretty regular?

 

[Glockster69]

Pen

Money

 

[SgtBrummy]

My 2 cents. But they usually give that back pretty quick.

 

[Mikewood]

Loan out a pocket knife? Are you crazy?
At work people want to borrow my calculator and pencil sharpener.
1. There is a calculator on your computer plus a spreadsheet program.
2. They got stores that sell pencil sharpeners.

 

[klabe81]

Where I come from it's illegal to carry a knife unless it's properly stowed away and you are clearly going camping or you can show that it's a work tool.
At one point they made it so you couldn't carry a blade longer than 3 inches and the stabbing rate went down but the slashing rate went up as hood rats and hooligans started to carry box-cutters instead.
Sadly, knives are the weapon of choice for wayward teenagers on the streets of London and that's completely spoiled it for us responsible adults who often rely on knives to get us out of a jam.

Since I've lived here in TX I've been carrying my trusty blade everywhere I go and it's very liberating to know I have Man's oldest tool at the ready when it's needed.

Lend you MY knife?

I would rather take you to Walmart and buy you one.

 

[klabe81]

I've had a friend "borrow" a DVD and lend it to his pal who then lent it to his cousin and so on until one day I was round a friend's house looking at his movie collection and he offered to lend me MY OWN DVD that I had been missing for months!!

I guess that's why they call it a CIRCLE OF FRIENDS.

 

[M. Sage]

Where I come from it's illegal to carry a knife unless it's properly stowed away and you are clearly going camping or you can show that it's a work tool.
At one point they made it so you couldn't carry a blade longer than 3 inches and the stabbing rate went down but the slashing rate went up as hood rats and hooligans started to carry box-cutters instead.
Sadly, knives are the weapon of choice for wayward teenagers on the streets of London and that's completely spoiled it for us responsible adults who often rely on knives to get us out of a jam.

Since I've lived here in TX I've been carrying my trusty blade everywhere I go and it's very liberating to know I have Man's oldest tool at the ready when it's needed.

Lend you MY knife?

I would rather take you to Walmart and buy you one.

Punishing everybody for the actions of a few is insane.

BTW, I've been wondering: When/how did the Magna Carta get repealed over there? If I understand correctly, it also protected the right to keep and bear arms. It's sad to see Europe going backwards instead of forward - arms are once again more a badge of rank for the "higher classes" than anything.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

My Glock 22. People always needing one.

The most common request I get is my corporate card. Everyone wants a free lunch.

 

[klabe81]

Punishing everybody for the actions of a few is insane.

BTW, I've been wondering: When/how did the Magna Carta get repealed over there? If I understand correctly, it also protected the right to keep and bear arms. It's sad to see Europe going backwards instead of forward - arms are once again more a badge of rank for the "higher classes" than anything.

I'm not sure the Magna Carta has been used for any legal purposes (other than to show the royal bloodline) Since Parliament took over as the governing body of Britain. The royals don't rule. The Monarchy has very little authority but is still highly regarded as the figurehead of our nation. (At least for tourism purposes)

There are very strict rules to gun ownership in the UK. Guns must be stored, unloaded in a locked box with only one key that the gun owner must keep on themselves at all times. Ammo must be kept separately. Regular random police visits with questioning to both the gun owner and his or her spouse.

About 200 people a year in the UK apply for a firearms license but only about 15 are accepted. Vetting is extremely stringent and it includes a psych evaluation and criminal history. Each license is gun type specific. For example one might apply for a shot gun license.

Air guns are totally legal for adults and kids must have adult supervision. But if anyone is seen carrying one in the street they are liable to be shot by police marksmen regardless of age.

 

[hkusp1]

A lighter and a bottle opener, also I get a lot of friends asking to borrow my gun.

 

[majormadmax]

My red stapler...

 

[Younggun]

My red stapler...

 

[M. Sage]

My red stapler...

Red Swingline? I think I've seen that around here somewhere...

 

[M. Sage]

I'm not sure the Magna Carta has been used for any legal purposes (other than to show the royal bloodline) Since Parliament took over as the governing body of Britain. The royals don't rule. The Monarchy has very little authority but is still highly regarded as the figurehead of our nation. (At least for tourism purposes)

There are very strict rules to gun ownership in the UK. Guns must be stored, unloaded in a locked box with only one key that the gun owner must keep on themselves at all times. Ammo must be kept separately. Regular random police visits with questioning to both the gun owner and his or her spouse.

About 200 people a year in the UK apply for a firearms license but only about 15 are accepted. Vetting is extremely stringent and it includes a psych evaluation and criminal history. Each license is gun type specific. For example one might apply for a shot gun license.

Air guns are totally legal for adults and kids must have adult supervision. But if anyone is seen carrying one in the street they are liable to be shot by police marksmen regardless of age.

Huh. I was under the impression that the Magna Carta was the English equivalent to our Constitution...

That's some crazy regulation. I'm perfectly happy with loaded guns laying all over the house, so I think I'll keep what I've got.

 

[JaketheBake]

My kid told my dad someone at school got suspended for carrying a pocket knife. My dad said when he was a kid if my grandad ever caught him NOT carrying his he'd get a smack. That's a bit much, but a man should carry a pocket knife.

 

[Glockster69]

Anything else you guys EDC that people borrow pretty regular?

At work people want to borrow my calculator and pencil sharpener.

I've had a friend "borrow" a DVD ...

My red stapler...

Some of y'all carry some weird crap


BTW: what's a pencil sharpener? Mechanical is the only way to go

 

[klabe81]

I'm perfectly happy with loaded guns laying all over the house, so I think I'll keep what I've got.

If I lived alone I'd be happy to leave loaded weapons in convenient places around the home.
But I got 3 boys. The older two know what's best for 'em and wouldn't dare touch something they've been told not to. They are very obedient.
But my youngest is at that age where if you take your eyes off him for 10 seconds and look back he's magically got a pair of scissors and a big smile on his face.
Just the other day I caught him with my headphones on about to plug them into the power outlet.
Coded lockbox is the only way for me.

 

[mroper]

My kid told my dad someone at school got suspended for carrying a pocket knife. My dad said when he was a kid if my grandad ever caught him NOT carrying his he'd get a smack. That's a bit much, but a man should carry a pocket knife.

My stepson got suspended for carrying a small pen knife to school at Katy ISD. When I went to school every kid in cub scouts would have had a knife a lot larger than that on them.

 

[TheDan]

I got tired of people asking to borrow my knife, so I bought one of these jars and just keep it at my desk. If someone needs a knife, I just give them one of these semi-disposables.

Flashlights... Yeah, I've had folks borrow my flashlight several times. One time the power went out at work and the guys in the server room were trying to work with one of those really cheap 6v emergency lights. I handed them my Hugsby single AA light and they were amazed that tiny light pretty much lit up the whole room. The light they were using was pretty pathetic, even for a cheap light. I keep a spare flashlight in my desk, too, in case I need to loan it out.

Not an everyday carry item, but another thing that people like to borrow from me is my scissors. I can't figure out why they don't just go ask the office manager for their own pair like I did.

 

[stdreb27]

Huh. I was under the impression that the Magna Carta was the English equivalent to our Constitution...

sort of. It is recognized as one of the primary documents of self regulation. But they beefed up our constitution.