Another don’t loan/lose your knives thread

gdog363

gdog363

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I’ve recently moved to a different city in Wyoming. Having had to move myself, I enlisted the help of various friends and colleagues I’d met along the way. Of course, I put my knives in a Pelican Case before everything started being moved around.

Fast forward to when I start unpacking. I start with my knives (again, of course:D) when I notice I’m missing one. My Spyderco Sprint PM3 in Cruwear. After panicking for a second, I remember I had LOANED it to one of my “acquaintances” for cutting tape. I called him so I could meet to get it back from him. This is where it starts to get bad.

I finally meet up with him a couple hours ago. We chat for a bit, when he finally hands it to me. The previously gray scales are now coated with a faint-black (from sweat? Sharpie?), I open it, which feels like it was buried in a Sandbar for about a year, and finally, the blade is snapped PAST the Spydiehole. I would show you guys photos, but I tossed it into a dumpster about 100 feet away.

Don’t loan your knives.
 
gdog363 said:
I’ve recently moved to a different city in Wyoming. Having had to move myself, I enlisted the help of various friends and colleagues I’d met along the way. Of course, I put my knives in a Pelican Case before everything started being moved around.

Fast forward to when I start unpacking. I start with my knives (again, of course:D) when I notice I’m missing one. My Spyderco Sprint PM3 in Cruwear. After panicking for a second, I remember I had LOANED it to one of my “acquaintances” for cutting tape. I called him so I could meet to get it back from him. This is where it starts to get bad.

I finally meet up with him a couple hours ago. We chat for a bit, when he finally hands it to me. The previously gray scales are now coated with a faint-black (from sweat? Sharpie?), I open it, which feels like it was buried in a Sandbar for about a year, and finally, the blade is snapped PAST the Spydiehole. I would show you guys photos, but I tossed it into a dumpster about 100 feet away.

Don’t loan your knives.
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Yeah, no one takes care of shit for other people and it is pretty much impossible to convey to them how much you love your blades.

It’s kind of like when you are a guest at someone’s house. I feel like since I am the guest I must do everything to keep the place clean and put anything I use back. But there are people who think “I’m the guest so its the host’s job to take care of me.” And proceed to trash the place.
 
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gdog363 said:
I’ve recently moved to a different city in Wyoming. Having had to move myself, I enlisted the help of various friends and colleagues I’d met along the way. Of course, I put my knives in a Pelican Case before everything started being moved around.

Fast forward to when I start unpacking. I start with my knives (again, of course:D) when I notice I’m missing one. My Spyderco Sprint PM3 in Cruwear. After panicking for a second, I remember I had LOANED it to one of my “acquaintances” for cutting tape. I called him so I could meet to get it back from him. This is where it starts to get bad.

I finally meet up with him a couple hours ago. We chat for a bit, when he finally hands it to me. The previously gray scales are now coated with a faint-black (from sweat? Sharpie?), I open it, which feels like it was buried in a Sandbar for about a year, and finally, the blade is snapped PAST the Spydiehole. I would show you guys photos, but I tossed it into a dumpster about 100 feet away.

Don’t loan your knives.
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I know things like this happen, but I am always amazed (a little anyway). Thank goodness it wasn't an expensive custom. Although that may not make it any better...
 
That's horrible, it seems many people only take care of their own stuff if that.
My brother just plain takes care of nothing.
 
LOL at loaning a Spyderco PM3 to some “non knife guy” for cutting tape...It would of been smarter to have a cheap 10 dollar Gerber EAB for loaning to idiots/friends.
 
I hope he replaced it? Cause it's one thing to return a dirty/gritty knife, but one that is broken off? That deserves some cash. Also I wouldn't have thrown it away, Screws, washers, scales, liners, all stuff that could've been salvaged.
 
My father gave me some great advice a while back..."don't loan anything (material, money, etc.) to someone that you wouldn't give/gift to that person unconditionally".

...I just remembered that he still has my leaf blower. :D
 
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b00n said:
I hope he replaced it? Cause it's one thing to return a dirty/gritty knife, but one that is broken off? That deserves some cash. Also I wouldn't have thrown it away, Screws, washers, scales, liners, all stuff that could've been salvaged.
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Don’t worry, I’ll be getting some kind of compensation from him.
 
I’ve had bad experiences after loaning knives, tools and ladders to friends and neighbors..... My motto is that if a man has to borrow a knife from somebody else they are not worthy of using my knife period. I learned that nothing but bad things will happen to your knife 99% of the time you lend your knife to somebody.
 
Well, it sounds like he helped you move for free. It's pretty hard to not cut some slack after that. It's hard to find friends on moving day (unless they're moving and you own a pick up).
 
BBuser said:
Well, it sounds like he helped you move for free. It's pretty hard to not cut some slack after that. It's hard to find friends on moving day (unless they're moving and you own a pick up).
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They were all paid well.
 
gdog363 said:
Don’t worry, I’ll be getting some kind of compensation from him.
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You own many knives (pelican case full) and you have NO inexpensive loaners? :eek: Not a single Kershaw China made or CRKT, etc.? You lend a VERY nice knife to some "guy" to cut tape, etc. and you are upset that it is screwed up after he helps you move (and suddenly he was paid well) :rolleyes:. My sympathy is minimal. I'd say "sorry", but I'm not. :thumbsdown: AND, you just toss it in a dumpster! :confused: How nice to be so well off and yet you still complain. :poop:
 
katanas said:
You own many knives (pelican case full) and you have NO inexpensive loaners? :eek: Not a single Kershaw China made or CRKT, etc.? You lend a VERY nice knife to some "guy" to cut tape, etc. and you are upset that it is screwed up after he helps you move (and suddenly he was paid well) :rolleyes:. My sympathy is minimal. I'd say "sorry", but I'm not. :thumbsdown: AND, you just toss it in a dumpster! :confused: How nice to be so well off and yet you still complain. :poop:
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Small pelican case. Nice sarcasm.
 
I have wondered if folks abuse another persons knife because they automatically assume all knives are cheap. After all, I doubt very many people have ever seen or even heard of a knife that costs 100$ or more. Since they have their mind made up that your knife is a cheapo, then you obviously wouldn’t mind if they use it and abuse it.
 
I already learned as a kid lending my disc video games to people and they return them super scratched up. I don't really lend out stuff and don't like to borrow stuff either. Only with one person I will.
 
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