EDC scenario: should I have helped her?

Cynic2701 said:
In such a situation I would have asked if they wanted help, mentioned that I had a knife, and offered to cut the string for her if she would have wanted me to. Whether they were attractive or not shouldn't alter my interactions with them.
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I do this quite regularly when people are trying to open something and can't. This approach works great. As for the lighter....I'd rather not accidentally set some ladies 2k dress on fire she was going to return the next day:)
 
I hate weddings, so I definitely would have helped out. Best case scenario, I get kicked out of the wedding for being too scary.
 
There sure are some self righteous responses. Funny how the first couple replies can set the tone for the whole thread. Y'all know damn well if he didn't mention their looks, one of the first questions would have been "were they hot". So he tried to make a joke.

He also lives in Maryland where I get the impression people freak out over things that they are taught to be weapons by the idiot box (TV). Plus just about every week there is a thread about how the majority of the public (aka sheeple) freak out over a knife. Some people might be a bit nervous, especially if they have had a bad experience in the past.

He also sounds like he is in the military and might like 'tactical' knives. Not everyone has a wide assortment of knives for every occasion. I have a wide assortment and I carry my favorite knife to weddings, a Rift (baby contengo?). It is his knife to use for his needs.Would a knife with an inch shorter blade be any better around people who have the potential to freak out? It would be one thing if someone's life was in danger and he chose to do nothing. But it was a simple long thread that she probably didn't think about twice. Not a big deal either way.

People like to act holier than thou in certain forums I guess to feel good? Or to try to make someone feel bad? That is until you get to whine & cheese and the girls would be wearing a lot less clothing bent over a water fountain doing God knows what. And I'm sure a lot of you would have no problem expanding on details of the God knows what possibly even providing pictures and video for reference.

I probably wouldn't have helped either since it was such a minor event. If they were hot I might have tried to flirt with them. But the objective would be flirting. If the thread got cut that is a minor extra benefit. Just like letting someone else borrow a knife, sometimes the easier thing is to say no or keep your mouth shut and keep your stuff in your pants.

mmarkh said:
I would have helped them. I usually carry a small dress knife for those types of occasions anyway.
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You carry knives specifically to cut dresses? Bet they don't see much use. :) (another attempt at humor)
 
Last wedding I went to I had my BM CF Shoki, perfect for the occasion, other pocket held a Subrosa... My 2 cents. However, given the guests political leanings, and your judgement call, I'd hesitate to call you wrong in your decision.
 
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Cynic2701 said:
In such a situation I would have asked if they wanted help, mentioned that I had a knife, and offered to cut the string for her if she would have wanted me to. Whether they were attractive or not shouldn't alter my interactions with them.
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Exactly. How hard is it to say "I've got a pocket knife, you want me to cut it for you?"
 
I probably would've asked if they wanted the help. I also probably wouldn't have fully opened the knife to cut the thread to try and further reduce any potential intimidating or scare factor if that were a concern.

But I also usually carry a Spyderco Spin for stuff like that. It's an itsy bitsy little buddy.
 
What you could have done is not open it fully. Open it so about a quarter inch of the blade is showing then cut the thread. That's what I do when I'm only doing a small task.
 
that's exactly the reason i carry my leatherman juice during formal events and gatherings.
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
There sure are some self righteous responses. Funny how the first couple replies can set the tone for the whole thread. Y'all know damn well if he didn't mention their looks, one of the first questions would have been "were they hot". So he tried to make a joke.
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I whole-heartedly agree with this. Heck, "I don't know; was she hot?" was my first (light-hearted) response when I saw the thread TITLE! Didn't even have to read it. That's very common guy humor; and it pokes fun at male stereotypes much more than it makes any kind of comment about female attractiveness.

Not to worry, Lenny; it was both hilarious AND clever!

As to your question, that's a tough call. You were carrying a significant knife; and you can never be sure how people are going to react. Helping people is great; but a loose thread is not a significant issue. So I'd say that IF you erred at all, you erred on the side of caution; and that's never a real error when it comes to a discretion issue.

Throw a Victorinox Classic or Leatherman Micro on your keychain for next time.
 
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