Ever get people on the street that flip because you have a knife?

[USMCPOP]

Some of them flip but they don't bother me.

 

[IndianRoc]

I carry a ZT Hinderer clipped to my pocket, even at the gym. I pulled it out at a restaurant to slice something and at the 'click' of the blade opening a lady at an adjacent table gave me a hard look but didn't say anything. I often carry a belt knife as well because a belt knife comes in handy here on the place and I usually don't think about removing it if I "go into town". This morning I went to physical therapy after having shoulder surgery while wearing my ESEE 3. No doubt it was noticed, but no comments.

 

[farmer ted]

I got a story to tell you

At a retail job I took because of layoffs some lady said loudly while in line "I can't believe he has that!" and looked around at other people not me. No one said a word to her. When she got up to me she said something similar but I forget what I was already too nervous to remember. I just acted like I was a good bit dimmer than I actually am (not hard) and said in a deep slow voice "uh I work in the back all the time, I just came up front because it got busy!" She just went "Well it's nice you came up here then" and filed a complaint with the manager saying all men are horrible in the store lol.

Sounds like she is a sexist mad that a male was allowed to work in the store? You literally raped her with the presence of your penis in her vicinity. She was probably only used to men that don't have a penis.

 

[bdmicarta]

When I lived in Colorado I was shopping in Boulder. I bought a jacket and when I got out of the store I sat down on a bench and pulled my sebenza out to cut the tags off my new jacket. Well a Karen saw me and told me how I did not make her feel safe and that there is no need for "such weaponery". I put the knife back in my pocket and just nodded my head at her and walked to my car. Yes there are people that will try to cause you trouble if you let them.

I'd tell her it is not a weapon, it's a plain ordinary coat.

When or if I bring out my folder in public - if it’s a flipper or not I act like it’s a slipjoint and open it with 2 hands. I don’t make a production out of it. Most non knife people don’t care that is a $500 limited edition, sprint run, 1 of 2 ever made, blessed by a priest and a rabbi. It’s just big and scary to them.

I had a small assisted CRKT that I sometimes carried when wearing a suit. (It was about the size of a Kershaw Leek, but had bone scales so looked more appropriate with a suit.) I was in a client's office one time and he needed to open a package. Not knowing if he would be offended or not I pulled out the knife, held it behind me while I opened it, then moved my hand in front of me and opened the package.

 

[Korean Hog]

I live in South Alabama so I've seen some dudes carrying a paracord wrapped fixed blades with tigerstripe camo in walmart of all places. Full display low on the hip in an appendix style draw. Looked super kooky and back woods and weird
No one really cares about folders though.
So something like a Spyderco Delica no one even notices even in "Karen Heavy" zones.

 

[Korean Hog]

I have had multiple people, including
"Karen types" comment that my Delica looks weird and didn't realize it was a knife till I opened it. Almost in a pitiful manner like they thought I was carrying an ineffective toy??? This dude at work calls it a "knife thingy"
I live in a very knife friendly climate

 

[Danke42]

I usually carry two or three karmbits and deploy them with great panache and a significant snick for the folders. For the fixed ones I just say Wusha as I wield them. When I'm done cutting the stuff in half with one blow I say "this weel keel" and laugh.

People applaud like crazy and say "thank you sir"

So living in the Forged in Fire fan zone is pretty OK.

 

[knarfeng]

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[NMpops]

I got a story to tell you, and remember it because I took Spyderco milli apart for cleaning after I got some new driver bits :

At a retail job I took because of layoffs some lady said loudly while in line "I can't believe he has that!" and looked around at other people not me. No one said a word to her. When she got up to me she said something similar but I forget what I was already too nervous to remember. I just acted like I was a good bit dimmer than I actually am (not hard) and said in a deep slow voice "uh I work in the back all the time, I just came up front because it got busy!" She just went "Well it's nice you came up here then" and filed a complaint with the manager saying all men are horrible in the store lol.


Short answer— No. I have lived in the Southwest most of my adult life and while not everyone carries a knife no one is surprised or scared of them. At least you in my experience.

Do you guys have any funny stories about disarmerment nuts?

 

[Zoroasterisk]

As a younger man, I worked retail for a few years. Specifically, 3rd shift at a gas station. It was my job to put away the truck (AKA shipment), so I'd have to open/break down lots of cardboard boxes. We'd get trucks twice a week. The knife I carried at the time was the completely overkill pocket shredder known as the Benchmade Presidio 9000 SBK. Black, partially serrated, automatic open. I loved that knife. It was my first folder of any quality, and I lived in fear that my boss would tell me I had to start using a boxcutter instead. So, concealing the use of it became paramount, and eventually, second nature.

I feel like that is a sensible way to handle that situation but I think a lot of “non-knife” people also find it hard to believe that a knife like my large crooked river is a practical tool for anything but homocide.

So while I think it’s good to explain that you use it as a tool and not a weapon (though some people do carry for defensive purposes), I don’t find anything wrong (depending on the situation) with a little humor and getting on with life.

Also, I do take my AR fishing but when I do I ride in on giant eagles wrapped in a “don’t tread on me flag” while wielding a Calvary sword inscribed with God bless America.

You’re not wrong about the full size Crooked River, mate! Even my bruv did a double take with that one. I was rhapsodising about the beauty and functionality, he just said, ‘It’s very big.’

You both might consider looking into the 'mini' CR. I've been carrying one in 20CV for a few months, and I'm actually almost OK with the butterfly tax on it. The lanyard hole placement is straight-up garbage tier, though.

 

[sabre cat]

It has been my experience that women have had more issues with someone carrying a knife. At least they actually took the time to voice it more often than men.

They also seem to have the idea that nobody needs a blade anymore because everything has pull tabs or some other easy opening packaging.

 

[Quiet]

I did use an Infidel to cut a large sub in half one time at a sandwich shop. A very proper elderly couple watched me. He looked intrigued, he had a grin. She looked mortified.

What’s weird is that you seem to enjoy telling really similar stories about mortifying people while cutting sandwiches.

 

[Bob Denman]

I was recently staying in a Hampton Inn, and was in the middle of getting my morning coffee. I always use my EDC to cut a vent hole in the lid. As I did this; the guy next to me said that looked like a good idea...
I offered, and he accepted.
Pretty soon I had vented 5 other lids.

 

[jlydon]

Here in New Mexico, everyone carries a knife and some a side arm. Not one person looks at that clip hanging out of your pocket as anything other than normal. And thank god for that after growing up in murderland Chicago.

 

[Bob Denman]

Same thing here in upstate New York...

 

[Henry Beige]

The only person who ever commented was a student on my bus who asked me if the clip on my pocket was for a knife. Since knives on school buses are prohibited, I never again made the mistake of carrying a knife with a clip, on my bus or anywhere else.

 

[Boattale]

Everybody and his brother and most of the sisters all have a knife on them somewhere down here in the Ozarks. So nope. Never even thought it was something that actually happens.

I have heard "nice knife" and "I knew you'd have one, can I use it to cut up this watermelon/apple/orange/lime/tomato?"

 

[sodak]

Just say "Hey, lady, my eyes are up here!"

 

[Stahlmann]

I have noticed that more are clipping their knives on the outsides of their pockets...

 

[davek14]

Old story, old problem. Some guys carry their toys to blatantly and aggressively and some people love to complain about others and always will.
If you're not bothering anyone then of course you should be able to do what you want... but...
One answer is to carry a smaller slipjoint in some situations. Of course, you shouldn't have to. Of course it ain't right. But it's so.

Aside from the conflict avoidance, it is a pure joy to take out a small slipjoint and use it in... waiting rooms... lines at Target... etc.

Smaller, less threatening knife = more usage.