Keep the good ones in your pockets. v. Lesson learned

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I had my H.A.L.O. in my pocket last night and of course I was playing with it. I was at fire dpt training and a friend of mine asked to see it. Now this is a good friend, I'd trust him with my truck, my wife, my wallet, and to pull me out of a fire. He's also a gun/knife guy and just the night before had handed the instructor a blade to use for something and warned him to "be careful it's sharp" (I sharpened it). Well I hand it over. First thing he does is open it and then try to pull the charging slide out without pushing the button down. I remind him how to do it. Well he then proceeds to open close it maybe 10 times and at least 5 of which he doesn't push the button down before yanking on the handle. He then debates on opening into an old tire that's laying there. After I tell him "it won't go into that and it won't be good for the knife" he pops it open and drops it, open on the ground. Before I can get it back he has it open closed open closed, in out in out with out even locking it, just pulling the slide haphazardly in and out. I FINALLY got it back. The sheath is scratched now. Not bad, I doubt it would even show up in a picture. Still, I've EDCed that knife for months now and not so much as put a knick in it. What the hell was he thinking?

sorry for the rant. cliff notes: don't let the expensive ones out of your possession.
 
How do you edc something for a few months and not put a scratch on it? That is what I am wondering. keepem sharp
 
longbow said:
How do you edc something for a few months and not put a scratch on it? That is what I am wondering. keepem sharp
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good question. I never EDC it alone, usually with a BM710 or a BM5000. It's usually just a fidget knife and a really expensive letter opener. It rarely sees any hard use.
 
That's exactly why I carry two knives. If someone ask to borrow my knife, out comes the Case barlow, and in stays the flavor of the week!:D
 
cutter17 said:
That's exactly why I carry two knives. If someone ask to borrow my knife, out comes the Case barlow, and in stays the flavor of the week!:D
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I usually do the same. But he saw the HALO. that's what I get for playing with knives in public I guess.
 
Two things I learned in third grade:

Rule 1) Don't show off your toys. Big children immediately want to play with them, and you may not be able to say no.

Rule 2) Never loan your knife.

This seems harsh in print, but quietly adhering to them as you go through life makes you more the grey man on the subject. The surprise on some people's faces when (if) they finally figure you are is definitely worth the lack of aggravation, abuse, and lost knives.

Sorry for the scratches - even your best friend thought it was a user, now it is . . .
 
If you're playing with your knife out in the open, it's a toy. In this case, an expensive toy, but a toy nonetheless. From the sound of it, it's a toy that needs instructions.

I guess that's the problem with nice things. You learn to treat them like tools, or threat them like museum pieces. Can't do both.
 
Just use it, Life is toooooo short to live with "WHAT IF" Thae damage has been done, now use that puppy.


John
 
cutter17 said:
That's exactly why I carry two knives.
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That's why nobody knows i carry a knife. "Manage on your own" is my answer when somebody needs a cutting tool. Now, Jack, forgive but don't forget.

dantzk.
 
Like several of the guys said ahead of me....It's your own fault that this happened...Don't loan your knives to anyone! I feel for 'ya, Bro...but, live and learn! If you don't loan your knives out, maybe they'll get the hint that they should get their own.
 
JackBauer24 said:
I honestly thought this guy had better sense than that. Like I said, lesson learned.
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Much as I hate to admit it, I was once on the other side of a situation like this, doing some very minor cosmetic damage to the stock of a friend's rifle while helping him out adjusting a drift rear site. He said it was no biggie, and I suppose it really wasn't.

But still this stayed in the back of my mind, and several years later I happened to come across a beautiful stock for the rifle, much nicer wood than the original, and so bought it to give to him as a surprise. Next time we were talking, I mentioned the rifle and he said he'd sold or traded it, commenting that "the stock was a little bunged up anyway."

Luckily this has never been an issue in our friendship -- either he's just forgiving or forgot what happened. I still have the stock ... and every time I see it I'm reminded that I handled it wrong. If I ever again damage something that's loaned to me, even in the slightest, I'm going to insist on taking care of it right away, and do whatever the other person feels would make them whole again.

So IMO, the problem here lies with your friend. I hope you don't deny others the enjoyment of your trust and friendship just because of this nimrod.
 
shecky said:
I guess that's the problem with nice things. You learn to treat them like tools, or threat them like museum pieces. Can't do both.
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I guess this really is true. If it were home, it wouldn't have happened. oh well. I was less worried about the scratches then the erratic in-out in-out with the slide. I guess one would think, since it's expensive, it should hold up to abuse. It might. I would rather not find out though.
 
Dog of War said:
Much as I hate to admit it, I was once on the other side of a situation like this, doing some very minor cosmetic damage to the stock of a friend's rifle while helping him out adjusting a drift rear site. He said it was no biggie, and I suppose it really wasn't.

But still this stayed in the back of my mind, and several years later I happened to come across a beautiful stock for the rifle, much nicer wood than the original, and so bought it to give to him as a surprise. Next time we were talking, I mentioned the rifle and he said he'd sold or traded it, commenting that "the stock was a little bunged up anyway."

Luckily this has never been an issue in our friendship -- either he's just forgiving or forgot what happened. I still have the stock ... and every time I see it I'm reminded that I handled it wrong. If I ever again damage something that's loaned to me, even in the slightest, I'm going to insist on taking care of it right away, and do whatever the other person feels would make them whole again.

So IMO, the problem here lies with your friend. I hope you don't deny others the enjoyment of your trust and friendship just because of this nimrod.
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I'm the same way as you. he's forgiven. The knife still does what its supose to do.
 
I've always got a SAK or something to loan and to spare you future grief...I'm a pen nut and always have some sort/sorts of fountain pen. But...I always have something else to give when someone asks to borrow a pen. I'm also amazed on occasion how some people will abuse something nice.
 
I once loaned my new furniture-finishing sander to a friend--who proceeded to sand his living room floor with it!
It came back mangled and mostly worn out, with bits missing.
Now he later offered to have it repaired, but our friendship was already damaged. I really wish he had had the (new-found) thoughtfulness of Dog of War, and done something about it without me having to ask.
I'm not sure I would ever lend one of my better knives, and I nearly always have a beater with me just for those occasions. Mostly now I offer to cut for them rather than loan a cutter.
Greg
 
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