Knives, Sheeple and Trouble

sticf said:
I just do not let them touch the "my knife". If you are not smart enough to bring your own you are not smart enough to use my Sebenza. If I have to lend out a knife they get the Vic Pioneer Pruner from my bag.
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As you should. People that know little to nothing about knives tend to abuse the crap out of them. After a few chips and a few hours resharpening to put a tip back on a couple knives, lesson learned.
 
I carry a 3.5"+ knife almost every day (at times it a little kershaw chive too) and the ones that I really EDC are usually assisted open. With my job I at times work in an "office" I suppose, but my primary duty in working in clients homes directly with computers and other electronics. I have been doing this for 5 years now in clients homes and have only had a couple of "wow, what a knife!" comments, but never anyone in fear.

I'm not brandishing it, but I do not slowly open or anything either, I just pull it out and use it. For the people that have commented on the knife size or something like the above, I say "You open boxes and these stupid hard plastic packages and you'll carry a machete!" :D Or, "You think this is a big knife you should see the one in my laptop bag!" :D I have never had anyone upset or even mention it again.

I am not old, but I think I make people at ease in general, so I have never had an issue. That is saying something in my area too as this is a pretty, ummmm, liberal? Hippy? I don't know how to put it, but you get the idea. Guns are a special no no here, and knives too I suppose but I think a lot depends on how the person pulling it out handles themselves that will keep the sheeple from stampeding mostly.
 
One time I had no problems with flip openning my SMF at USPS clerk counter to cut some paper for packaging( there was a big line too:eek:)
Other time I had a 5-1/2" Benchmade Nimravus in my glove comparitment that was discovered by LEO while I was reaching fo my registration. He grabed it and only handed back after writing a speeding ticket, that I won in court cause he did not show up:D.
Another time ,well I better stop now, before I said too much:D
Here, in the US, I have yet meet a Cop that was not fair to me. Where is in Russia, Cops are usually big time crooks. If they randomly stop you(giving a fact that you are a regular youngster without connections) and find on you something they like(knives, money,etc), they will give you hundred reasons why you should not have it back.
 
who care's what the sheeple think. the problem is people buying into the Pc mentallity. they can all go piss up a rope! be a man. how care's if someone likes it or not!! live FREE. it starts with withdrawing your consent from the fool's.
 
skimmerhorn said:
who care's what the sheeple think. the problem is people buying into the Pc mentallity. they can all go piss up a rope! be a man. how care's if someone likes it or not!! live FREE. it starts with withdrawing your consent from the fool's.
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Just remember that when security is escorting you outside after you break out your CS Uber Nacho Grande Espada to crack that tricky plastic seal on your Jujubes as you're making your way down the dimly lit aisle in a movie theater while the animated hot dog and soda dance across the screen reminding you to visit the concession stand in the lobby to pick up your favorite treats!
 
don't care for the movies. you have to know constitutional rights. no offense, but you have proven my point. the sheeple cannot intimidate you. yuppies are weak!!
 
Lock1454 said:
Just remember that when security is escorting you outside after you break out your CS Uber Nacho Grande Espada to crack that tricky plastic seal on your Jujubes as you're making your way down the dimly lit aisle in a movie theater while the animated hot dog and soda dance across the screen reminding you to visit the concession stand in the lobby to pick up your favorite treats!
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Wow, what a mouthful. I had to read that a couple of times to make sense of it. However, that dancing hot dog and soda dancing makes me picture Mr.Burns dancing alongside the two.
 
skimmerhorn said:
don't care for the movies. you have to know constitutional rights. no offense, but you have proven my point. the sheeple cannot intimidate you. yuppies are weak!!
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Look, nobody who cares to join bladeforums is anti knife. It's a fact of life that employers and private establishments can restrict you from carrying a knife on their properties, so anybody who cares about their job (especially this time around) has to be 'diplomatic' about it.

No offense, but in-your-face attitude is not gonna win you many supporters; you're just gonna make them press for even more restrictive regulations on knives. They're gonna say "look at that jerk carrying a switchblade, the knife must have made him feel like God, so let's ban it". The list of prohibited knives are pretty long due to mass hysteria induced by gangbangers and B-movies. Please don't feed the hysteria by posing yourself as another knife-wielding jerk.

What we need is a whole bunch of decent, friendly, and likable folks showing people that carrying a knife doesn't make you criminal or weird.
 
again, you've shown the mentality of the sheep! you're concern is of the weak minded fool's. i am a decent, honest, trustworthy individual. i carry gun and knife, if they do not like-i do not care!! you have missed the point of individual rights. their opinion is irrelevent. read your constitution!!! they no longer educate but indoctrinate.
 
skimmerhorn said:
again, you've shown the mentality of the sheep! you're concern is of the weak minded fool's. i am a decent, honest, trustworthy individual. i carry gun and knife, if they do not like-i do not care!! you have missed the point of individual rights. their opinion is irrelevent. read your constitution!!! they no longer educate but indoctrinate.
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And I guess you have shown the mentality of a jerk, "I have a gun and a knife, so people can pound sand". This is not a war, and the sheeples are not the enemy. This is a democracy (i.e. a popularity contest) where the least likable guy is voted out. While guns are specifically protected by the constitution, knives aren't.

They didn't even have a half coherent reason to ban autos and balisongs for civilians, yet they did anyway. Keep offending them, and watch them outlaw more knives.
 
Sure maybe in "off-the-grid" sheep-f*cking Montana, you can carry your buck 120 on your hip to the grocery store... but the majority of people live close to other people - and cities can have restrictions. If I'm going to work in an office, I'll likely bring a wharcom over a spyderco manix. That doesn't make me a weak minded fool, it makes me employable.

That being said, I agree that unjust laws should be violated. However, the picture of a raging, toothless, inbred vikings fan with a 6" ti-lite to shotgun a miller high life is not going to convince anyone that knife laws are unjust. What we need, is the picture of a smiling, old, gray, grandfather type with a traditional slipjoint and suspenders, thick glasses.

You're absolutely wrong.

DC
 
Hey Confederate! I had almost the exact same experience a few years back when I worked in a similar office setting, as a warehouse storage clerk, in charge of all of our office's files. I handled clerical duties as well as handyman tasks all throughout the building. I always carried my Victorinox Swiss Army knife with me to open/cut boxes, screw in loose screws, put office equipment together, etc. and never had any trouble.. until one day out of nowhere, my female supervisor wanted to have a "talk" with me. She explained a female co-worker contacted her and said she was "nervous" after seeing me pull out my pocket knife, while opening new boxes of copy paper. She also told me "weapons" were not permitted in our county run office. I explained to my supervisor that I did not have a "weapon," only a tool used for everyday tasks assigned to me and showed her my trusty pocket knife. Well, that didn't suffice.. My supervisor then told me I'd have to leave my knife at home from now on, as it was a "concealed weapon" and said if I refused, disciplinary action would be taken against me. I asked my supervisor if she even knew the penal code for "concealed weapon" and she told me not to question her. I then TOLD my supervisor the penal code, in full detail and said, "If you want my knife, then call the police department and have them come take it away." After a few more stand-offish moments, my supervisor said she would look into the whole penal code thing and asked that I not deploy my "weapon" any further until we spoke again. I told her I would continue to use my tool as needed and even asked her to supply with me with the appropriate tools needed for my tasks and she replied, "I'll try but I don't know if that's within our budget." Well, needless to say, nothing came of the whole incident, I never received the tools I asked for and I continued to carry my pocketknife as usual. I walked away bitter from the whole experience, especially since common sense was nowhere to be found, concerning my supervisor. I guess some people just jump to conclusions and would rather try to enforce their "power" when the opportunity arises. I would've understood if I had done something stupid with my pocketknife or threatened someone but opening copy paper boxes? COME ON! Anyway, that's just my story...
 
we live in a constitutinal republic, not a democracy! i can and do carry a gun "in public". the problem is that enough people in the state of IL will not stand up and say enough is enough!! soverighn individuals will understand that their rights are being violated. i am off grid by choose. my grandfather would have smiled and said f$%# off to anyone who tried to tell him what to do!! again, stop being sheep!!! stand up for what you believe. if they don't like it in your office, so what! man or mouse!!!
 
sorry, after thought. dc do not compromise. i was in the hardwarestore tuesday and the nice pretty sales lady had a 4'' ole' hickory and the guy behind the counter was carrying a revolver in missoula- pop. 70,000. it's all a state of mind. i had my knife on my side and gun in the truck. no one cares here, sheep are sheep. the country has to wake up!! just stay the hell out of montana.
 
Had a customer taken aback by my flimsy Schrade folder, "That's a BIG knife!" I was using to open something for him, well, gull dangit!
Also had another boss scared of my mall ninja blade, but he was too scared of being called a chickenshit by our friends to ban it. I felt like strapping on my Gerber LMF one day in the shop just for kicks! Bottom line: knives ARE political in most places.
 
skimmerhorn said:
we live in a constitutinal republic, not a democracy! i can and do carry a gun "in public". the problem is that enough people in the state of IL will not stand up and say enough is enough!! soverighn individuals will understand that their rights are being violated. i am off grid by choose. my grandfather would have smiled and said f$%# off to anyone who tried to tell him what to do!! again, stop being sheep!!! stand up for what you believe. if they don't like it in your office, so what! man or mouse!!!
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Uh, what? We're not a democracy? That big event last year, that wasn't an election?

Ok then.
 
do over!! so what!!! the thoughts of random sheep should not make a differance in your thought process. is everyones indoctirnation so diluted to substantiate their actions by beliveing that the thought process of random people should dictate their actions? why does it matter wheither or not someone cares what knife you have? are you a little child who cannot function without guidance? i use my knife anywhere, if they do not like it, not my problem!! their's!!!
 
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