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Some years ago I was Chaplain for the Anderson County Sheriff's Office...
Anderson, SC and was assigned to ride with a Rookie officer.
He was apprehensive and wanting to impress me and his supervisor. We had stopped at a conveniece store and while there got a hot call in reference to a critical situation in progress. We got in the car he put the key in to start it and the key broke off. The ignition switch would not turn...the key would not come out...and the radio kept pressuring for backup. We tried for what seemed like an eternity (actually it was about 1 minute) to get the key out and nothing worked.
I then remembered that I had my Leatherman. I used the pliers and easily pulled the key out and the deputy used his spare key to start the car. On the way to the call running Code 3 (lights and siren) the deputy looked over at me and said, "I'll get me one of those." It was the leatherman that was most impressive that day!
From that day to this the leatherman pocket survival tool is part of my duty equipment.
Larry
Anderson, SC and was assigned to ride with a Rookie officer.
He was apprehensive and wanting to impress me and his supervisor. We had stopped at a conveniece store and while there got a hot call in reference to a critical situation in progress. We got in the car he put the key in to start it and the key broke off. The ignition switch would not turn...the key would not come out...and the radio kept pressuring for backup. We tried for what seemed like an eternity (actually it was about 1 minute) to get the key out and nothing worked.
I then remembered that I had my Leatherman. I used the pliers and easily pulled the key out and the deputy used his spare key to start the car. On the way to the call running Code 3 (lights and siren) the deputy looked over at me and said, "I'll get me one of those." It was the leatherman that was most impressive that day!
From that day to this the leatherman pocket survival tool is part of my duty equipment.
Larry
