Sheeple at Kinkos scared me to a smaller knife!

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I just landed a BACKUP Benchmade 806 (since I don't want to lose my original pre-production one) that I get to carry because I'm not afraid of losing it! (because I have the other)

I carried it to my job at Kinkos for exactly THREE days before I decided not to anymore.

For three days I enjoyed ripping through paper, boxes, and foamboard with the greatest of ease (and speed) before my coworkers and my boss started making "scared of him" jokes a little too often.:grumpy:

After all, TECHNICALLY, Washington has a 3" limit. And I really need this job and I don't need any trouble right now. (This crappy job was all I could find when I moved here a little while ago.)

So, now it's back to the Emerson Mini CQC-7. The cuts aren't as straight, but I can still pry, rip and tear like hell!

That's OK. That Mini 7 was starting to get some nice USE marks on it and it's always nice to have one "abuse" knife where you know where every mark came from.

My coworkers still ask me if I have cool knives I can sell them because they all want cool knives after seeing me "go" at work. I just can't get them to shut up when I take out mine.:D

They're cool people, really. They just don't get it.

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Do it in this order:

1 - comply with the law :)

2 - do what your boss wants :thumbup:

3 - tell the Sheeple to cram it if they don't like your legal knife that your boss is ok with :D

Sounds like you are doing the right thing by complying with the law.

When you operate your own business someday, or move to a free state (or hopefully both) you can carry whatever you dang well please, and all will be good.

Carry on.
 
Where I used to work, before getting layed off with everyone else, they had a limit of 6" total length. That is what they told you at orientation anyways. First day on the job my leadman is honing a knife with a 4" blade at his desk in front of everyone. So being the kinda guy I am, I whipped out my Lone Wolf Harsey Tactical T3 with 4.75" blade, and a DMT hone I always have on me. Even the leadmans eyes opened wide at that one.:D

But I never heard a complaint from anyone, so one day out in the yard someone says "Hey Robert you got a big knife on you, cut this for me".;)

Funny how word of such things spreads in a place that only allows 6" total length.:rolleyes:

Then one day the lady that gave the orientation asks me to open a box for her. For her, I whipped out my old Spyderco Military. She says "Boy that sure is a pig-sticker!":eek:

But not once did she even comment on it not meeting the 6" total length requirement. Before long everyone in the plant, including the manager, knew I packed a huge knife every day. And most of them, during the four years I worked there, ended up doing the same, pocket clips were a normal sight, including the manager. He came in with a Kershaw he had bought, asked me to sharpen it for him.:thumbup:

I miss that place, was the most fun I had at a job.
 
At work, I carry whatever I want, but autoparts stores tend to scare away sheeple anyways.
I'm on vacation in Washington, packing a 3.75" blade, it's the smallest I brought, let's hope I don't hit trouble...
 
I didn't know any state in the USA had a blade length law on the books. I guess I won't be going to Washington soon. BTW, who do they think they are over there in Washington - England?
 
Hey Man! Just so you know, I've been carrying my Mini-7 everywhere except into work... (where it would promptly become Capitol Police property) and I'd have to answer for it.

Mine cuts pretty straight! Be nice to your Mini-7, ya hear?
 
For three days I enjoyed ripping through paper, boxes, and foamboard with the greatest of ease

So, now it's back to the Emerson Mini CQC-7. The cuts aren't as straight, but I can still pry, rip and tear like hell!

Has it occurred to you that maybe your behavior is the issue and not the knife?

I've carried a CRKT M1, Buck Tarnani, SnG, or BM Vex the last five years, and few people look twice. I don't make a great clacking show of it, choke up on the blade for most cuts, and put it away one handed immediately after the cut. (Putting down an open knife invites loss by a number of means.)

On the other hand, a coworker makes a repeated point of explaining how he knife checks his pocket whenever a customer gets belligerent. "I'll probably have to take some time cutting through all the blubber!" has been said more than once.

With power comes responsibility . . .
 
I agree with the idea of being discreet when it comes to knives.

Let’s not forget the freedoms we lost and the hassles we gained when
several young foreign thugs brandished box cutters.

Don’t give the despots any more reasons to ‘protect us from ourselves’.
 
tirod3 said:
For three days I enjoyed ripping through paper, boxes, and foamboard with the greatest of ease

So, now it's back to the Emerson Mini CQC-7. The cuts aren't as straight, but I can still pry, rip and tear like hell!

Has it occurred to you that maybe your behavior is the issue and not the knife?
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Sounds like he was using his knife for proper tasks.
He didn't say he was ripping through PEOPLE.:rolleyes:
 
bearcut said:
I agree with the idea of being discreet when it comes to knives.
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I emphatically DON'T.
We NEED to use them as tools in full sight of people to reclaim/retain our rights.
How can we call others "sheeple" and then cower in a corner, hiding the use of our knives?:confused:
Sounds like WE'RE being the fraidy cats if we do that.
 
there is a big difference between using a knife as intended and making a show out of using a knife..if we are around sheeple we should be aware that by making a big deal of it we could be causing more harm than good
 
Washington does not have a 3-inch max law. If it did there would be no point in the 3.5-inch limit Seattle put into effect. On a state level, you can't carry a knife of any size with the intent to use it as a weapon. As long as it is being carried as a tool there is no size limit. Outside the Puget Sound area, no one is getting busted for carrying a Buck 110 on their belt going to and from their construction job.
 
Sidehill Gouger said:
Washington does not have a 3-inch max law. If it did there would be no point in the 3.5-inch limit Seattle put into effect. On a state level, you can't carry a knife of any size with the intent to use it as a weapon. As long as it is being carried as a tool there is no size limit. Outside the Puget Sound area, no one is getting busted for carrying a Buck 110 on their belt going to and from their construction job.
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True, it is all about intentions. But methinks he is more east.
 
stabman said:
I emphatically DON'T.
We NEED to use them as tools in full sight of people to reclaim/retain our rights.
How can we call others "sheeple" and then cower in a corner, hiding the use of our knives?:confused:
Sounds like WE'RE being the fraidy cats if we do that.
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"STABMAN"
I guess the name pretty much sums it up.

Look up the word 'Discreet'.

I don't hide my knives.
I don't show off either.
 
bearcut said:
Let’s not forget the freedoms we lost and the hassles we gained when several young foreign thugs brandished box cutters.
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I think you mean when several terrorists crashed planes into buildings. Were the box cutter claims ever substantiated, and was it addressed that they had been prohibited by the air travel industry since 1994?
 
bearcut said:
"STABMAN"
I guess the name pretty much sums it up.

Look up the word 'Discreet'.

I don't hide my knives.
I don't show off either.
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Stabman is a pretty standup guy in my experience, and I highly doubt he's running around town like a rampaging pirate.:rolleyes: At least not in THIS forum:cool:

I also tend to agree with him. Often times at work I need my knife for..............yes, that's right......CUTTING THINGS!! and when I need to cut something it's often in plain view of patrons, and I'll be damned if I'm going be "discreet" about it. I reach into my pocket, pull the knife out, and use it as it was meant to be used. Period. No need to be discreet since I'm not doing anything inappropriate. Stab is right, I think we've got to just go for it and saturate the public with proper knife use or it becomes even more taboo than it already has.

My 2cents for what it's worth.
 
jonnymac44 said:
Stabman is a pretty standup guy in my experience, and I highly doubt he's running around town like a rampaging pirate.:rolleyes: At least not in THIS forum:cool:

I also tend to agree with him. Often times at work I need my knife for..............yes, that's right......CUTTING THINGS!! and when I need to cut something it's often in plain view of patrons, and I'll be damned if I'm going be "discreet" about it. I reach into my pocket, pull the knife out, and use it as it was meant to be used. Period. No need to be discreet since I'm not doing anything inappropriate. Stab is right, I think we've got to just go for it and saturate the public with proper knife use or it becomes even more taboo than it already has.

My 2cents for what it's worth.
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Thank you!:)
I appreciate it.
 
nagod said:
there is a big difference between using a knife as intended and making a show out of using a knife..if we are around sheeple we should be aware that by making a big deal of it we could be causing more harm than good
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This is generally the reason I carry two knives.
One BIG and not sheeple friendly.
The other small for around sheeple.

I can usually tell when I am around folks who are not afraid of knives.
But sometimes they can fool ya. When a big brute driving a truck says "What do ya need a big knife like that for, this here peanut is good enough for me", you have to re-think your definition of Sheeple.

Then a woman you think is a sheeple says "Come on, I know you carry a bigger knife than that, rumors you know, I need that one! She be my kind of sheeple.:D
 
jonnymac44 said:
Stabman is a pretty standup guy in my experience, and I highly doubt he's running around town like a rampaging pirate.:rolleyes: At least not in THIS forum:cool:

I also tend to agree with him. Often times at work I need my knife for..............yes, that's right......CUTTING THINGS!! and when I need to cut something it's often in plain view of patrons, and I'll be damned if I'm going be "discreet" about it. I reach into my pocket, pull the knife out, and use it as it was meant to be used. Period. No need to be discreet since I'm not doing anything inappropriate. Stab is right, I think we've got to just go for it and saturate the public with proper knife use or it becomes even more taboo than it already has.

My 2cents for what it's worth.
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That about sums it up perfectly, if you are willing to carry a knife you shouldn't be secretive of what you use it for. Being secretive makes you appear to be suspicious.
 
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