Spin off of recent thread

[Spyder59]

In Oklahoma, I'd be asking every man about his knife. It's odder to see someone without a pocket clip. So I just don't say anything to anybody about their knives. Lol. It's true though.

 

[slims_88]

heck, at the convenience store I worked at I was REQUIRED to carry, whenever I was on company property.

I wonder if we worked at the same store. Down in Kansas City maybe?

I actually had to draw once on a couple guys. They left in a hurry, and got nabbed for armed robbery at the QT down the street less than a week later.

I've switched carry guns quite a bit since then, but that little J-frame I think saved my ass that day, and has been back in my carry rotation as primary firearm. It's too easy to carry in hot weather.

As far as knives, the only job I ever had where I couldn't carry my knife was at UPS when I worked loading trucks. Had to go through a metal detector into and out of the hub, and knives were definitely not allowed.

 

[Vinifera]

I guess I'm not into whether someone notices my knife or not. I carry a knife or knives for what I need them for and not for what comments by others. To each his own though.

 

[Nap]

I think I'd get fired if the owner knew I carried a gun at work also, but hey, she's a lesbian, so I stick to the don't ask, don't tell mantra the military used for so long.

I think you've been misunderstanding the concept of "don't ask, don't tell" all this time... did you think they liked that policy?

 

[slims_88]

I think you've been misunderstanding the concept of "don't ask, don't tell" all this time... did you think they liked that policy?

Not sure what you mean.

We have no weapons policy at work, and I ain't going to ask if it's ok to do something I've been doing before I got hired.

Same as military wasn't allowed to ask about sexual orientation.

 

[Armadew]

Only by friends who like to tease me.

 

[22-rimfire]

Due to a couple employess who have a bad habit of leaving the store boxcutters laying around, often with the blade out, I now control all box cutters, and they have to be signed out and in, by me, or the owner.

My problem with utility knives is that the workers don't care.... if I say something, it's man, it only cost $6-$10.... what's the big deal? The big deal is that I SPENT MY MONEY for that utility knife that you are so careless with and ask me for another one the next time you need to use one like it's my job to keep you supplied in utility knives so you can loose them or take them home. Rant over.

 

[MTURBO]

Never. But then I only carry traditional folders.

 

[afishhunter]

I wonder if we worked at the same store. Down in Kansas City maybe?

I actually had to draw once on a couple guys. They left in a hurry, and got nabbed for armed robbery at the QT down the street less than a week later.

I've switched carry guns quite a bit since then, but that little J-frame I think saved my ass that day, and has been back in my carry rotation as primary firearm. It's too easy to carry in hot weather.

As far as knives, the only job I ever had where I couldn't carry my knife was at UPS when I worked loading trucks. Had to go through a metal detector into and out of the hub, and knives were definitely not allowed.

Wichita. (AKA "Hell")

 

[slims_88]

My problem with utility knives is that the workers don't care.... if I say something, it's man, it only cost $6-$10.... what's the big deal? The big deal is that I SPENT MY MONEY for that utility knife that you are so careless with and ask me for another one the next time you need to use one like it's my job to keep you supplied in utility knives so you can loose them or take them home. Rant over.

The big issue I was having is they were leaving them open on the retail floor. Found one on a bag of food, one in a bin of bulk dog chews. The one on the bag of dog food I noticed when a customer was pulling the food off the shelf, could have given her a nice cut on her foot since she was only wearing sandals.

 

[Halbrust]

In the 45 or 50 years I've been carrying a knife, I cannot think of a single instance when someone asked me about the knife I had. Ask to borrow it, yes, but never comments pro or con about what I had or why I had it. Not even when I lived in San Bernardino, CA. and EDC'd a Western L66. (open carry)
Of course, back when I was young, it was expected and taken for granted that a man had a knife on his person, and a lady had one (or more) in her purse, just like it was expected and taken for granted they had a wristwatch. (excluding some of the old timers who had pocket watches)

I'm sitting in San Bernardino reading this.
Small world.

 

[22-rimfire]

The big issue I was having is they were leaving them open on the retail floor. Found one on a bag of food, one in a bin of bulk dog chews. The one on the bag of dog food I noticed when a customer was pulling the food off the shelf, could have given her a nice cut on her foot since she was only wearing sandals.

I figured that out. I knew it was a safety thing for you. You don't want to leave sharp tools lying around for a customer to get cut. I am not in a retail setting. Since I'm the boss, I buy the blades.

 

[lnhiv]

I pretty much only get asked when I pull out one of my "crazier" knives, as they seem to get called...so my M16-14SFG, or one of my autos. No one really ever pays attention other than that unless they're working security.