Who has the pleasure of living and working in a knife friendly environment??

Hamon said:
As Numberthree said, "Canada's not so bad for knife knuts."

Travis
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I agree with that. No one seems to mind when I take knives out and use them. When writing exams, I usually play with a knife right before and leave it on my desk during the exam...it seems to bring me good luck :D
 
I work as a shipper and reciever for a large salmon producer not only do they not mind that I carry knives (KA-BAR TDI and a superknife exacto knife) but I'm the go-to guy when something needs cut.
 
I am signmaker at a Beer Distributer, and I get no comments about carrying a Battle Rat on my belt and a Endura clipped in my pocket. I carry the knives everywhere, and they arent too conspicuous, but I havent worried about it. Having good blades around is great.
 
Unfortunately, no.
My coworkers don't mind, but the customers are a different story.
Freaking California...
 
I'm a chef in CA. i always use between 3-7 different knives per night plus my different edc's get a lot of use too.
 
Another from Southern Arizona. Arizona is a great knife place,where autos are treated like any knife. I carry my Severtech at the airport where I work daily, as do several other mechanics. Why would you NOT have a knife unless you work in a Federal Bldg. or some such?
 
I work as a RN in the Emergency department in Southern California. I have carried a Benchmade folder, but that has drawn some attention and comment:

"Hey, why do you have that thing".

"Isn't that against policy"?

"This is the ER, what are you doing with that"?

Must be Cali. I just keep it on the down low. :( Though a pair of trauma shears is not even on the radar screen.

Cliff
 
I work at a rural high school, and there are quite a few farm kids and junior volunteer fire and emergency responders with utilitarian, edc-type knives like buck 110s or even a few multi tools on their belts, and until recently, nobody has batted an eye.

Sadly, there have been a few potentially violent incidents lately among some of the non-farm kids (nobody actually hurt, thank God), and I think tolerance for utilitarian knives will be gone soon.
 
I love this state every more each time a new balisong or auto comes to me in the mail. Everybody I work with is used to seeing me dorking around with one of my knives.

Just recently, I started carrying a Spyderco SPOT on the front strap of my backpack while biking. I've been watching people's eyes (at resturants when I pick up food, at Circle K, etc), and nobody seems to even notice, let alone bat an eye. But then, this is a state where it's not uncommon to see a gun on somebody's hip in plain view. Only Vermont could be considered "freer", but it's too damn cold up there. :p

I hope I never have to move. :cool:
 
I get some flack about knives at work. Ironicaly, I'm in the Army. There are some regulations about how big a knife you can carry. 3.5" is the basic standard.

Of course, this only applies to garrison.
 
this thread is raelly not polite--not all of us can live in Arizona...

I work in a knife-unfriendly environment in a knife-unfriendly city in a state that, if the jackasses in the legilature thought about it, would probably make all cutlery illegal.

All the same, I would not dream of going out of the house without a knife. I am not a monkey--I need my tools to be able to work.
 
With the exeption of a few silly reactions every now and again, I would consider my working environment to be pretty knife-friendly. I work at a university as a researcher / lecturer in the department of criminology, and it has taken me a surprisingly long time to educate my colleagues on the merits of carrying a knife. Despite a few hurdles, I think we've arrived at a situation where my knives are seen as tools, just like pens or computers.

I came up with a great strategy for initiating new colleagues into my knife-carrying ways while also (hopefully) breaking through the sheeple barrier. Ocassionally, when we have departmental meetings, I bring a nice big watermelon or honeydew melon to share with the rest of the faculty (none of whom carry edc knives). I sit it on the the table and ask everyone if they'd like a slice. I then proceed to pull out my edc, carve the melon, and distribute the slices. It's hard to pull the tired old 'knives are weapons' arguments when you're eating fresh fruit thanks to the judicious use of a sharp tool.

Cheers,

Mike
 
Not a problem where I work. I do get the odd reaction when I use one of my larger folders, but these are also the people who think anything more than $10 is expensive for a blade. Many of them are now asking "Is that a new one? May I look at it? You paid HOW MUCH?"

- gord
 
I myself work in a hardware store, so none of my coworkers bat an eye now when I use one of my folders. My boss needed to borrow a knife, so I handed him my Ka-Bar Dozier. He didn't want to give it back. I usually EDC a Leatherman Charge, SAK and Ka-Bar Dozier at work, and the only negative reactions are unfortunately from customers.

I can remember once at work I was using my SE FRN Cricket to open a box for a older male customer, who said "Wow! That's a mean looking knife!" :rolleyes:
 
I work in a very knife friendly enviroment. The soldier who does not carry a knife is the exception.
 
I work for an outdoors ministry out of an office in a small town church. Most days I'm by myself there anyway.
I could probably bring an m-16 if I wanted to. :)
 
I work in a gun and knife friendly workplace. The owner and myself both went and got our carry permits together and he expects me to carry when at work. And everybody has a knife.
 
Pity me, for my co-workers' eyes bug out at the sight of my 710. :eek:

Standard issue for Home Depot employees
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That is what we use at where we work! Notice the pointless, tipless blade! And it's non-locking, self-retracting too!!! :eek:
 
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