Why I Don't Carry An Expensive Knife

Ah Pook

Ah Pook

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Yesterday, some dumbass (me) was trying to hack open a child proof, wireless mouse package. Standing in the hardware store parking lot and fighting the ridiculous packaging, said dumbass (me) sets his favorite DC folder on the roof of the car. All the hardware errands finished the dumbass (me) hops in the car and hightails it to the local Asian buffet for lunch. Halfway through a plate of pepper chicken "you know who" reaches into their pocket and notices the Benchmade Grip. is not there. After retracing the last hour's events the light goes off on where the knife was left. The first thought was of loosing a favorite tool. Second was replacing and the cost involved.

After quickly finishing lunch I...I mean Mr. DA beelines it back to the car. As he turns the corner the car is in view. Apprehension grows. In what seems like an eternity, the car is not getting any closer. Still sitting on the roof of the car is the Grip. It hadn't moved one bit.

The clouds parted. The angels sang. Well, maybe not but what a relief.

So, I guess the CR mini Sebi. idea will be put on the back burner for now.
 
You dont carry expensive knives, because you are an idiot..;):D
Thank you for sharing...
 
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Ah Pook said:
Yesterday, some dumbass (me) was trying to hack open a child proof, wireless mouse package. Standing in the hardware store parking lot and fighting the ridiculous packaging, said dumbass (me) sets his favorite DC folder on the roof of the car. All the hardware errands finished the dumbass (me) hops in the car and hightails it to the local Asian buffet for lunch. Halfway through a plate of pepper chicken "you know who" reaches into their pocket and notices the Benchmade Grip. is not there. After retracing the last hour's events the light goes off on where the knife was left. The first thought was of loosing a favorite tool. Second was replacing and the cost involved.

After quickly finishing lunch I...I mean Mr. DA beelines it back to the car. As he turns the corner the car is in view. Apprehension grows. In what seems like an eternity, the car is not getting any closer. Still sitting on the roof of the car is the Grip. It hadn't moved one bit.

The clouds parted. The angels sang. Well, maybe not but what a relief.

So, I guess the CR mini Sebi. idea will be put on the back burner for now.
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Orrrrr you could slow down a tick and just learn to put stuff back in your pocket :D
 
Dummy cords! :D

Glad to hear the knife was still there.
I love watching people pull out of a parking spot with the coffee container still on top.
 
I saw this girl about to take off in her car with a big (large grande, whatever) sup of starbucks on her roof, so being the gentle man I am I politely knocked on her window and mentioned the cup of coffe, she smiled and handed me a couple of starbuck vouchers for free coffee for being a nice guy, it was a set up and i fell for it - but in a good way.
 
I drove off with my father's 870 20 ga., in it's soft case, leaning up against the truck. I was two miles down an Iowa gravel road when it dawned on me. I backtracked and there it was in the middle of the road. I was physically sick the rest of the day.

You are not an idiot, brain farts happen.

BBJ
 
I guess that is a great plug for the grip knife scales. What a testimony.... They even grip to the roof of the car! Driving like a ninny LOL! Great story, hope you took some rolaids after the indigestilunch special.
Kung Pao my friend!
 
I saw a guy in a BMW pull off with his laptop on the roof.... I was flashing lights and blaring the horn and motioning towards his roof... he got pissed , punched it , pulled over . slammed on the brakes and jumped out of the car ready to rumble and jumped in front of my car...
New laptop buyer: WTF you want ??

me " Just wanted to tell you that your laptop WAS on the roof of your car , but nevermind now..."

slow down , take a mental inventory...

maybe if it was a more expensive knife you would pay more attention to it's whereabouts...

and you might not have to fight with the packaging so much ;)


I know I pay attention to where each of my blades are regardless of the price..wouldn't want a kid to find it.
 
John T Wylie Jr said:
I saw a guy in a BMW pull off with his laptop on the roof.... I was flashing lights and blaring the horn and motioning towards his roof... he got pissed , punched it , pulled over . slammed on the brakes and jumped out of the car ready to rumble and jumped in front of my car...
New laptop buyer: WTF you want ??

me " Just wanted to tell you that your laptop WAS on the roof of your car , but nevermind now..."

slow down , take a mental inventory...

maybe if it was a more expensive knife you would pay more attention to it's whereabouts...

and you might not have to fight with the packaging so much ;)


I know I pay attention to where each of my blades are regardless of the price..wouldn't want a kid to find it.
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great post!


to the OP: when you are ready to buy a higher end knife(HEK), you will know. take your time a little more in your day to day duties. when i pull my knife out of my pocket, i enjoy everything about it. the open, the feel in the hand, the texture of the scales... etc.

once you get to a point like that with your knives, then you are ready to own a HEK. a HEK does not cut any better that a LEK with the same blade steel (except for heat treatment variances or grind style), it is the fit, finish, and feel of the knife as you use it.
 
The local LEOs in Colorado (I used to live there) always had a laugh pulling over drunk party goers with their keg cups still on the roof of their cars.
 
It's pretty amazing the things I've seen people drive off with on top of their cars over the years. Gas caps, laptops, briefcases, you name it. You are not alone.
 
Well, you wouldn't be the first to leave something on the top of a car. People have lost books, sodas, knives, cops and drug dealers have lost guns; some have even lost babies. It's okay to carry your expensive knives—just don't put them on the top of the bleedin' car! When I go places where it's entirely possible I'll either lose or have to ditch a knife (such as Washington, D.C.), yes, I'll carry a cheap knife. That way, if metal detectors loom, I can stuff the knife under a bush somewhere and retrieve it later without worrying about it.
 
Confederate said:
Well, you wouldn't be the first to leave something on the top of a car. People have lost books, sodas, knives, cops and drug dealers have lost guns; some have even lost babies. It's okay to carry your expensive knives—just don't put them on the top of the bleedin' car! When I go places where it's entirely possible I'll either lose or have to ditch a knife (such as Washington, D.C.), yes, I'll carry a cheap knife. That way, if metal detectors loom, I can stuff the knife under a bush somewhere and retrieve it later without worrying about it.
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I had to go to DC last month. I carried a Byrd knife that I bought from Phil Elmore for about $15 for that very reason. I wouldn't have felt too bad about having to pitch it into the trash can if needed.
 
Ah Pook said:
After quickly finishing lunch I...I mean Mr. DA beelines it back to the car. As he turns the corner the car is in view. Apprehension grows. In what seems like an eternity, the car is not getting any closer. Still sitting on the roof of the car is the Grip. It hadn't moved one bit.

The clouds parted. The angels sang. Well, maybe not but what a relief.

So, I guess the CR mini Sebi. idea will be put on the back burner for now. [/FONT]
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Don't feel too bad....it happens to the best of us.

But instead of that Sebenza, you might want to look at the Boker M-Type ;)....

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I found a wallet with $600 in it and about 20 credit cards, same thing, the guy drove off with it on the roof and I found it in the middle of the road, yes, I returned it.
 
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