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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 11, 2016 22:32:50 GMT
I've had several, some small and some not so small, over the years. DH always carries one, so I usually don't need one. I used to travel quite a bit for work so I would take it out of my purse and then forget to put it back in again and I would get another one. When we moved, I must have found about 6-8 of them in my desk drawer!
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Rainbow
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Post by Rainbow on Jun 11, 2016 23:08:34 GMT
I bought a tiny little one in Zurich last year that has an edelweiss on it. I bought it because of the flower, and because it is so cute! I have used it more than I thought I would - mostly to open up boxes. |
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Post by iluvpink on Jun 11, 2016 23:24:13 GMT
Many years ago I had a tiny Swiss Army Knife that I carried. It came in very handy but then I lost it. Then dh had an older cheaper no brand kind that he no longer used and I took it. It was hard to open so I rarely used it and forgot it was even in my purse. Until one day when I had to go to the county court house to get an official copy of our marriage license for work insurance verification purposes. They scanned my purse and told me to take the knife out of my purse. I had NO clue what they were talking about it (it had been in a deep, rarely used pocket for a few years as I carry the same purse for years). I told them I didn't have a knife and they kept insisting. Finally they handed my purse to me and I looked and they were right. I was beyond mortified.
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Post by peasapie on Jun 11, 2016 23:29:25 GMT
Yes, when I was a Girl Scout. I still have it, but I stopped carrying it in 1968.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 11, 2016 23:38:57 GMT
I did when I was a teenager. Just a small one in my pocket.
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MsKnit
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Post by MsKnit on Jun 11, 2016 23:59:21 GMT
I have and would.
The one that I carried for awhile was my husband's pocket knife. I had to relinquish it when he wanted it back. It is perfect! I think, in part, because it is broken in. It has a nice feel in the hand.
Anyway, I have looked for a pocket knife for a number of years. They are usually too big. Sometimes too utilitarian. Never right.
When his pocket knife comes up missing, he asks me for it. LOL!
I think I should give up trying to find one for me, claim his, and have him pick a new one for himself.
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Post by ntsf on Jun 12, 2016 0:05:43 GMT
I have had a mini leatherman for years..my purse has measuring tape, gloves and bandages, hand sanitizer... and my little leatherman.. it has a knife, a scissors, a file, and screwdrivers...it is super handy to have and very tiny.
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Post by malibou on Jun 12, 2016 0:42:55 GMT
I have a knife in my pocketbook and I'm gonna cut you up after class. Anyone else remember the movie that quote is from. Lol
I carry a pocket knife in my purse. As a tool not a weapon.
Man oh man all the cool knives, family heirlooms, mementos the TSA must collect every year. I wonder what happens to it all.
J
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Post by happymomma on Jun 12, 2016 1:48:45 GMT
I have a little box cutter from my days of working in the storeroom at the hospital. It comes in handy quite often. I think I'll get myself a Swiss Army knife after reading this thread because they're so handy.
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Post by femalebusiness on Jun 12, 2016 2:24:09 GMT
I've carried a pocket knife since I was a teenager. The one that I have now is a Swiss Army knife. I forget I even have it on me. I went to a courthouse to do some research and security found it. They said I had to give it up or leave. I went outside and dug a hole in the dirt in a planter and buried the knife. After I finshed my research and left I dug up my knife.
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Post by utpea on Jun 12, 2016 4:05:35 GMT
Like many others here have said, I always carried a medium sized Swiss Army knife in my purse (pink). Since security changed at airports, it now resides in my car. It has come in handy numerous times!
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Post by misadventurous on Jun 12, 2016 4:11:31 GMT
I have several but don't ever carry one with me. I used to go backpacking frequently and used them for that.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jun 12, 2016 10:26:25 GMT
Yes, always. 20-odd years ago my DH was working on an oil rig in Brazil and they kept him out there for months longer than originally scheduled. He managed to get home just in time for my birthday, and he bought me a tiny Leatherman at the airport on his way home as an emergency gift. It wasn't a serious gift, but I loved it, and I honestly don't know how I managed before I had it. It's had many adventures, including being almost confiscated at another airport, and being mailed home. DH grins whenever I get it out from its safe place in my bag, remembering it was a last-minute, random, gamble present that has paid off.  |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jun 12, 2016 10:30:15 GMT
No. I find the six lip glosses, two lip crayons and mirror come in much more useful! Me too. |
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