I must be a major criminal then and should be thrown in the back of an exciting police van and taken off to chat up all those nice young men in uniforms!...(Aaah...in my dreams!)
What I really am is a keen crafter who takes my cute cards to sell at craft fairs.
I also take a tool kit...now there's the rub...I use sharp things!
Tell me, should I now consider myself at risk of being made cups of tea by nice young police people?
The bad news SooBee is you're not likely the be plied with tea by young uniformed persons (except maybe the Scouts and Guides running the refreshment stall) as your making and selling cards........ Sorry, Cute cards. Is a 'Good Reason' to have the tools of your trade with you.
A knife in a tool kit is very different from the same knife in your pocket, its not what it is but how it is seen to be
Still think the guy on Eurostar was screwed over
If any of you get a spare moment, check out BritishBlades (a forum for all things knifey ). Theres a thread there written by a member who also happens to be a Copper..... Its interesting to see it from their side
He also says that the commonest knives they do people for (normally after nicking them for something else) are kitchen knives and those cheap & nasty "L@@K, RAMBO COMBAT SURVIVAL KNIFES RARE!!!!" off ebay type things
jennyjj01 wrote:"I'm not in the least bit worried because I'm prepared: Are you?"
Londonpreppy wrote: At its core all prepping is, is making sure you're not down to your last sheet of loo roll when you really need a poo.
sorry from the description provided that was a different Multi tool to that info was sought on as the credit cards do not have a tweezers, toothpicks or a compass. Best advice was to show a photo to a copper and ask, however it will be his opinion only and therefore not necessary the same view another copper would take.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.” ― Edward R. Murrow
"Remember Politicians are like babies diapers they both need changing often for the very same reason" - Mark Twain
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
Sad that!...(must practice looking fierce and waving about the "pokey-tool" that goes with my die-cutter)
- you cannot imagine what I thought of that name for an elongated awl that gets rid of stuck bits of paper.
'Pokey-Tool' is a perfectly acceptable name for it.
Totally off topic but do you know what a 'gadget' really is?
Its a glass-blower's tool, a clip to hold the bottom of a wineglass to be exact.
Back OT
Context is everything when it comes to weather or not an item is a weapon or a tool.
Same thing applies to walking sticks, a seventy year old waiting on a hip replacement going shopping is going to get different treatment to a fit young guy going out drinking..... Even if they are both carrying the same walking stick in the same town.
jennyjj01 wrote:"I'm not in the least bit worried because I'm prepared: Are you?"
Londonpreppy wrote: At its core all prepping is, is making sure you're not down to your last sheet of loo roll when you really need a poo.
Years ago when I was a teenager in Germany, my umbrellas were always breaking because I leaned on them so mum bought me a granny brolly with an extra thick, strong stick. It was to keep the rain off...but when walking home one night I found I was being followed, it proved to have another use. I had been watching a little programme on German TV about how to use this brolly as self defence and it tripped the potential attacker very neatly when he made his move.
Funny how thinking changes...in those days the telly showed you how to protect yourself. Now it seems we must all just die quietly.
