Lost tool's?

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **on:** April 08, 2009, 07:42:46 PM

Ok I've read a lot of post's where people have said they've lost tool's

. Now I never have, as I'm bloody paranoid about such thing's and usually have them lanyarded or tied off onto something, but I know it's easy to do $:-\$ . You put it down, walk of to do something, then it's gone in the short time you left it

So how many of you have actually lost a tool, and if so how many

cliosguy · **Reply #1 on:** April 08, 2009, 07:47:02 PM

ive only lost one, a cheap chinese knock-off other than that ive been lucky

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #2 on:** April 08, 2009, 07:49:41 PM

Quote from: cliosguy on April 08, 2009, 07:47:02 PM

ive only lost one, a cheap chinese knock-off other than that ive been lucky

We'll call that an offering to the MT god's then

Benner · **Reply #3 on:** April 08, 2009, 07:53:50 PM

Haven't lost one, yet. $:-\$

cliosguy · **Reply #4 on:** April 08, 2009, 07:57:12 PM

Quote from: Micky d on April 08, 2009, 07:49:41 PM

Quote from: cliosguy on April 08, 2009, 07:47:02 PM
ive only lost one, a cheap chinese knock-off other than that ive been lucky
We'll call that an offering to the MT god's then

why yes

Nikos · **Reply #5 on:** April 08, 2009, 07:57:52 PM

I had given my bro a Taiwanese PST replica I had many moons ago and he was kind enough to misplace it. Does that count? $:-\$

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #6 on:** April 08, 2009, 08:01:28 PM

Quote from: noth on April 08, 2009, 07:57:52 PM

I had given my bro a Taiwanese PST replica I had many moons ago and he was kind enough to misplace it. Does that count? $:-\$

Sadly I think it does $:-\$

Roadie · **Reply #7 on:** April 08, 2009, 08:04:03 PM

Had one stolen, but never lost one $:-\$

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #8 on:** April 08, 2009, 08:05:08 PM

Quote from: Roadie on April 08, 2009, 08:04:03 PM

Had one stolen, but never lost one $:-\$

That's even worse

I really can't abide folks who do that

Crouton · **Reply #9 on:** April 08, 2009, 08:08:35 PM

I once found a multi I had lost 8 years earlier. I was changing a fluorescent bulb in an office where I worked and I need my multi to pull out the clip that holds that plastic and metal door to get to the bulbs. After I opened it I placed the multi, a black oxide PST, on top of a shelf next to me. 8 years later I was replacing the same light bulbs and found it absolutely covered in dust. I was tickled.

Ironically I ended up doing a trade with a Multitool.org forum member and it ended up getting lost/stolen in the mail and now it's gone again. Maybe it will show up in 7 more years

My tools are my prized possessions and I very rarely even misplace them, even when others borrow them I almost always keep track of them and get them back.

Also ironically, I have lost 2 PST's and I can't remember ever losing any other tool, it's just too small I guess. I suppose it's almost impossible to lose something like a Surge, once you put it down you feel light on your feet.

Nikos · **Reply #10 on:** April 08, 2009, 08:09:57 PM

Quote from: Micky d on April 08, 2009, 08:01:28 PM

Quote from: noth on April 08, 2009, 07:57:52 PM
I had given my bro a Taiwanese PST replica I had many moons ago and he was kind enough to misplace it. Does that count? $:-\$
Sadly I think it does $:-\$

Bloody marines... He's hauling my Ti right now. If he manages to lose that too, I'll officially prohibit any coming closer than 10 yards of any tool of mine.

Mike · **Reply #11 on:** April 08, 2009, 08:17:02 PM

Nope.

Mike

RaptorMan · **Reply #12 on:** April 08, 2009, 08:24:54 PM

Not me thankfully

Neil · **Reply #13 on:** April 08, 2009, 08:28:47 PM

Had a few stolen

Only (permanently) lost two that I can recall, a Mini and my first pocket knife.

Neil

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #14 on:** April 08, 2009, 08:54:22 PM

One stolen. (Caught the bugger on video) Original SuperTool.

Lost none.

Threw one in the trash bin (SwissTech POS)

DaveK · **Reply #15 on:** April 08, 2009, 09:08:32 PM

Does lost in the post before you get them count?

If it does then I've lost three.

If not - none.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #16 on:** April 08, 2009, 09:28:10 PM

I'd say you've not lost them, just the hopeless posties $:-\$

DaveK · **Reply #17 on:** April 08, 2009, 09:29:56 PM

Okey dokey - I have voted accordingly - none, zero, zip, squat etc....

Craig · **Reply #18 on:** April 08, 2009, 09:54:14 PM

I misplaced a particularly poor knock off PST replica soon after I bought it. I could probably have found it if I had looked hard enough but I didn't like the tool so I didn't bother. Found it again by accident years later and promptly lost it again - best thing to do with it really.

Swiss Man · **Reply #19 on:** April 08, 2009, 10:08:47 PM

Never lost a MT but I have had 2 knives (disappear / stolen) both of them was at the same duty station Ft Lewis WA.

I tucked one under the dash board of the jeep and it was gone next time I looked for it and the other was a Western lockback that I bought at a flea market.

We were cleaning our weapons and I left it on the table and walked away when I came back a few minutes later, it was gone.

gafftapegreenia · **Reply #20 on:** April 08, 2009, 10:15:55 PM

I've never lost a multi, but I have lost other various hand tools.

Gareth · **Reply #21 on:** April 08, 2009, 11:18:27 PM

The only one I can think of was a cheap Chinese thing that I lost in a cinema. Nothing suspicious, I really think it just fell out of my bag. The good news was that I then decided to go buy my first decent MT, my Supertool.

duckman1975 · **Reply #22 on:** April 08, 2009, 11:29:06 PM

Black scaled swisschamp

Neil · **Reply #23 on:** April 08, 2009, 11:34:44 PM

Quote from: duckman1975 on April 08, 2009, 11:29:06 PM

Black scaled swisschamp

Ouch!

Neil

cliosguy · **Reply #24 on:** April 08, 2009, 11:57:21 PM

Quote from: Gareth UK on April 08, 2009, 11:18:27 PM

The only one I can think of was a cheap Chinese thing that I lost in a cinema. Nothing suspicious, I really think it just fell out of my bag. The good news was that I then decided to go buy my first decent MT, my Supertool.

That was god speaking then

David Bowen · **Reply #25 on:** April 09, 2009, 12:21:17 AM

I lost a Fisher Space Pen....does that count??

Neil · **Reply #26 on:** April 09, 2009, 12:32:23 AM

Quote from: DavidBinGA on April 09, 2009, 12:21:17 AM

I lost a Fisher Space Pen....does that count??

Nope, those buggers are so slippery and rounded its like they were designed to be lost

Neil

Anthony · **Reply #27 on:** April 09, 2009, 01:35:15 AM

Quote from: Mr. Whippy on April 08, 2009, 08:54:22 PM

One stolen. (Caught the bugger on video) Original SuperTool.

You must hava had steam shooting from your ears watching that...did you catch the guy and get the tool back? Did you know the person?

I've never lost a tool or had one stolen luckily.

Leatherman123 · **Reply #28 on:** April 09, 2009, 01:47:10 AM

nuphoria · **Reply #29 on:** April 09, 2009, 02:21:30 AM

I'm lucky that I rarely lose things, definitely not a decent tool thus far. I am really quite anal about all things being put back where they belong (much to my OHs annoyance), but it tends to keep things in my possession

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