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Flying and and tool free today :/

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Flying and and tool free today :/
on: August 12, 2018, 01:52:05 PM
Ugh.  Flying today to go to a training course for work.  5 days total and no MT for me   :ahhh Thankfully I can visit here and live vicariously through you all for the next few days.   :D


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #1 on: August 12, 2018, 03:13:00 PM
I hate being tool-less. Last flight I carried a small Gerber Dime that didn't have a blade. Came in handy a couple of times.  :tu:


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #2 on: August 12, 2018, 03:35:26 PM
I hate being tool-less. Last flight I carried a small Gerber Dime that didn't have a blade. Came in handy a couple of times.  :tu:

I never carry my Dime.  I might take out the blade and save it for trips like these.


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #3 on: August 12, 2018, 03:43:45 PM
Have a safe flight, buddy and hope the course goes well :tu: I would be lost without some kind of tool but in reality going places like this things like that are rarely needed :salute: but it is a good excuse to buy something new :whistle: :D then before you go home just mail it ahead :tu:


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #4 on: August 12, 2018, 03:58:25 PM
Good luck with the course clown :cheers:
At least it’s only for 5 days with no MTs
And then you can give them extra attention  :D :facepalm:
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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #5 on: August 12, 2018, 05:05:14 PM
No better reason to buy a nice little SAK where you are now. :)
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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #6 on: August 12, 2018, 05:15:15 PM
No better reason to buy a nice little SAK where you are now. :)

And that's exactly what I was thinking.  Especially one that is tough to find where you are particularly.


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #7 on: August 13, 2018, 06:05:31 AM
After losing so many to TSA I have found the Gerber Shard to be the most compliant. And if you do lost it it’s only <5$.

Not much of a tool but I’m able to get a lot done with it. That and nail clippers.


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #8 on: August 13, 2018, 12:43:14 PM
have a great trip!! :salute:
I also vote for getting a SAK there and mail it back home or give it away to someone  :cheers:
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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #9 on: August 13, 2018, 01:15:00 PM
have a great trip!! :salute:
I also vote for getting a SAK there and mail it back home or give it away to someone  :cheers:

I'm with Poncho and El P.

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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #10 on: August 13, 2018, 01:41:11 PM

I have been traveling all over Europe and to and from Africa as well with my “wallet ninja” and SwissCard always in my wallet, never had any problems.

The only time I took them out of my wallet and put them in my check in luggage was when I was flying trans-Atlantic to the US. Mainly because TSA agents have a reputation for confiscating pretty much anything they can find an excuse for confiscating





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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #11 on: August 13, 2018, 05:37:12 PM

I have been traveling all over Europe and to and from Africa as well with my “wallet ninja” and SwissCard always in my wallet, never had any problems.

The only time I took them out of my wallet and put them in my check in luggage was when I was flying trans-Atlantic to the US. Mainly because TSA agents have a reputation for confiscating pretty much anything they can find an excuse for confiscating


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It is just a matter of time before they add the word “Syndrome” after my last name.

I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT



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Reply #12 on: August 13, 2018, 06:24:32 PM
Oh ohh ...I have been made! ....run!!!


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #13 on: August 13, 2018, 06:27:10 PM
Quick they are getting their taser guns out :ahhh :ahhh
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Reply #14 on: August 13, 2018, 07:00:10 PM
Quick they are getting their taser guns out :ahhh :ahhh

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I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT



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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #15 on: August 13, 2018, 07:21:11 PM
Man there is nothing worse than having to give up your multi, even voluntarily!  I feel so naked without at least a knife and flashlight on me at all times.  For this reason I absolutely hate to fly. 


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #16 on: August 13, 2018, 08:21:53 PM
Quick they are getting their taser guns out :ahhh :ahhh

I'd rather take the Taser ones than the lead ones  :D
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Reply #17 on: August 13, 2018, 08:28:55 PM
Quick they are getting their taser guns out :ahhh :ahhh

I'd rather take the Taser ones than the lead ones  :D

That sounded dirty


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #18 on: August 13, 2018, 09:02:54 PM
Quick they are getting their taser guns out :ahhh :ahhh

I'd rather take the Taser ones than the lead ones  :D

That sounded dirty


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #19 on: August 14, 2018, 02:06:28 AM
Stay strong, Clown. This too shall pass. Like the time you take a bite out of a piece of wax fruit and swallow before realizing what it was. It's painful, sickening, gross and embarrasing, but it will pass.
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Reply #20 on: August 14, 2018, 12:24:36 PM
Stay strong, Clown. This too shall pass. Like the time you take a bite out of a piece of wax fruit and swallow before realizing what it was. It's painful, sickening, gross and embarrasing, but it will pass.

Well, only the first bite was like that. The rest were not so bad...

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I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT



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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #21 on: August 15, 2018, 02:25:02 AM
Well, only the first bite was like that. The rest were not so bad...

I wasn't  thinking so much about the going in....
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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #22 on: August 15, 2018, 06:07:41 AM
I've been doing a lot of carry-on only air travel for the last year and a half and every time I was able to get my LM Style PS through security. I read somewhere that TSA agents don't like finding something and then thinking you are trying to sneak it through. So every time I've kept the Style PS in my pocket, opened it up completely showing all of the tools and put it in the tray with my keys and wallet. A few times I've seen an agent pick it up and examine it but so far none have taken it. I also keep a phillips screwdriver key on my keyring. Together I've been able to handle most of the light, everyday tasks I've encountered while traveling.


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #23 on: August 15, 2018, 06:20:17 AM
You've got my sympathies, clown! :cheers:

I've flown several times and whenever I did an obligatory pocket check, I'd have to remember and reassure myself that my EDC gear is safe at home. Then dream about the day, a few days later, I'd be carrying/using my MT, knife, and light again.  :)
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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #24 on: August 18, 2018, 04:26:49 AM
Well I survived tool free.  But boy is it good to be home!


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #25 on: August 18, 2018, 12:13:05 PM
Well I survived tool free.  But boy is it good to be home!
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and good to see you back!  :)
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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #26 on: August 18, 2018, 12:45:20 PM
Nice to have you back clown  :tu: :like:
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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #27 on: August 18, 2018, 03:04:14 PM
Thanks guys! Hope everyone is having a good weekend!


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #28 on: August 18, 2018, 04:14:35 PM
Great to see you back and glad you survived :tu: :like:


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Re: Flying and and tool free today :/
Reply #29 on: September 12, 2018, 12:03:18 PM
Has anyone gotten through TSA with a knifeless Rebar? I desperately want something capable to carry onto a plane and I like this idea but I don't want to find out the hard way that it won't pass...
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