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I started this one on September 16, 2006.
QUOTE | How has your SAK saved the day?
Today I had an adventure and my SAK really came in handy!
We recently got new doors for the front and back of our house and I haven't gotten any extra keys made yet...tho I keep telling myself I have to do that so I don't get locked out...
Yeah...it's obvious what's coming! I was going somewhere today and when I got to my driveway I realized I didn't have my keys. AFter pondering how many times I said to myself..."Gotta get a spare made."...I had to figure out how to get in because my car keys are on the same ring. All the doors were locked. So I was really glad I had the SAK that I bought for my hubby that he never carries . Proceeded to try to pick one of the locks... none of the 10 million thingies in the SAK fit! (Ok I didn't try the knife blades, but I figured I'd never be able to pick the lock anyway, so I gave up on that ) Next I went to the one of the windows with an air conditioner in it. All I had to do was slide the window fillers on the air conditioner over (guess I should make that stationary next summer, eh?) and I could access the window locks...but the window wouldn't budge. Apparently hubby was smart enough to install the little security brackets to keep people like me from sliding the window up. Wrestled the air conditioner to one side so I could access the bracket...and used my SAK to unscrew it. Not innovative, I know, but it worked. Got the window open, removed the air conditioner and in I went to find my cat staring at me. Great guard-animal he is!
Amy's Checklist: ___ Get a spare key made. ___ Make sure we actually use all the little screws and fasteners that came with the air conditioner to make it harder to remove. ___ Thank hubby for letting me carry around his SAK.
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Lothithil:
QUOTE | I am ashamed to admit it, but...
I don't have a SAK!
I am a bad MacFan! |
MacGyver:
QUOTE | A Swiss Army Knife can be a wondrous thing. More times than I can remember one of these has gotten me out of a tight jam. (paraphrase of MacGyver's line from "Three For the Road" )
I remember being fascinated by SAKs as a kid growing up with an admiration for MacGyver as one of my childhood heroes- and also through being involved in the Scout program. As a Cub Scout, it's pretty standard to have a SAK. And The Hardy Boys always carry a SAK. And my brother's was really cool- so it was neat when I finally got my own. And yes, it has come in handy quite a few times. Of course, I've used the scissors blade for cutting stuff and the knife and saw blades for cutting things...
But it's come really in handy one time when we had to pull the car over to the side of the road and change the tire at night. Good thing I had my reading flashlight and SAK with me, as they helped in seeing to get the tires changed and get them taken off and put back on. (And knowing how much I love MacGyver, everybody hummed the theme song for me when we got back on the road! )
And I've also picked the lock on my own car after being locked out accidentally more times than I'd care to say (And if you see the blade MacGyver uses to pick the door lock in "Target MacGyver" at the start of the episode- that one works well as a lock pick for most things.) So yeah- a Swiss Army Knife can be a real lifesaver!
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MacGyverGod:
QUOTE | I only use mine for cutting things open. |
Hawki:
QUOTE | QUOTE (MacGyverGod @ Sep 16 2006, 11:32 PM) I only use mine for cutting things open.
me too |
Amy:
QUOTE | QUOTE I only use mine for cutting things open.
QUOTE me too
Your SAKs have to get out more!
The parcel carrier in mine came in handy when we were camping and some goofy velcro ball game broke...You catch the ball with these plastic discs with velcro on them. The strap the goes around your hand came apart and slid down inside the disk...I used the parcel carrier as a hook to pull it out so it could be fixed. Come to think of it, it I also used the screwdriver while we were camping to take apart my kid's digital camera because he dropped it in a puddle and I hoped it would dry out. Still works fine and we didn't lose any pictures! |
Mac:
QUOTE | I use my SAK for everything from cutting pipes to fruit (washing it between uses *g*), but the last time it 'saved the day' was yesterday. I'm in the middle of my first aid recertification course and this weekend the class was in an old military armoury with ancient plumbing. During the first break yesterday, we noticed that the line to the bathroom was very long and not moving, and no one knew whether or not to ask the person in the stall if she was okay. She finally came out of there, red as a beet, zeroed in on me, and said: "Mac, the toilet won't flush. Could you please fix it?"
(my prowess with plumbing is renown )
My SAK came in handy in removing some links from the flapper's chain and then reattaching the chain to it, and in tightening the flushing mechanism (handle?).
Gratitude is so lovely.
Mac who hopes her plumbing terms were accurate because she's French (Canadian), lives in a French area, and has never had to refer to plumbing parts in English |
Sheepy:
QUOTE | I had to cut open a big rubber tube once, though I can't remember why, really...
I use it most to open cans or bottles of wine when I'm out camping. |
Pseodonym:
QUOTE | Unfortunately...I don't own a SAK ...but I plan on getting one soon enough. Then I shall dazzle you with tales of my adventures (or misadventures...*shrugs*) |
QUOTE | QUOTE (Pseodonym @ Sep 19 2006, 09:08 PM) Unfortunately...I don't own a SAK ...but I plan on getting one soon enough. Then I shall dazzle you with tales of my adventures (or misadventures...*shrugs*)
And we shall be dazzled! Don't worry Pseudo and Loth! "My" SAK technically isn't mine. I bought it for my hubby and two weeks later I asked him if he'd used it yet...
He said, "No, it's been sitting in the truck." How do you have a SAK and NOT use it??????? I borrowed it one day and he hasn't seen it since! I use it at least once a day! Just the other day I discovered that he has a basic Wenger model, too. Much smaller than "mine." It sits on his nightstand and doesn't get used, either! Poor thing!
*wonders if hubby will notice it's missing, too* |
MacNymph:
QUOTE | Men fall into two categories... the SAK users and the rest of them.
My poor fiancée has his on him ALL THE TIME. Except when he's "lost" it. Which happens about once a week and is followed by the mad "where is my SAK?" dash through the house until it's located in the last place it was used.
Most men have that thread bare pattern where their wallet has worn through their pants *shakes head* not mine. His pants have the outline of a SAK. |
MacsChick:
QUOTE | I'm getting one for my birthday! I saw some in a store the other day, and I just got all warm, fuzzy, and happy and thought about Mac. Obsessed? Me?
I love all the tools and features they have, plus, when you're a woman, it's nice to carry something like that in case you need it for protection. |
Amy:
QUOTE | QUOTE plus, when you're a woman, it's nice to carry something like that in case you need it for protection.
Yeah...mine's so big I don't even have to open any of the tools...I can just clunk my attacker over the head with it! |
Amy:
QUOTE | QUOTE Amy's Checklist: ___ Get a spare key made.
Memo to self: ___ Get that gosh darn key made!!!!!
Yes. I did it again. No accessible air conditioners this time. I'm apparently too incompetent to pick a lock (I actually tried most of the attachments this time) or to pry a window open.
Luckily, hubby was on his way home!
I'm off to Walmart to see about that key.... |
MacNymph:
QUOTE | Which is funnier? That you did it again or that you admitted it?
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Amy:
QUOTE | QUOTE Which is funnier? That you did it again or that you admitted it?
That I went to Walmart and forgot to get the key made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You know, in my own defense....I've lived in this house for 4 years and this is the first I've been locked out! Of course, twice in 2 weeks isn't saying much... |
MEP:
QUOTE | Amy the house is out to get you. |
The last post was on September 27, 2006.
"It's amazing what one can do when one doesn't know what one can't do." Garfield the Cat
"Another day, a whole 'nother set of fresh possibilities. I'm a sucker for mornings." MacGyver
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I'm new to this, but I have a real good story. I have carried a SAK with me for a long time, and one day while I was at work, one of y friends came by to see me and to do some shopping. Well, as he was getting ready to leave he realized he had locked his keys in his car. They had fallen into the seat when he got out. Fortunately he left his windows cracked, but not enough to get your hand in. I had my SAK, and a pair of earbud headphones. I used the headphones, and tied them around the ends of my SAK and used the hook tool to lower my SAK into his car and pull out his keys. Ever since then he has called me MacGyver. I have been a MacGyver fan for a really long time, and I believe that MacGyver should run for President in 2008! http://www.specialfarm.net/macgyver2008.html
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Posted: 15 February 2007 - 10:18 AM
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MacGyver was my hero from 6th grade to 12th, I rarely ever missed an episode. I still am a huge fan and I have my 9 year old son a big fan too. Well, I am on my second Swiss Army Knife, and I upgraded from the knife like MacGyver's to an even bigger SAK with the magnifying glass and all the trimmings. I have started campfires with the magnifying glass, cut walking sticks with the saw, manipulated locked doors with various blades, fixed glasses with the tiny screw driver, etc. It has saved the day for me for years. If I was to ever have any cosmetic surgery I would just prefer to have this knife surgically attached to my right hand!
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About a week ago one of my computers blew up. It was pretty spectacular too, sparks came out and even the power went out in the apartment for a second. Well, once the power was back I had to investigate what happened. The nearest tool was my SAK. I took the computer apart just using the can opener which on mine also doubles as a screwdriver that happens to fit the philips screws on a computer. Turned out the transformer in the power supply blew. Well, that power supply was about 15 years old and it was ripe time for it to blow I guess. I had this funny feeling that the computer itself might be okay. That particular machine has a bit of a reputation for being indestructible. I managed to find a replacement power supply on the internet. It was surprisingly easy despite the fact that I needed one of those ancient power supplies that have the power button out on a cable to connect to the faceplate and the mainboard connectors that are in two skinny pieces (roughly half the wires of the modern computer). I installed the new power supply this weekend, again just using my knife and wouldn't you know the computer came back. The only thing that seems to be permanently blown is the CMOS battery, so after every complete powerdown the machine forgets to look for secondary drives on each cable. Oh well, no big deal, I just tell it to look and all's well. Why do I keep around a computer that's 15 years old? Same reason I kept a car around which was 19. If it still works and does just fine, why throw it out? Besides, there isn't a computer around that is capable of catching more memory leaks in my codes than this one. If there is even a little thing wrong in a code, this machine will squeal about it like there is no tomorrow. I have to repeat myself again though. Now that I have one, I don't know how I managed to live 29 years on this planet without an SAK.
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Posted: 5 September 2007 - 05:52 AM
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Well, though it's not really a jam, i do use my SAK to open those impossible wraps on grinders you buy in conveince stores, cuts the sandwich in half nicely too
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Posted: 8 September 2007 - 03:26 AM
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QUOTE (SAK @ 8 September 2007 - 04:07 AM) | What's a grinder? |
A "grinder" is a submarine sandwich, hoagie, various names given to those wonderful long sandwiches. In Cape Cod Mass, a grinder is a cold sandwich ( like Italian cold cuts, ham & cheese ) and a sub is a hot one ( like Meatballs, steak & cheese ) Hoagie is never used here.
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