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Ask Slashdot: What's On Your Keychain?
kuhnto writes: I was playing with my key chain and started to wonder: what does everyone on Slashdot have on their key chains? What cool things do you have that you want to share? I'll start: car key, car alarm dongle, house key, Kingston USB Drive, AAA micro flashlight, and a Swiss-tech Utili-key.
To extend this a bit: what other things do you usually carry around with you, aside from the common items like phones, keyrings, and card/cash holders?
But my wife pretty much has me on hers...:-(
Hey, I just picked my nose and was wondering how many other people on Slashdot did the same?
I have keys on my keychain. I have enough keys to variouls things that having nonessential things on my keychain would result in something too large to fit in the pocket and too heavy to use in an automobile ignition without damaging it.
Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
On my keychain? Keys. And a "Remove before flight" tag.
I have to carry 3 different RSA keys for three different vendors systems that my company use. It is starting to feel heavy in my pocket.
Don't you know it is now both immoral and criminal to think beyond the next quarterly report?
I try to keep my keychain as small as possible. So I have a house key, a work key, and a USB key (super tiny). Since I can bike to work, I don't carry a car key unless I have to. That's it!
As for as everything else? Nexus 5 phone, Moto360, a little bottle of various meds, another med, diphenhydramine pen, eyedrops, a multitool, wallet, glasses, glasses wipe, probably some change, clothes. And yes, I have to carry all that med crap, which means I pretty much have to carry the dreaded "fanny pack". At least it is small and leather; without it, leaving would be far too involved and I wouldn't have enough pockets.
If going outside for a while, then hat (cap), and prescription sunglasses too.... that is fun, since they are curved and not compact (love them, though). Sometimes I carry my Nexus 10, also.
It is always too much stuff :(
An old Dogtag and a "P-38" can opener.
CZ75BD IWB
The first aid kit & fire extinguisher are kept in the truck.
I don't read AC A human right
No keys. No keychain.
House is always open... don't need a key.
Car has an electronic fob... no key.
I don't read your sig. Why are you reading mine?
Bottle Opener....you always need that in case you need to open a (good) beer while on the road....
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Actually, I have 4 keychains on my keychain... one keychain has house keys, one has work keys, one has car keys, and the last one just has usb drives. They are all latched together via a carabiner, so I can easily remove any of them.
File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
Almost all the time, I wear cargo pants because I want pockets.
On my keychain, I have a simple tool for poking reset buttons that are inside small access holes; I made it from a paperclip. I also have a SwissTech folding pliers tool, which I mostly use for its screwdrivers.
I also try to never be without a paper towel or at least napkin in a pocket. If someone spills coffee or something I have the fastest response time, and sometimes I want to dry my hands in a bathroom that is out of towels.
I carry a Swiss Army knife, one that isn't as thick as my forearm so it doesn't have pliers or a saw. It does have both scissors and a corkscrew. I used to carry one with a Phillips screwdriver, but the SwissTech on my keychain covers that now, and once when someone really needed a corkscrew I didn't have one. Never again! Not on my watch!
(By the way, I have always wished that the Swiss Army knife companies would make a "companion" tool, that doesn't have the basic knife blades and screwdrivers but has the saw, the file, and the other more exotic tools. I'd sooner carry two slim tools than one thing as thick as my forearm.)
I carry a Fenix E11 pocket flashlight. It runs for many hours on a single AA cell, with plenty of light, and it has a high-power mode. It claims 8 hours for the 35 Lumens mode, and less than 2 hours for the 100 Lumens mode. I haven't verified those numbers. I love this thing: it uses a Cree LED to produce a really bright white light. It's 21st Century technology; nobody could make such a thing in the 20th Century.
I carry a Spyderco "Delica" folding knife. It's just the thing for opening packages from Amazon or whatever. It locks open for safety, and I love the thumb hole for one-handed opening. (I'm amazed that they were able to patent that. Once that patent expires I reckon most lock-back knives will have a thumb hole for opening.)
I also carry a Spyderco "Rescue Jr." folding knife. It's specifically designed for tasks like cutting a seat belt when rescuing someone from a crashed car. I've never needed it for this purpose, so its other purpose is that I keep it clean, and if someone needs a clean and sharp knife for food, I offer that one. The Delica usually has little slivers of packing tape or other crud on it from opening delivery boxes.
I carry an "unbreakable" pocket comb. Not only do I use it to comb my hair, but I usually use it to prop a door open when I want to make sure the door doesn't lock closed behind me.
I carry a Fisher "space pen" in black ink, and a cheap disposable pen in blue ink. I can easily tell which is which, and if someone wants to borrow a pen I usually loan them the cheap one and don't get upset if I don't get it back. (If I loan the Fisher, I keep the cap; this reminds people that they need to give it back.)
I carry enough cash for cab fare or a meal, buried in my wallet. I try never to use this as I want it to be there if I ever need it.
I also have a backpack that has a whole bunch of stuff in it (USB charger and USB cables kit, mini first aid kit, etc.) but the above is what I carry all the time.
lf(1): it's like ls(1) but sorts filenames by extension, tersely
J-Frame .38
In my pockets:
wallet
cellphone (can also serve as a flashlight)
fine tip sharpie pen
on keychain:
64GB USB thumb drive w/ important documents, photos, files
mini leatherman (scissors, knife, tweezers, screwdriver)
screw top tube containing:
List of emergency contact numbers
needle+thread, safety pins, waterproof matches,
asprin, antibiotic pills, baking soda
In my backpack:
A copy of this list
Water
Several breakfast bars
Small Chomebook + charger
sewing kit (needles, thread, safety pins)
Small first aid kit
Toothbrush, toothpaste
unwaxed dental floss (a good all-purpose string)
Alcohol gel (can be used as an antisceptic, and to start a fire)
mini roll of duct tape
LED flashlight
compass, paper map of local area
asprin
chapstick
sunscreen
vaseline
lighter
backup sunglasses
toothpicks
tweezers
razor
whistle
pepper spray
signal mirror (doubles as a shaving mirror)
sharpie pen, paper
money - about $100 in small bills
epoxy glue
parachute cord
snaplinks
wire
fish hooks
fingernail clippers
ziplock bags
bicycle tire patch kit
Please leave your drunk card at the door.
I can open beer bottles with just about anything, a lighter, a seat belt buckle, an old log or a tree in the woods, my belt buckle. a spoon, a fork, etc. etc.
Everything I write is lies, read between the lines.
You know how that goes. If they didn't post this it would be another men are meanies, white men are the big meanies, or the earth is doomed stories.
"Bottle Opener"
Amateur..
FYI http://gizmodo.com/5960021/how...
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I'm guessing you're a grade-school teacher?
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All I carry on my keychain is keys. Can't get any simpler than that.
No keys in my pocket, but I do carry a gold-plated stainless-steel Klarus MiX6 AAA LED flashlight. The company is not reputable, IMO, but this is one great light. Too bad they don't make them anymore...
I also carry a Moto-X cell-phone with Republic Wireless, and an Infinite Noise Multiplier. Never know when you might need some true randomness :-)
Celebrate failure, and then learn from it - Nolan Bushnell
Admit it, all you carry is a big stick
That's what she said.
Can you open one with your asshole?
no, but he can open his asshole with a beer bottle
There are entire sites dedicated to everyday carry (EDC) with some sites focused on flashlights, knives, Atwood tools, etc. You can spend a lot of time and money on EDC "research" :-)
Front pocket (in approx. order of use)
Other front pocket (in approx order of use)
Shirt pocket--you *always* have a shirt pocket, right?
Wow, I never thought of that. I first thought he was a typical Detroit resident, but then I realized he wouldn't dare keep his firearms in a safe.
But getting back to the original more serious question, how do you open a bottle of beer if you don't have an opener.
Simple! Call a Mounite. A number of us were traveling, and a real Mountie, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was assigned to our tour, as his job was to work with local LEOs to make sure all was well for our visit. We all had jobs for the "end of day" ceremonies, which included having supplies of refreshments, adequate ice, and munchies. The Mountie had the job of providing "refreshment access" as he made the mistake of telling us there were a half dozen places on a Mountie's dress uniform where one could pop open a bottle of beer.
It was our Mountie's job to ceremoniously present the beer opening tool, explain its safe use, demonstrate on his own beer, and then supervise everyone else for safe usage as they opened their own beer. We went through a spur, the belt buckle, the badge, the sights of an unloaded .38 special revolver, the trigger guard of an unloaded .38 special revolver, and a pair of handcuffs. So if you're ever out with your buddies and you have a case of beer in the car, don't forget you can always wave down a copy and ask to borrow his handcuffs so you can open your beer.
I do hope that helps.
If your only tool is a hammer, you'll approach every problem as if it were a nail. - Abraham Maslow