Why do you carry your every day carry (knife)?

[Chuck in Indiana]

In the military they showed us a picture of a ring finger that had caught on something when the guy fell off an airplane . It had long tendons attached .ruined his day

When I first hired in at GM, I was going to GMI, (6 weeks intensive studies, then 6 weeks in the plant, continue..) and was only 17 so couldn't legally go out in the plant. They put me in the safety office for my first work section, and the old guy there told me that his first job was to slow down the every day loss of fingers. (!!) Some just like what you are describing. Was he making a point? Dunno.. but it did. 

[Rough Edge racing]

When I first hired in at GM, I was going to GMI, (6 weeks intensive studies, then 6 weeks in the plant, continue..) and was only 17 so couldn't legally go out in the plant. They put me in the safety office for my first work section, and the old guy there told me that his first job was to slow down the every day loss of fingers. (!!) Some just like what you are describing. Was he making a point? Dunno.. but it did. 

  Repetition leads to accidents.....Facto ry guy does the same job over and over, and eventually his attention goes elsewhere and something happens......

[drums4money]

I've got a little Bruckmann handed down from my grandfather.  Why- because somebody carried it before me.  It can't not be carried.

[EldoMike]

Yeah, wedding rings have gotten electricians killed, machinists fingers pulled off, etc. They are just to dangerous to wear if you are a mechanic. I used to take mine off every day when I went to work, put it back on when I got off work, etc. Eventually, I just said screw it. Sorry, sweetie, I don't even know where it is any more. I'm pretty sure she understands..

Years ago I rebuilt a 68 HD FLH ...you know, the ones with the big honking battery...had that battery hot and ready to start the bike...wedding band bridged the gap between the hot post and frame...yikes! Burnt all around to the bone except for about a quarter inch, Doc said it was the only thing that saved my finger....three wives laterI still don't wear a ring 

[charlie b]

Before we received our class rings we got a lecture by the surgeon on the dangers.  Mainly fingers ripped off and electrical burns.  Mostly in work/maintenance shops but others in benign circumstances.  One I remember was a guy jumped off the back of a 2 1/2T truck.  His ring caught on the tailgate handle.  He left his finger behind.

I had a largish class ring and wedding band on left ring finger.  Was rushing down a hallway and grabbed the doorjam as I rounded a corner.  The rings caught on the metal thing for the latch (the rounded part).  My hand stopped and the rings ripped most of the skin up to the first joint.  I was lucky I didn't lose the finger.  The wedding band was broken by the force.

Never wore rings again.

[Bulldog9]

I Carry a Leatherman Skeletool, has a 3" knife blade, pliers, screwdriver and a bottle opener............ The Knife and bottle opener are about tied    I also carry a S&W 642 or Sig 938 but neither are as handy ;-)