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  • David_Aston
    David_Aston Posts: 1,160 Forumite
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    Surely the pictured knife has a "sharp blade"? I must admit the "and/or", did throw me.
  • Ganga
    Ganga Posts: 4,253 Forumite
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    Might be just me but why would anyone want to take a knife on a plane.
  • mgdavid
    mgdavid Posts: 6,710 Forumite
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    edited 1 February 2018 at 1:53AM
    Ganga wrote: »
    Might be just me but why would anyone want to take a knife on a plane.

    to peel an apple, or halve an orange.
    To clean your nails.
    To fix a stuck IFE remote.
    To remove a loose thread from a garment.
    To remove old flight luggage labels when changing flights.
    To use the toothpick.

    There will be many more, these are just things I have done, usually with a Swisscard.
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  • Doshwaster
    Doshwaster Posts: 6,360 Forumite
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    Ganga wrote: »
    Might be just me but why would anyone want to take a knife on a plane.

    It's not that you would want to use it on a plane but to allow you to travel with hand luggage only. A Swiss Army knife is fairly essential when backpacking
  • PompeyPete
    PompeyPete Posts: 7,126 Forumite
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    Doshwaster wrote: »
    It's not that you would want to use it on a plane but to allow you to travel with hand luggage only. A Swiss Army knife is fairly essential when backpacking

    Yep.....I feel lost without my Swisscard.
  • AlexMac
    AlexMac Posts: 3,066 Forumite
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    I realised in the cab en-route to LCY that I had my SwAP on my keyring; so I gave it to the cabbie with a label on it in the futile hope he'd leave it in the office!

    Then forgot about it for 3 months...

    ... and popped into the cab firm... to find my prized toy in their bits n pieces drawer!

    Phew
  • Doshwaster
    Doshwaster Posts: 6,360 Forumite
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    PompeyPete wrote: »
    Yep.....I feel lost without my Swisscard.

    In SE Asia I'm sure you could find a cheap knock-off on a market stall or in a 7/11 and then chuck it or give it away before you come home.
  • peachyprice
    peachyprice Posts: 22,346 Forumite
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    Well whadya know, on Sunday for the first time in over 10 years I actually had by hand luggage inspected by security, at Schipohl, because of my Swisscard, they didn't confiscate it, just looked at it and put it back.

    I blame this thread :rotfl:
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