What do you carry

[reyd reid reed]

with you, either in your hand, in a pocket, or in a bag, that you absolutely cannot survive without?

Me?

My coffee goes wherever I do.

[fizzgig]

1. my phone

keys, debit card, license, smokes and a lighter

[reyd reid reed]

29. Sounds like that's about all you really need.

:hi:

[fizzgig]

just about

all i need is a pen, paper, a book and my cd player and i can survive for prolonged periods of time

:hi:

[Roon]

2. My Ipod

I am so afraid that I am going to get stuck somewhere where I have to wait, I like having an episode of the Simpsons to watch.

[reyd reid reed]

7. I keep forgetting that they're not just for music anymore...

I'm behind the times. I don't have one at all.

That's okay, though. I probably wouldn't know what to do with it even if I did.

:P

[Roon]

13. It sure makes the bus bearable

but you have to be careful, there are people who want to steal the damn thing from you. So I only take it out when I feel safe.

[Danger Mouse]

3. The shrunken head of the first man I ever killed.

I carry it with me for good luck.
I have conversations with him. His name is 'Heady'.

[reyd reid reed]

4. Does he answer?

:shrug:

[Danger Mouse]

9. Of course.

He whispers things to me. Secrets. Secrets that man has long sought to know, are known only to me, thanks to my shrunken friend.

[fizzgig]

16. i take it that you're not going to share

those secrets then? you mean i have to wander around in oblivion for the rest of my days? or do i have to make a shrunken head of my own?

[Danger Mouse]

19. Maybe I can pass along the secret of how to make a magical shrunken head

from the severed head of your greatest enemy.
It's a lengthy and involved process that mostly consists of liquidating all of your assets and donating all of your money to the Church of Scientology, care of Elrond Hubbard. As a free bargain, I'll also 'clear' your body of all Thetans, giving you the same amazing psychic powers that I have.
It's a pretty sweet deal, all it costs is everything you own and becoming my slave for all eternity. :D

[reyd reid reed]

18. I seeeeeee.....

*tiptoes toward the exit ------------->*

:scared:

:hi:

[Danger Mouse]

22. You're just jealous.

Heady doesn't like you.

[reyd reid reed]

44. Heeeeee

Actually, I'm crushed. Bereft. Heartbroken.

Now I really AM going ------------------>

:cry:

[otherlander]

156. You stole his head?

That's it? If you were a real man you would have stolen his journal! Wuss.

[ikojo]

5. A book, a magazine, my iPod and my

PSP and cell phone. I don't like to be bored. There was a time when I carried my laptop with me just in case I came across a free wi-fi spot.

[reyd reid reed]

10. I've usually got a couple of books in my car...

right now, I've got "Skinny Dip" and "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" in there. Along with a notebook, a bunch of pens and God only knows what else. If I think I'm going to have to wait somewhere, though, I'll usually take something else to do because I forget that all that stuff's in there.


:shrug:

[ThomCat]

6. My backpack always has

my meds and stuff to read.

[reyd reid reed]

20. What kind of stuff

do you like to read?

[ThomCat]

28. Well, right now it's

The Nation magazine
George R. R. Martin's "A Feast for Crows"
and "The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer"

It's usually some combination of politics, fantasy fiction, history, or civil rights related stuff.

[reyd reid reed]

31. Sounds fun, though...

I'm not one who can divide my attention between more than one book. Hell, I have enough trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time

A multi-tasker, I ain't.

:eyes:

[ThomCat]

37. LOL!

If you had a 2 hour NYC commute I'm sure you'd become very good at this kind of multitasking. :)

[LaraMN]

8. My cosmetic bag, my phone,

my wallet, checkbook, etc.
I also need kleenex, band-aids, gum, and lotion.
I have a large purse.
:P

[reyd reid reed]

23. My purse used to be like that...

all that stuff plus things like lint-covered mints, Hot Wheels, Barbie shoes, Legos, crayons...I even found socks in there. So I quit carrying one. Now they can't say, "Hey, can you put this in your purse for me?"

I am no longer Bessie. My pack-mule days are OVER!!!!

It's so liberating!

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[Kali]

11. Bank card and pocket knife.

always.

usually: pep-o-mint lifesavers and cheap off brand chapstick

[reyd reid reed]

25. Minimalistic.

I like it.

:thumbsup:

[Fuzz]

12. Keys, cell phone, chap stick, sugar-less gum, smokes, lighter,

wallet and a bandana.

[reyd reid reed]

32. Why the bandana?

(and at first I thought 'banana')

:hi:

[Fuzz]

36. Never know when you need to mop something up.

Like sweat on a brow, yuck on a kid, etc. ;)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear reyd reid reed!

Well, for me, the absolute minimum is what I carry going to the gym, or on a photo shoot.......

My car keys...

And my driver's licence etc...

:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

33. Not your camera?

And what about the etc.?



:hide:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. Of course, I take the camera on a photo shoot, silly!

And the etcetera?

Proof of insurance for all three of our vehicles!

My health insurance card

My organ donor card

OK?


:rofl:

No hiding needed, sweetie! You know I love you! :loveya:

On edit: I nearly forgot ....my gym card!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. Industrial strength hairdryer

:D

[krispos42]

17. Like this one?

"You want this hot air machine so much? YOU carry it!"

:rofl:

<edit: better pic>

[GoddessOfGuinness]

26. That's the one!

"He shot my hair!!! Sonofabitch..."

[krispos42]

30. Lonestar: "Not bad"

Barf: "Not bad, for a girl!"

Dot: "That was pretty good for Rambo!"

[GoddessOfGuinness]

35. Yogurt: "Forget the ring!"

"The ring is bupkis!"

[reyd reid reed]

39. Gotta be prepared, right?

:P

[Nicole]

21. Drugs! Lots of Drugs.

:rofl:

[SPKrazy]

40. Nuh Uh!

:shrug:

well maybe?

:rofl:

[Nicole]

50. Uh huh!

:evilgrin:

However they are legal ones, they all have my name on the bottles. :P

[SPKrazy]

66. Well I Got Them,

but i don't carry them with me...

i do carry my inhaler with me at all times despite the fact that i rarely use it anymore... not even at night which is amazing...

allergy shots work!

:evilgrin:

drug head

[Nicole]

73. I like having them close

just in case. :evilgrin:

[SPKrazy]

77. Okay...

:shrug:


good idea!

:evilgrin:

[reyd reid reed]

41. Wanna share???

:hi:

[Nicole]

53. I really shouldn't.

I hate to break the law. :rofl:

:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

57. Are they good drugs?

:hi:








party pooper

:hide:

[Nicole]

75. Yep!

Pain pills, muscle relaxers, etc., etc.

:hi:

[krispos42]

24. Wallet, ChapStick, cel phone, pocket folder, keys

Either one of those missing, I feel lost.

[reyd reid reed]

42. What's in the pocket folder?

:shrug:

(yeah, I'm nosy)

:P

[krispos42]

61. pocket folding knife

More specifically, this one:



It's a Buck knife. And looking at the MSRP, I just realized I got it for $30 off! :woohoo:

However, when I bought it I found out that the Buck knife company are Christian fundies. Apparently they view Jesus/God as their "Senior Partner". I think I'll be buying Benchmade from now on. Made in USA and Jesus-free.

If you are a new Buck knife owner, "welcome aboard." You are now part of a very large family. Although we're talking about a few million people, we still like to think of each one of our users as a member of the Buck Knives Family and take a personal interest in the product that was bought. With normal use, you should never have to buy another.

Now that you are family, you might like to know a little more about our organization. The fantastic growth of Buck Knives was no accident. From the beginning, management determined to make God the Senior Partner. In a crisis, the problem was turned over to Him, and He hasn't failed to help us with the answer. Each product must reflect the integrity of management, including our Senior Partner. If sometimes we fail on our end, because we are human, we find it imperative to do our utmost to make it right. Of course, to us, besides being Senior Partner, He is our Heavenly Father also; and it's a great blessing to us to have this security in these troubled times. If any of you are troubled or perplexed and looking for answers, may we invite you to look to Him, for God loves you.

"For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten son; that whoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John: 3:16

http://www.buckknives.com/about.php

[reyd reid reed]

64. Ahhhhh...

see, now I'm a textual person (and a mom who has to go out a couple of times every year to buy school supplies) so when I hear 'pocket folder', I think of:

[krispos42]

68. How's that DU lag going for ya?

:rofl:

Must be all those crazy Californians hogging up the bandwidth. East Coasters, go to bed!

[reyd reid reed]

65. The evil and slightly insane dupe monster...

has struck again....run, run for your LIVES!!!!

:scared:

[krispos42]

69. At least it's not the Caps Lock Monster

[Redstone]

27. There is nothing without which I cannot survive, short-term.

And long-term? I'll scrounge or make what I need. Or learn to live without.

Redstone

[reyd reid reed]

43. I can see you doing that...

you strike me as industrious and adaptable.

[crim son]

34. The question reminds me of "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien.

Amazing short story/poem. Me, I carry lip balm. Can't live without it.

[reyd reid reed]

45. I keep some lip gloss in the car...

if I kept it in the house, my daughter would get it and it would be history. She hasn't found it in the car, yet.

Of course, finding anything at All in my car is a challenge...

:eyes:

[crim son]

51. Oh yeah. My makeup is my daughter's makeup

The same goes for my shoes. Of course if I weighed 100 lbs, I'd be borrowing her clothes so it all evens out. :D

[reyd reid reed]

55. She gets into my shoes...my makeup...my clothes...

even my lingerie. But, at the same time, heaven forbid I try to pick out a top for her. "But Mom...you don't know what I like. You always pick the wrong thing."

"Ummmm...you like MY tops enough that I'm always going to get them out of YOUR room."

Then I get the exasperated eye-roll.

OH! Except for once...

"Sarah, that's my sweater; I'd appreciate it if you'd take it off or at least Ask before you wear it."

"But Mom, you should just give it to me. It looks better on me. It's a hot sweater and you're too old to wear something this hot."

:wow:

[crim son]

58. OMG, that's just like my daughter.

Last weekend she looked at me critically before I went out for the night and said, "Mom, something is wrong with this picture. I'm the one who should be going out for a night on the town with my leopardskin purse, and you should be sitting at home reading the classics." !!

They are wonderful & wicked.

[crim son]

59. Dupe!

[crim son]

60. OMG, that's just like my daughter.

Last weekend she looked at me critically before I went out for the night and said, "Mom, something is wrong with this picture. I'm the one who should be going out for a night on the town with my leopardskin purse, and you should be sitting at home reading the classics." !!

They are wonderful & wicked.

[unsavedtrash]

46. phone, altoids, smokes, lighter, pencil

my DL, debit card, copy of mine and my SO's insurance cards, and a few dollars for "in case."

[reyd reid reed]

47. Not too much...

Doesn't the pencil tend to break?

:thumbsup:

[unsavedtrash]

62. it's generally behind my ear

so no problem. When I was 14 I got my mom to buy me a purse. I'm not sure of the name now but the style was all the rage in early 80s. I took it to school and apparently left it in homeroom. I didn't realized it until oh a few days later. I figured that just wasn't my style and haven't had one since.

[Maddy McCall]

48. Three things go with me everywhere.

My phone.
My Ruger.
My debit card.

[reyd reid reed]

49. Concealed? nt

[Maddy McCall]

54. Castle.

We have the castle law in Mississippi. You can carry your gun in your car without permit.

I can't take it on campus with me when I work, not even in my car, but every where else I go, it's with me--in my vehicle.

[reyd reid reed]

56. I don't know if that applies here...

somehow, I don't think it does. It's gotten easier to get a permit, though.

Go figure.

[Maddy McCall]

52. Edit...

replied wrong place.

[u4ic]

63. My wallet,

a pack of gum, lipstick and, especially now because of allergies, kleenex.


That's about all I can fit into my handbag, anyway.



Hello, dollface! How are you this evening? :hug: :loveya:

[reyd reid reed]

70. You carry a small bag?

Mine used to be this massive, tote-sized thing. And I always had WAY too much in it.





I'm good...how're you?

:loveya::hug::loveya:

[u4ic]

91. Mine's not particularly small

There just isn't a lot of room inside. And for some reason, my wallet is bulging - odd, considering I always have no money in it! :silly:

All the rewards cards, I think.



I'm doing okay; getting a bit tired and will be off to bed soon. Excitement Central here! :yoiks:

[reyd reid reed]

94. Yeee-haw....

Heh...compared to this place, yours probably *is* Excitement Central!! I spent the afternoon doing laundry and rocking and knitting...I've spent the evening working and poking around DU and knitting.

Such thrilling lives we lead...

:eyes:

[idgiehkt]

67. Hi RRR

I would say my debit card. :hi:

[reyd reid reed]

72. What did we do before those little wonders?

Seems like no one could survive without one. Can you imagine what would happen to the economy if, for some reason, all the lines to all the swipe machines went down for a single day? Hell...even a single afternoon.

:scared:

[lutefisk]

71. Cell phone, drivers license, cash/credit cards

If I still lived in the last state I lived in, I would have to add Glock 19 to the list. That's a big part of why I left that state. I don't want to live in a concealed carry state.

[reyd reid reed]

74. The idea that anyone you run across might have a gun

is alarming.

:hi:

[lutefisk]

85. Before concealed carry law, people wore guns on their belts

It was weird- but legal. Once the concealed carry law passed, my wife and I knew that if we stayed we would have to carry fairly regularly- strange but true. Up to that point, we only had to carry (in a legal way, such as on our own property or certain outdoor activities) in some situations for our own safety (and we are not in no way "gun nuts"). So, we left.

[wildhorses]

76. blistex silk & shine

of course i carry more but, if nothing else i gotta have my chapstick:loveya:

that stuff is the balm:P

:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

79. Is that the stuff in the silver rollon-type thingie?

:shrug:

[wildhorses]

87. yep, it is in a tube and lately they have been combining it

with a little mirror shaped like lips with a fliptop cover...anyway that is the marketing ploy in my area.

i LOVE the stuff

i know i should go find a pic but, i am too tired....forgive me:blush:

ya know what i am talikn' bout anyway;)

[reyd reid reed]

92. I think I do...

if it's the stuff that I'm thinking of, Girly-poo LOVES the stuff.

And goes through it like it was....I dunno. She goes through it FAST.

:scared:

[wildhorses]

98. if she is addicited like i am

then yes i don't doubt it...slides on wonderfully smells delicious and is spf 15

what more can a girl want:P

[TOhioLiberal]

78. I carry:

Keys, DL, proof of insurance, wallet/checkbook/pen, 'the albatross' better known as my cell phone. Those are the absolute essentials.

[reyd reid reed]

80. I'm starting to think I'm a little bit strange....

seems like everyone carries their proof of insurance with them -- I keep mine (one copy, anyway) in the glove box with my registration.

:shrug:

[TOhioLiberal]

81. My glove box is a jungle...

...I would never find my proof of insurance there. I keep it in my wallet/checkbook.

[smtpgirl]

82. voices

voices carry

[reyd reid reed]

86. Good job!!

You're absolutely right. Bonehead has one of those voices that you can hear if you're upstairs in a closet and he's out back by the fence, whispering.

My youngest brother is the same way.

And...have you ever noticed -- the people with voices that carry the farthest are frequently people who love. to. talk.

At least that's the case with Bonehead and my brother.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

83. Cigarettes and a dream.

I'm kidding -- just cigarettes. :hide:

[reyd reid reed]

88. Well, phooey....

the dream was the most interesting part.

C'mon...make one up if you have to....

[Starbucks Anarchist]

89. Meh.

I get them all confused. :P

[reyd reid reed]

93. Sheeeesh....

just get a girl's hopes up and then dash 'em.

Dash, dash, dash...

:banghead::banghead:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

96. I have that effect on people.

:rofl:

[trackfan]

84. Kleenex; wallet; keys; usually a knife -

though I sometimes leave the knife behind if I think I'll be going somewhere it won't be allowed. Last year I was called to jury duty on short notice and had my knife in my pocket. I tried to carry it into the courthouse, but was told - not to my surprise - that knives were not allowed in the building. I had taken the train, so I had no car to which to return the knife. I went outside and ditched it in the bushes. Jury duty lasted exactly 15 minutes, after which I went back outside and, to my delight and relief, found the knife in the bushes.

[reyd reid reed]

90. Here, they would've kept the knife

at the security checkpoint and you could have picked it up on your way out.

:hi:

[trackfan]

97. I asked if they would hold it for me,

and the guard just seemed to be on a tape loop, blankly repeating, "No knives allowed in the building".

[reyd reid reed]

99. Heh...somehow I can see that...

:rofl::rofl:

[mark414]

95. smokes and a zippo

[reyd reid reed]

100. What more could you possibly need?

:shrug:

[leftofthedial]

101. my notebook and pen

[reyd reid reed]

102. I've got those squirreled away all over the place....

I don't have to carry them anymore.

Now if I could just make myself WRITE IN THE DAMN THINGS!!!!

:P

:hi:

[QMPMom]

103. In my purse I always have my wallet (duh!), a planner,

keys and nail clippers. I *must* have nail clippers in my purse. I have had the same small pair of nail clippers for about 12 or so years now and I cannot do without them. I always end up needing them when I am out somewhere.

[reyd reid reed]

117. Hell, I can't keep the same pair of nail clippers for

twelve DAYS, much less 12 years.

:wow:

[Z_I_Peevey]

104. My towel. n/t

[BarenakedLady]

105. Excellent

Don't ever EVER forget your towel.

:thumbsup:

[reyd reid reed]

118. Is that anything like

a blankie? Or is there a more practical purpose behind it?

:shrug:

[Xipe Totec]

122. psst...

whisper: it's a reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has a few things to say on the subject of towels. A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value—you can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapours; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a mini raft down the slow heavy river Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or to avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (a mindboggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you—daft as a brush, but very, very ravenous); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.
More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag discovers that a hitchhiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitchhiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitchhiker might accidentally have 'lost'. What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with.

– Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Chapter 3

[reyd reid reed]

137. DUH!

:blush:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

106. Wallet, knife, keyring (with flashlight another knife, and p38 opener), phone,

old receipts, shopping lists, phone numbers withoug names (and I wish I could remember what they're for), wrappers from granola-type bars, a USB memory thing, coins, a bill that I have to write a check for.

Ths usual stuff.

[reyd reid reed]

119. Heh...sounds like the kind of stuff I used to carry in my purse.

Some of it I Still carry, just in my pocket. Stuff like old recepts, shopping lists and phone numbers (always without names -- Always)

:eyes:

[stuntcat]

107. My pocket radio and a Sharpie pen

very important

(if I'm out I have to have my phone and some stuff for my lips and a bottle of water. But I have to have my radio and Sharpie just to work in the yard)

[reyd reid reed]

120. Why a Sharpie? nt

[stuntcat]

147. to write important to-do's on my hand

or up my arm!
or anything else I need to remember.. I'm so forgetful I depend on the Sharpies. I heart Sharpies :p

[stuntcat]

148. (and the radio)

(cause I'm hooked on NPR)

[reyd reid reed]

149. Heh...

I tend to jot notes and grocery lists on my left hand...the fleshy part under my thumb...so that I won't leave 'em in the car when I go to the store.

:eyes:

[Guava Jelly]

108. Chapstick my keys and My wallet and my cellphone

.

[reyd reid reed]

121. Not too bad...

but what did we do before cell phones? I notice they're on almost everyone's list.

[Maineiac]

109. My titanium Leatherman

[reyd reid reed]

125. Okay....I'm gonna offer a not-so-rare glimpse of my ignorance here, but....

what's a Leatherman???

:shrug:

[krispos42]

160. The best tool to get stranded on a desert island with

It does everything! Like a Swiss Army Knife on steroids!

I have one myself...

[ganeshji]

110. something to read

Kiehl's lip junk, a ziploc full of cat food for random cats that I meet (I seem to come across a lot more hungry kitties this time of year) toothpicks, hand sanitizer, some type of chocolate, and whatever I'm writing at the time.

[reyd reid reed]

126. Cat food?

Do you just leave a little for them when you run across them?

[ganeshji]

174. Pretty much

I'm the stereotypical crazy cat lady and we have a lot of hungry kitties roaming the neighborhood.

[MistressOverdone]

111. Nine milimeter

just kidding. I don't carry a purse. Usually stuff some cash in my pants pocket.

[reyd reid reed]

127. Sounds like me.

Less to have to go through that way.

:thumbsup:

[GenDem]

112. I'm a coffee carrier, too

I also must have lip balm.

[reyd reid reed]

129. The lip stuff I keep in the car

so that it's safely out of Girly-poo's grasp...but my coffee cup goes EVERYWHERE with me. Upstairs, downstairs, to the grocery store, doctor's appointments, the kids' schools, garage, yard...everywhere.

Heh...frequently, by the end of the day, they're all over the house. I'll set one down (or put it in the microwave) and then can't find it so I get another.

And another.

And another.

:eyes:

[GenDem]

142. Me, too!!!!!!!!!!

That is exactly the way I am. I know I have a travel mug kind in the faculty room at the school I teach at. I realized just moments after I pulled away that it was left behind. I felt a terrible sense of incompleteness, until I filled up another mug at home.

My down side -- I spill. I have this lovely Starbucks travel mug that is porcelain (I like pottery and porcelain way more than plastic) well the damn lid pops off when the coffee is hot and if I turn a corner too quick it goes flying. Do you spill?

In the classroom, I'm forever moving about the room (art - very active class) and I'll put my mug down somewhere and lose track of it. I recruit the students to keep an eye out for it.

I think for me it's as much psychological as it is just liking coffee.

:pals:

[reyd reid reed]

146. I don't know if it's psychological or what...

but I feel nekkid without it. And yeah...I have that problem when I'm in the car, too. At least recently. I was going to #2 son's Youth Symphony concert the other day, cup dumped all down my leg before we got there.

Whoops.

Girly-poo thought it was funny when my leg started to steam. "Was that hot, Mom?"

:eyes:

[GenDem]

152. I had to go to the dentist last week

My appointment was early -- 8:15. It killed me to go in there without my coffee, but I just knew that a dental exam is no place to be sipping coffee. When I got out of the chair I raced to the nearest Duncan Donuts. It was like a fix. The down side was the styrofoam -- I don't like that as much as a chunky, substantial size, mug.

Mr Gen and my best friend just love to team up to harass me about the spills in the car, as your Girly-poo did.

[NightWatcher]

113. a Colt .45, iPod, Leatherman, and a bottle of water

[reyd reid reed]

130. There's that Leatherman thing again...

:shrug:

[Hand]

114. Swiss army knife.

This kind, the same one that Swiss army soldiers actually use. :toast:


Oh, I also have a cell phone, but it gets nowhere near as much use.

[reyd reid reed]

131. My dad swears by his...

one of my boys has one, but he can't carry it with him. School frowns on it.

[Hand]

153. It's kind of like carrying a small Leatherman.

Amazing what you can do with it--cut things open (those impenetrable plastic casings), drive screws, pry nails, pick your teeth... I don't know how people manage without one. :hi: from an ex-Coloradan!

[reyd reid reed]

155. But....but.....

WHAT'S A LEATHERMAN?!?!?!?!?

[Hand]

159. Sort of like a Swiss Army knife on steroids.

Here's an example of one of their simpler multi-tools. Fits in a little belt pouch.

[krispos42]

161. I said the exact same thing upstream!

Before I even saw your post!

:rofl:

Hello fellow Leatherman fan!

[Hand]

166. What a hoot!

It's hardly an original description, but nonetheless...

I actually don't have a Leatherman, although I've coveted one for a while. I'll have to remember to add that to my Essential Toys list.
;)

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

115. My notebook.

Why waste hundreds of bucks on a complex PDA when a pen and paper serves just as well, and at a cost of a couple bucks?

I have it with me always, so I can write down appointments as I make them over the phone.

[reyd reid reed]

132. A man after my own heart...

who needs gadgets? They only break -- or the batteries die -- or they fall into a puddle -- paper and pen never fails.

:thumbsup:

[northzax]

171. but it's tough to back up your calendar

automatically when it's on paper.

myself: smokes, iPod, phone, moleskin notebook, debit card.

[RetroLounge]

116. My bookbag is with me almost always

Has my Laptop, my notebooks, the books I'm currently reading, my checkbook, my meds, pens, bookstore paperwork and my smokes.

It's my Man Purse...

:D

RL

[reyd reid reed]

133. All necessary stuff...

Yup.

:D

[Wcross]

123. My wallet and a pocket knife.

Thats about it other than my keys. Over the years a pocket knife has been a very handy item to have. You never know when you will need to cut something.

[reyd reid reed]

134. True.

Takes care of lots of little stuff that you wouldn't normally think of.

:hi:

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

124. I bulge

I usually don't carry a purse so my coat pockets bulge with my pepper spray, cell phone, house keys, pocket tissue and lip balm.

[reyd reid reed]

135. In the winter months mine tend to sometimes...

in the summer I have to find other ways.

And welcome to DU!!!

:hi:

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

138. Thank you n/t

[trof]

128. One of these:

[reyd reid reed]

136. I like the color...

:D

:hi:

[Kali]

154. scisors, tooth pick, and tweezers - YES!

I like that one. And I learned how to open beer bottles with the flat back of a knife so I don't need no stinking bottle opener anymore.

[NewWaveChick1981]

139. My purse.

:hi: Just bought a new one today! :bounce:

[reyd reid reed]

140. I haven't bought a new one in Years...

Got any pics?

[NewWaveChick1981]

141. No, but I can take a few.

I bought it at Target earlier today. It's a big shoulder bag with really cool handles. :D It's burnt orange, which is apparently a very hot color this season. :) I swapped stuff out of my old purse and I already like the new bag better.

[NewWaveChick1981]

143. Actually, here you go...

It's on the Target website:

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_12/602-3504954-7616665?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B000KNFB3I

[reyd reid reed]

144. I like that...

it looks roomy and practical. Are the handles braided?

[NewWaveChick1981]

145. Yes, with little circles of color woven in.

:) It is indeed roomy. It's only got one inside pocket, so if you like pockets or dividers in a bag, that won't work. But I keep my keys and phone in the pocket like I did all my other purses, and it works fine for me.

[achtung_circus]

150. Ever?

Smokes, lighter, wallet (occasionally some cash, cards- debit and credit, driver's licence, health care), Leatherman tool, cell phone, iPod, lately my new digital camera (don't know for how long), pen, paper, keys.

When working I add- film camera, ID, Palm Pilot, more pens, notebook, flashlight, pepper spray, dog treats, and a fair bit of etc.

On edit: I love my Leatherman 200

[bigwillq]

151. Cell phone, smokes, gum

wallet, keys.....that's about it! :)

[Cabcere]

157. Chapstick

and probably a few other things as well, but if I were stuck on a desert island I would want Chapstick with me. :silly:

[bridgit]

158. mostly a cell phone, and an attache case for bizz paperwork...

[Jackeen]

162. Sidearm.

Well, I guess I could survive without it, though it certainly feels odd.

[bikebloke]

163. Patch kit, spare tube and tire levers

In my pack, which ends up strapped onto my bike rack. When I'm off the horse, they come along whether they like it or not. The only exception is when there's ice and snow on the ground forcing me to take the train, then I'll take out repair bag.

Trivial Pursuit Tip: The bag was originally a tent bag someone lost on Crete. I was out swimming and saw it drifting deep on the bottom. It took a few deep dives with bursting ears to retrieve it.

[EFerrari]

164. Kid's leash.

:)

I'd miss cigarettes or my phone but there's no comparison.

[Scooter24]

165. ID, Credit and Bank cards, Keys, Treo, and lip balm.

[Cobalt-60]

167. pocket knife, matches/lighter, and a pen/pencil

I can re build civilization itself starting with these items.
They serve pretty well for lesser purposes too.

[zingaro]

168. My phone. Water. Keys. Virtual funds.

I am so glad my diaper bag days are behind me.

[Omphaloskepsis]

169. I always take my backpack with me..

And: Wallet (cards and cash and a phone card), iPod, smokes, matches, Swedish fire stick, toothbrush, floss, q-tips, a book, and a Swiss Army Knife.

And this... http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/photogallery/article/0,13355,1225788,00.html

[unpossibles]

170. wallet, keys, lighter

sometimes money/change, a pocket knife, cell phone, carbiner with mini LED flashlight.

Depends on where I am going I suppose, but I feel naked without at least my wallet and house keys.

[jmowreader]

172. Tin snips and a tape measure

[guitar man]

173. My wallet

A swiss army knife, cell phone (hate it but I have to),keys, listerine breath strips (don't know how I made it before these were invented)and depending what part of town I have to go ot, I may have my Ruger SP-101 .357 magnum.

[Broken_Hero]

175. wallet, keys, money(when applicable!)....:) nt