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I still carry the Rescue most of the time, although lately I've made more use of my Delica than the Rescue (gasp!) :) There's an article in this month's issue of the Journal of Emergency Medical Services about the Rescue, the Assist, and the D'Allara--looks like they finally noticed the best that's ...

I work for the Department of Aging Services in Davis County here. I manage in-home care services for elderly clients. Nice change from 12 years doing social work in nursing care facilities...I get out of the office a lot on home visits every week.

By the way...to the person who said they're "just a ...

My parents smoked all my life, and now I've got asthma to show for it. Also I tens to have a very strong reaction around cigarette smoke to the point that I can't breathe at times. What I have to deal with now points out the problem with secondhand smoke in my opinion. Dad's gone now, but my mother ...

I had some difficulty last March when I upgraded to XP home edition from Win98SE, or at least I thought I did...if I had done what the compatability report said to do in the first place, it would have been a totally trouble free install. I just had to uninstall and reinstall my scanner and printer ...

Delica Lightweight with combo edge--just what I wanted. Yay!

I'll be using my Rescue to open whatever needs to be, unless of course Santa took pity on me and left one (or more??) of the Spyders from my wish list....

Best/worst was with the PE blade on my Gerber Multitool the very day I got it. Showing it to my girlfriend I slashed my right index finger--nice straight incision. (Lots of blood--kinda cool for an EMT in a way...) managed to do a pressure dressing one-handed, then to the local ED where a very good ...

Thanks everybody! I think the Delica would be my first choice for EDC purposes--have to wait and see what happens next week. My spyder wish list has disappeared so I figure that I might just get something along that line under the tree...maybe...

Thanks for the opinions! I do plan on getting all of them eventually but have to start with one in order to not break my toy budget for this month...

I've beeen trying to locate specific ordnances re: carry knives for this area, without much luck as far as specific lengths, etc. are concerned. I'll ...

H&K stainless USP .40 compact, and a SIG P229 9mm for the wife.

I finally found a good reason to get another Spydie (i.e. the wife says she does not know what to get me for Christmas--needless to say I immediately thought of you know what...)What possibilities!! I've looked through the choices and have narrowed down to the Delica, the Military and the Pro Grip ...

Well, let's see here...I still have the Victorinox Swiss Army that I bought when I was 14...Then I carried a Buck folder given to me by a friend after I graduated from EMT school about 18 years ago (carried that one as my duty knife until I got the Spyderco Rescue this year--the Buck is in storage ...

Check out Skaggs Public Safety at 3900 South Main St. (I think that's where I first saw the Police models, etc. in person that got me really interested). I also go to Sportsman's Warehouse, and Gallenson's Gun Shop; Gallenson's had several Spydie models the last time I was there. Also there is ...

Saw the Police models in one of the EMS supply catalogs I get some time ago. Finally got to thinking seriously about it around 2 months ago or so and decided to try the Rescue--I'll never use another brand! Still haven't needed it on a call yet but it sure has gotten use around home.
While my wife ...

So much for the Rescue being any safer than any other blade (at least as far as the dimwit EMT deploying it is concerned). Trying to get the hang of the lock release when I first got it/them, that beautiful "slice through anything and don't even flinch" serrated blade bit the hand holding it several ...

Well, now--let's see here...
RF--Keys--Leatherman Squirt P4 and Maglite Solitaire attached, pocket change, Spydie Rescue. LF--zip. Right hip--wallet with no money but a CPR face shield (you never know)... Belt--cellphone, holster w/ AA cell maglite, Gerber multitool, EMT shears, bandage scissors ...

uuunnghh.......(Nearly comatose from the Thorazine)---Must...have.....Navigator....what?? Huh!! (snort)ZZZZZZZ.

Thanks to all who welcomed me aboard. The more I read the posts here, the more I want to get at least one of everthing Spyderco makes! (Did I see something about addiction treatment--HELP!) Better not let the wife know or I'll be banished. (Gulp!)

Always helpful to see what people are carrying...Over the years doing SAR, EMS, etc. I've come down to this (kept in my 4x4)

Vest containing (not sure I remember it all...)

small first aid kit
2 aluminum rescue blankets
6-8 packs of water (Datrex rations)
6 individual packs Datrex survival rations ...

KBR--Thanks for the reply. I haven't seen an actual Assist model with the punch in the handle although I looked at it briefly on another site. Looks like a great blade--gotta be careful or I'll get just as hooked as the rest of you! I feel like a little kid with a new toy--running around trying the ...