Posted: 7/20/2007 9:14:02 AM EDT
My Kershaw knife that is.  Took the whole family to Dutch Wonderland yesterday. The "security" guy at the gate, whose main function is to catch people smuggling food and beverages into the park, spotted my knife clip sticking out of my left front pocket. He told me I would have to leave the knife in my vehicle. No problem. I took the knife back to the van, picked up my wife's glasses, which she had left behind, and got the okay from Deputy Fife upon my return two minutes later. Once inside my wife looked at me, laughed and said "He was worried about your kinfe? If he only knew." 
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My two year-old also loved that one. He hated several other rides. My seven year-old loved the bigger rides. My five year-old liked some, and refused to ride others. All three, plus my wife, had a blast in the water park. Overall they had a great time. I'm just glad Barney Fife was there to protect us all from guys with pocket knives (and contraband food and drinks). 
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I went to see Incubus last tuesday. I picked up my ticket at will call and then went to the "security check". The kid who searched me completely missed my knife and would have missed my gun if I had been wearing it. ( i don't like to have it on in large crowds where I am constantly bumping into people). |
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Was busted at a federal building with my Spyderco some years back. That was a bit scary, as I didn't know if they were going to arrest me or not. Fortunately they let me have the knife back if I agreed to leave immediately. Hey...I didn't know it was illegal to have a knife at a federal building then. dvo |
LOL reminds me of when I went to the local courthouse and declared my pistol and had it put in secure storage and totally forgot about my knife until I was emptying my pockets for the metal detector. I said "oops forgot something." |
I went to the Tim McGraw concert here a few months ago and the "security check" was also pretty weak, like patted my ankles and just looked under my arms, nothing about my knife in my pocket |
I did the same thing back in 99 as I was trying to get my Passport expedited, I went into the office in San Francisco, had to park quite a distance from the building. I didn't know the law regarding weapons in a Federal building, saw the metal detectors and thought, OH Shit I am gonna miss my appointment. Security was cool I left the knife ,Spyderco Military biggest knife they made at the time,with them and they gave it back when I left. |
| Went to Six Plags two years ago with my daughters high school band. Metal detectors turned up to fry. Chick rent a cop ask me for the Buck 301 in my front pocket. Took it back to the van. I saw wallet chains and nose and ear ring jewerly that was more dangerous than that pocket knife. |
The last time I was at the court house, I had to empty my pockets into the little basket before walking through the metal detector. The guard's eyes were bugged out when I pointed to and asked about the five folders I had on me at the time.  He politely asked me to leave them in the car next time.Haven't been back since. I hate going disarmed anywhere. I even take a knife with me into the shower. |
I grew up less than 15 miles from Knoebel's. It was "the" park growing up. Dutch Wonderland is kid themed. Everything is geared to them. Lots more rides that are sized for even young toddlers. Knoebel's has lots more rides for grown-ups. The real upside at Knoebel's is the free admission. You only pay for what you actually ride. Dutch Wonderland costs almost $29 per person 3 and older. At Knoebel's they don't care if you bring in your own food and drinks. I would have to say that if you kids love Knoebel's they would probably REALLY love DW. It is set up for just about that age bracket. The water park at DW is loads of fun, but no swimming pool like the one at Knoebel's. So I guess my advice, in the best ARFCOM tradition, is get both. |
| Damn, Im impressed you walked all the way back to your vehicle. Thats normally a trip to BFE and back. Right or wrong, I get out of the guards LOS and I tuck that bitch in behind the belt buckle..... you know.... the dinner plate kind. Never had anyone catch it there! Even after pat downs and scans. But then again the cute security chick missed the big ass flask in my back pocket too..... |
The parking lot is quite small. And I had to get my wife's glasses for her anyway. It was about a two minute round trip. |
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Thanks god he saw it and made you take it back it might have snagged on your gun if you needed it ! LOL I always pull my knife and drop it in the pocket as I go thu the gates at the ball game they have Dayton's fattest I mean finest at the gate watching for urban terrorist! |
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A budy of mine went to the court house to renew his CCW. His belt buckle, chain wallet, boots, pocket knife and keys all set off the metal detector. after stripping all that off the bailiff asked him which court room he was going to "I'm not sure, i'm just here to renew my CCW permit." The bailiff turned a little red and looked like he was going to go postal. Then he calmed down and explained he didnt need to go through the metal detectors for that. that it was the county clerks office whose door is outside the metal detectors for a reason.
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| MiamiARFan and I were at Disney World when one of the Guards noticed he had a knife cliped to his pocket. They escorted us to a set of lockers outside of the entrance of Magic Kingdom, and had him put the knife in there before they let us enter the park. Like the OP said, "If they only knew". Now he makes it a point to shove his knife all they way down in his pocket before we go in. |
ya, but do you pack your cookies in the shower?  here the post office has no metal detector and one lazy, uninterested security guard, so I largely ignore their disarmament policy... |
