Pocket knives

When I was a little kid, pocket knives were fairly common. So were Swiss Army Knives. Before the age of technology, people thought that Swiss Army Knives were cool. 

So when I was little, my father gave me a small pocket knife that was also a bottle opener.  It was fairly harmless.  I kept it with me for about a decade until I broke it trying to fix a loose chain on my bicycle.  

I don't think that there was any problem taking something like this to school.  It was a different era.  Today it would be considered a weapon. 

Best wishes,

John Coffey