I left out:
Belt:
[li] Folding lock blade Gerber hunting knife[/li]
Victorinox Swiss Army pocket tool
So what’s it like going through airport security, some of you?
My life is in my backpack:
Keys
ID & credit/debit card
Money
Cell phone
Diaper and wipes
Crayons
Little toys (mostly McD’s Happy Meal type)
Writing notebooks
Journal
Favorite pens that I hide from the kids
Mints
HWA newsletters
A few small press 'zines
Pictures (kids, outings, conventions)
Hand lotion
Matches (don’t smoke, but friends do)
Checkbook
Hairclip
Old grocery lists that I should throw away
Coupons
Calculator
Stamps
Receipts I can toss out but keep forgetting to
A ring with a little coffin on it
A watch that needs a fresh battery
Sheri
I have my keys, my wallet and my cell phone.
Drops a gun to the floor and kicks it away
That’s all.
-Loopus
Right front pocket: Triple key chain
LFP: Shrade 8OT knife, knock-off micro tool, change.
LRP: Wallet it contains, DL, three credit cards,folding phone list, photo of sister, BC/BS card, spare keys.
RRP: Empty
Shirt pocket: Pens, Black and cheap.
Left Wrist: Watch
I need to start carrying a purse or a pouch.
Wallet, with no money in it, in my back pocket and car/house keys in my front.
Left front:
wallet
Right front:
keys, two pens.
- wallet
- cell phone
- leather case with credit cards
- a ton of change cuz I throw it to the bottom of my purse
- house keys
- car keys
- work keys
- cheque book
- bank book
- a ton of old receipts
- xmas list
- a couple of pairs of earrings
I used to carry a huge purse with a ton of stuff, but now that I’m a grown up I only carry a small one 
RJP: Keys & Tissues (Allergy sufferer)
LJP: Mobile phone
IJP: Wallet
RRTP: Change (£2)
LFTP: Tabacco, Rizlas, lighter
$2.35 to $50.00 in cash.
Little padded pcmcia card holder containing my license, credit cards, library card, and Monterey Bay Aquarium membership card.
Keys (bottle opener keychain)
Cheapo sunglasses (100% UV protection though. Polarized too. Beautiful.)
A daypack containing my checkbook, a camera or cameras (digital and/or film), binoculars, some aspirin, and 1 to 3 books.
FL pocket - $88.25, one folded reciept from a visit to local restrauant.
FR pocket - black comb
LR Pocket - small ID wallet containing DL, and assorted Credit Cards and Calling Cards.
RR pocket - Empty
And I ocassionally carry a handgun, usually holstered and under my shirt on left side, situated for a right hand cross draw. On very rare ocassions, it will be in my FR pocket.
In my purse I have:
-my wallet containing drivers license, money, a debit card
-a bottle of Excedrin Migraine, because I never know when a migraine will hit
-my fountain pen
-an extra ink cartridge in case my pen runs out
-an extra car key
-my car keys
-some change
-a little stuffed lion key chain hangs on the purse. His name is Wilson.
-checkbook
-batteries (AA)
Left front:
Zippo lighter with the Indianapolis Colts logo on it.
Right front:
Depends on whether I have my jacket with me. If not, then car keys, change, the occasional odd piece of paper money.
Right rear:
Wallet
Left rear:
Nothing
Ummm…lessee here, what’s in the bag…
[ul]
[li]Three keyrings (work/house, car, parents’ place)[/li][li]A credit-card sized tiny torch keyring with no keys on it[/li][li]Wallet, which is a whole 'nother crap pile all by itself, containing driver’s license, Medicare card, two video library cards, garage’s business card, umpteen receipts, organ donor card, appointment card for my next blood donation date, more receipts, and some cash[/li][li]Loose change that always migrates to the bottom of the bag[/li][li]Smokes[/li][li]Three lighters (at least one of these will not work)[/li][li]Pen or three[/li][li]Lip gloss which I don’t actually use[/li][li]Oh, looky, here’s a ticket to a Beatles tribute show I went to a while back[/li][li]A fridge magnet in the shape of an L which a friend’s 20-month old kid put in my bag (we were spelling things on the fridge)[/li][/ul]
Let’s see… ::reaching into pockets::
Lab coat:
Right pocket… 35 cents and the electronic thingy that lets me into the lab. Keys when I leave the office.
Left pocket… a $5 bill, a business card, a post-it with an email addy on it, a kleenex, and a receipt from lunch yesterday.
Top pocket… pencil and Uniball[sup]tm[/sup] Onyx blue pen.
Pants pockets… nothing.
Backpack… yeesh.
Back compartment… personal stuff. Wallet (no money in there, just credit cards, stray receipts, a bucket full of pennies, license, and two work IDs), notebook for class, textbook, returned homework assignments, datebook, lip balm, checkbook, three pens, some bills I’m going to pay during lunch, some makeup just in case, and a tactical baton in a nice sheath.
Middle compartment… office stuff for office #1. Budget sheets, mailing lists, mail to be sent out, a few petty cash thingys that need to be processed, a PR copy job I need to run over to publications.
Front compartment… office stuff for office #2. Same as office #1, plus a contract with the local DNR that I need to approve and process.
Little compartment in the front… one slim folding knife and an eyeglass repair kit.
I really need to clean out that backpack.
-BK
OK, lessee here. . .
Left front pocket: American Tourister leather trifold containing $32, a couple of lottery tickets, cards, and so much other useless krep it’s not funny. Remember the episode of “Seinfeld” where Jerry tells George his wallet is a filing cabinet? That’s mine. If I put it in my back pocket I’d get scoliosis.
Right front: 78 cents in change, mini Swiss Army knife on keychain with house and garage keys, keychain with keys to my station wagon, and my pocketwatch.
Left rear: Ace hard rubber comb.
Right rear: Handkerchief (white cotton, extra large).
This morning I forgot to put on the Masonic ring my late wife gave me when we got engaged, and I feel naked without it.
Zap!
Another who travels light:
Right front pocket - keys (car, apartment, mailbox)
Left back pocket - black alligator-skin wallet (no cash, one credit card, one ATM card, driver’s license, library cards, health insurance card)
Shirt pocket - stainless steel Parker fountain pen that I’ve had for 20 years.
I carry just about everything I need in my carry all/purse/bag so almost nothing ever goes into my jacket or pants pockets except paper money.
There’s change in the zipper pocket as well as a refill for each of my fountain pens. My Sharp organizer sits in the outer pocket with a small notepad. The main pocket carries my wallet, medication, cigarettes, phone, and gum. The hidden pocket in the back carries my chequebook, business cards, receipts, and a comb. There’s 3 fountain pens (blue, red, and black) and my Staedtler multi pen/pencil. Clipped to the side is an emergency barrier device (in case I need to perform C.P.R.)
There’s a small multi tool on my keychain as well as my Mag-lite Solitaire, I have larger versions of each that I don’t always carry with me.
Pants Pocket - chapstick (ALWAYS carry chapstick).
Jacket pockets
- stretchy gloves (which I may finally need today - 65 degrees yesterday in Central Indiana… yeesh!)
- Keys (11 with one I’m not sure what it’s for) & keychain from first-married apartment (Somerset Park in Troy MI) also several safety pins - they come in handy!
- Spare change for Salvation Army kettles
Purse:
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Outside pocket:
–Video rental card I can throw away (they don’t use them anymore)auto insurance card I neet to put in the truck, Free turkey coupon from Krogers (prob to donate to local mission), shopping list on back of envelope & misc receipts.
Usually has diskettes to carry to/from work. -
Pocket under flap:
– Checkbook, recipe for oven-fried fish, letter I started to a friend (over a month ago)misc medical receipts.
-Organizer/zippered outside pocket
–Credit cards, ID etc, $24 & change (this is a lot for me, I usually debit-card most purchases)pen & emery board. Various coupons & Gift certificates.
-Main compartment
–This American Life CD, trifold wallet with more cards & memberships, mini-sweing kit, hand sanitizer, pens, basic meds (Tums, aspirin) a bandaid holder I got for free from the local hospital, several pens & candy. Oh yeah, more chapstick.
Oh yeah - can’t forget the Visor – schedule, phone #, movies we own & christmas lists…
Outside - the clip-onsunglasses in a case that snaps on the strap.
All this in a purse 8" X 3.5" X by 6.5" - Mr. Pol swears someday it’s gonna explode.
-wallet, which contains some change, debit card, store cards, gift vouchers, photograph of my three daughters and some stamps
-cheque book
-old receipts
-paracetamol
-cigarettes
-keys
-notebook
-pen
-odd pen top
-passport
-prescription
-lipstick
-lipgloss
-lemon lollipop