OK, OK -- I'll fess up. I omitted my original SOG Toolclip, 2 Micras, 9 SAKs, 2 Coast Mini-Pliers tossed into the consols of cars, and I have no idea how many PSTs and Micra I have given to folks I thought needed them. My ex-wives were/are bottomless pits for tools and flashlights.

We aren't bad - yet. I used to practice law with Bill. Bill is a very prepared, very anal-retentive guy. He and his wife went down to the coast to fish one weekend, and when they came back, somebody had 'accessed' his garage, backed up a truck or trailer and cleaned him out.

Tools, fishing stuff -- salt, fresh, and all -- reloading gear. Bill was so anal-retentive that he had a complete computer inventory of the contents, with pictures. Mind you, they never even got into the house proper -- it was alarmed. Final inventory: $120,000.00, more or less. State Farm actually paid him. Bill spent the entire amount restoring himself. God, he had fun.

It adds up.

Now Paul, if you have not already, you really don't want to discover Swedish/Scandinavian/Finnish knives and tools. I've got a $1,000 knife, but i'm a sucker for 10 good $10.00 knives.