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What Have I Got in My Pocket?
This isn’t the actual question I’m looking for an answer to today, but it is where it starts. Friday morning, I found something on Twitter that had me thinking all day and has generated more than its fair share of discussion, so I’ve decided it needs a post of its own. The line was “I don’t always carry all the groceries on one arm, but when I do, my keys are in the wrong pocket.”
Now, this was quite frankly shocking to me. I mean, who changes up the location of where their keys are? The items I carry every day go into the same locations every day. Apparently this is not universal behavior, so one does when faced with such a problem, I decided to take it to Ricochet.
So the questions are:
- Do you have a routine for the items you carry every day?
- If not, why? Additionally, what kind of strategy do you use, if it can be described as such?
I’ll also note that in the original discussion it was pointed out that women’s clothing is often short on pockets, so they may not always use them or have room for keys. Which is understandable but if your clothes don’t have pockets, I would assume you have a purse or other bag where your keys would normally be, and I don’t see why you’d take them out just to put them in your pocket.
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That’s what I was raised to believe. I’m glad there’s at least some things we can all agree on.
Another thing about those, they are major chick magnets. 😃
Well sure, keys indicate responsibility. More keys means more responsible.
I keep my keys to an absolute minimum: truck key, two office door keys, and a house key. But then, I never was a chick magnet.
I’m with you on the passport. It’s either in the safe in the hotel or in my shirt front pocket.
And who has the most keys? The janitor.
I’ve reached a sad point in my life where I must consider which I like more: cargo pants or women.
What do they have against pockets and comfort?
I started a nap, reading this entry in bed on my smart phone. Forget commenting here on that thing. I had to get up and come to my laptop to comment because that quote is one of life’s truisms. But I think it’s a quote from a woman. It has nothing to do with where you usually keep something. You keep it where you can get to it quickly. Like me, she has her purse on her shoulder, keys in a pocket, as they’re easier to retrieve than from her purse, on the side of her pants or jacket of her dominant hand. Because it’s her dominant hand, it’s the hand and arm that is stronger, and more able to carry all the bags when just one hand will do. When she reaches the car, she will then have to transfer all the bags to the non-dominant hand to be able to retrieve the keys from her pocket. Happens to me all – the – time.
Even when you don’t remember what a key is for?
Especially when you don’t remember what a key is for?
Am I missing something here? Are they mutually exclusive?
So then you carry your purse on the non-dominant side? My keys are actually on the non-dominant side so I wouldn’t have that problem but if I did have something on my shoulder the keys would still go on the opposite side.
That certainly applies to your carry pistol.
I’m right handed, everything’s on the right side. It has something to do with needing to hitch up my right shoulder as counter balance to the heavy bags and keeping the purse on. Although I could unlock the door with my left hand, my brain seems to insist I unlock it with my right hand and I never think ahead.
I’m right-handed, but carry my keys in the left pocket because I can only use my smartphone well in the right hand (so it goes into the right pocket). My wallet goes in the back right pocket.
I don’t understand how anyone can fit keys and a wallet or phone into the same jeans pocket comfortably and retrieve the desired item easily. Keys or a knife in the same pocket as a phone begs for a scratched screen.
Keys and a knife sit well together, though I sometimes separate them if I have extra front pocket (cargo pants). The back left pocket is for business cards or notes.
Oh man! You guys should try playing with your weak hand more often. Supposedly it makes you smarter.
I get that, although my keys still go into my right pocket and I unlock the door with my left. Of course the door I unlock most of ten is on the left side and it just seems easier…and now that I think about it, I unlock doors using the hand that corresponds to the knob side.
But if I had a bag on my shoulder I’d still have the keys on the opposite side because otherwise I’d lose the bag going for the keys.
I’ve never had a problem. As I said earlier, pants with deeper pockets. I’ve also carried my keys and phone in the same pocket since I’ve had a cell phone, and I don’t think I’ve ever had a scratch because of it. Although that may also be because I make sure the screen faces inward when I put it back as well.
I dunno about that. I used to be ambidextrous writing until they beat it out of me (not literally), but there are still things I do right-handed.
Because my car doesn’t use a “key” I have a total of one key on my key ring–the house door.
I have three keys on my keyring for three houses, only one of which is mine.
Well, I do have keys for two neighbors’ houses and one for our out-of-town condo, but they’re in a kitchen drawer.
I never have an issue about which arm in which to carry the groceries, because the keys are in the left front pocket.
I’m sinister, you know.
I’m a geek and keep buying belt holders for my phone. I can’t imagine putting it in my pocket.
That part about being sinister was for Arahant, but it was too late.
I bought a belt holster from Gander Mountain when they were going out of business for my flip phone. It worked great.
Yeah, Arahant. And I know what randy means, too.
I used to have a mini flashlight and a calculator in there too, but the phone has those covered.
I get mine from a small shop in Mumbai on my semi-annual trips there. Assisted by one of my local colleagues, of course.
As an aside, I was sorry to see Gander Mountain go under. Just as I miss Sport Chalet.
Clavius, I implore you to do a picture post of India. If you haven’t already, take a ton of shots next time you go and let us see when you get back.
It is interesting to note that independent software developers identified the flashlight need and solution. It was only then that the phone OS people built it in. A good example of the value of an open marketplace.