*My wife and I took a trip to Australia.* *I passed through airports in San
Antonio, LAX, Tokyo and Sydney with no problems at all. * *We attended a
Rugby match in Sydney and were invited to an after-party by some Australian
friends where things got a little heated because of the final score. * *A
fight ensued and as I was trying to get my wife out of the way and out of
the bar, someone came swinging at me out of nowhere with about a 24 oz
Guinness bottle in his hand. * *I already had my tactical pen out and as he
swung, I blocked it with the blunt end of the pen. * *The bottle exploded
in a very loud way which sounded like a shotgun going off. * *The explosion
stopped the brawl instantly. * *All I heard was "the bloke made the bottle
explode with his fingers."* *The guy who was holding the bottle and took
the swing was about 6'3" and 250 and suddenly became very sober. * *I'm
5'5" and 180. * *He dropped what was left of the neck of the bottle which
was about 1 inch and started yelling "this yank has steel fingers." * *They
didn't see the pen because I had already slipped it into my other hand. * *They
checked my right hand and saw I didn't have a mark on it. The big guy
apologized and tried to hug me. * *The owner of the pub treated us to steak
dinners and we got handshakes, hugs and looks of amazement all night. * *I
was wearing my US Navy (Retired) shirt so the mystique only got more
serious as the night went on. * *Needless to say, no one got hurt, we have
lifelong friends, my wife let an Australian redhead give me a big sloppy
kiss and we're invited back to attend the next match with the Blacks from
New Zealand. * *They said they might need some help. * *I have carried the
tactical pen across the USA, Europe, the South Pacific and certain parts of
Alabama with complete confidence. * *We will be visiting Central America in
the next few months and I'm not going anywhere without it. BTW, it's great
for taking notes.*
*P.S. I have a tactical pen, but my only testimony about it so far is that
it writes well.*
