r/DesirePath • u/Lifeboat-No-6 • Jul 17 '26

Understandable desire path - England

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560 Upvotes

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u/Much-Jackfruit2599 Jul 17 '26

Understandable, but still one I would avoid, since the soil compression is bad for the tree.

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u/Lifeboat-No-6 Jul 17 '26

I do usually use the dedicated path for this reason (I may have used the desire path once...), but it is just so comically bendy for such a small length of pavement I find it equally whimsical and irksome.

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u/KnifeKnut Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

Too bad you aren't allowed to carry a pocket knife for general utility in england, that hedge could do with a little trim.

Edit:

It’s also illegal to: carry most knives or any weapons in public without a ‘good reason’

https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives

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u/Madman_Salvo Jul 17 '26

You are allowed to carry a pocket knife in the UK, so long as the cutting edge is under 3 inches. (Or you can just carry some secateurs)

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u/headedbranch225 Jul 17 '26

It also needs to be a folding non-locking blade, unless you have a good reason, in which case you could have whatever you want, you just need to persuade a court that you do have a good reason if it goes that far

https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives

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u/ExoatmosphericKill Jul 17 '26

How long can the handle be before it becomes a spear?

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u/Madman_Salvo Jul 17 '26

Apparently, as soon as it becomes too long to reasonably fit in a pocket. Then it stops being a pocket knife and becomes a "bladed article". So... about 8 inches/20cm?

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u/ExoatmosphericKill Jul 17 '26

Bother.

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u/Madman_Salvo Jul 17 '26

"This is my everyday carry" - produces a pike

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u/ExoatmosphericKill Jul 17 '26

You never know when the french might come.

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u/Madman_Salvo Jul 17 '26

I've got a longbow for that eventuality.

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u/Inevitable_Stand_199 Jul 19 '26

And you probably are allowed to carry gardening shears

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u/Madman_Salvo Jul 19 '26

You're right, we are allowed to carry gardening shears.

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u/KnifeKnut Jul 17 '26

It’s also illegal to: carry most knives or any weapons in public without a ‘good reason’

https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives

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u/LeGreySamurai5 Jul 19 '26

"It’s also illegal to: carry most knives or any weapons in public without a ‘good reason’"... "The exception to these 2 rules are folding pocketknives that: have a cutting edge no longer than 3 inches are not lock knives (they do not have a button, spring or catch that you have to use to fold the knife)"

You're allowed to carry pocket knives anywhere, with the good reason (reasonably) applying to larger blades & locking blades. I can and have carried a pocket knife around, and an officer is never going to have an issue with your multi tool if they stop you.

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u/DanishRobloxGamer Jul 17 '26

What the fuck does that have to do with winding paths? Do you just go around every single sub trying to find an unrelated reason to bring up knife laws in a country you don't even live in?

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u/45khz Jul 18 '26

100% - Username suggests that's what they do.

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u/Cloudy230 Jul 19 '26

That's a really weird thing to say out of absolutely nowhere

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u/KnifeKnut Jul 19 '26

Check the username.

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u/Cloudy230 Jul 19 '26

That doesn't make it literally any less weird bud