In case you were wondering, oh non-existant reader, I did get my Swiss army knife back yesterday.
The head guard told me it was exactly two-tenths of an inch too long to be in our building. It is a private building, but since there are some federal offices here, it has become a private building with federal security or some such thing.
Curiously, the guard said that he cwasn’t allowed to carry a pocketknife, either, and has resorted to keeping a tiny keychain penknife. Of course, he carries a gun…