Street Smarts
Textbook stuff is fine and dandy.
Reality is, Real hands on is the key to anything.
Going back to Natural order of things, take note of critters. Any critter.
Apprenticeship, Parenting, whatever you want to call it, is happening.
Mother Nature equips critter with what they need. I have watched ducklings hatch, and Momma immediately get the ducklings down to the pond and swim.
Now she was hollering at one straggler. Always one in the bunch.
Big old bass got that one. The rest of the ducklings run up onto the bank and while I don't speak "duck" pretty clear Momma was explaining the Facts of Life and what just happened to "brother".
I assure you, once back in the pond, the ducklings stuck close to momma!
Textbooks can only share experiences and all to a certain point. Once in the Real World, one has to actually pay attention to and become acclimated to environment.
It is easy to fall into viewing life from one's own perspective.
Perspectives is another thing I am really big on.
What perspectives
do others see you as being?
What perspectives
do you want others see you as being?
There is a huge difference!!
Peacocks.
Been awhile, let me see if I recall all this.
The huge beautiful plumage one sees? That is the Male.
Males do this as part of the mating bit.
Now here is the ironic part.
Males get these huge plumes to "impress" the female.
Males are also trying to impress each other, and best one out.
Female is instead looking for the "best" dumbutt of the bunch.
She is looking for who she thinks is the easiest one to con and all.
Predators are watching too...
Males out strutting and showing off and and carrying on with this plumage, and they are impeded in running and evading. Easy Prey.
Female is in control, she picks a dumbutt Male, and HE is the one that does all the babysitting and all duties.
Lessons can be learned from Critters.
"3+1" is what SouthNarc calls it.
Growing up and since , I had heard various names, and all.
Bascially 3 things, and another signal one , something is going down.
Getting in a fight, with a bully, getting your butt kicked walking down the street, armed robbery, and whatever.
Three Factors plus one more deal.
Critters do the same thing, this is where Mentors & Elders had me watch, plus stuff on the street.
Cops watch video tapes to see these things that signal.
Heck they can go back and see old tapes and see it.
Now textbook stuff on how to do stuff is fine and dandy.
Quality instruction and quality practice on drawing a gun, reload fast, and maybe you shoot a semi, and are really good and more fast with a speedloader than those that shoot a revolver. Fine, great if that tickles you.
Critters are equipped "such". Some have talons, some claws, some teeth,...and some don't have some of this, and in comparison, very little at all.
Remember I mentioned how important the Mental was, or Software was?
Recall I mentioned to NEVER be programmed, predictable or punctual?
Critters know this. Oldest Predator and Prey relationship in the Animal Kingdom and same principals apply.
Perceptions .
Peacock thought he was tough stuff all strutting around, Female 's perception was "dumbutt" and Prey thought "dinner".
Strut out with advertising you are armed with tack-tickle clothes, maybe a *sigh( CCW Badge, "Driver only has $20 in ammo" stickers on your vehicle, fake bullet holes and...
Females are going to be "real impressed",
Predator is going to spot you a mile away, and just like in the Critter Kingdom, stalk you, and give you the Perception there is only one of them, when there actually more of them.
If you don't know the signals , you will get your butt kicked, or worse.
Now if you are lucky and survive, and real lucky all this on tape, you will see 3 things plus one, that signaled you were about to go down.
I assure you on this.
No, I will not share. You won't believe me, and therefore won't get "it" if I do.
If you do the research, investigate and verify, maybe, just maybe, you will get "it".
I will share everyone is guilty of doing these 3 things plus one themselves in their behaviors.
Remember the programmed, predictable, and punctual I mentioned?
Predators know these, and watch for folks to do and be these.
Like critters they "read" people , places and things.
Most known is how to spot a cop. UC cops have to learn to NOT be a cop.
Folks know this one, especially BGs, so it will not hurt to share.
Cross chrome pen and pencil were what the cops all wore as part of uniform.
Hit a certain rank and 10Kyellow filled worn and yet get on up in rank and 14yellow gold filled Cross pen was worn.
Fine.
Don't wear the damn thing in street clothes.
For sure don't do this if UC!!
Lady I worked with and I were to meet some Cops in a pool hall, beer joint, basically a dive. They were in street clothes. Prearranged codes if some things went down.
If she slapped me for instance, that meant them meet was off.
We walk in, order a beer and in spied these two we had never meet in a split second. She and I both caught it and bartender did not get the beers on the bar before she slapped me, cussed me and we stormed out having a real good cussing spat. I tossed money on the bar.
Phone call later and one was wearing chrome the other ygf cross pens n pencils sets.
I got word they were made driving up and the way they parked in the dirt lot.
YOU have to think! Pay attention to animals, I don't what they are, just pay attention. See the birds fly out of the tree in the back yard and look for the "why".
Squirrels in the yard and run up a tree..."why".
Don't look at that one stray dog out in the woods, especially if acting rabid. You best be scanning 360*, because a pack of dogs are circling you, the lone one was there to draw your attention.
Streets are the same way.
I have gone into a jail and pretended to be in jail and just sat and listened.
Amazing!
Some BS reason I am tossed in, and back then one could smoke in jail.
New guy and folks watching me.
I take a book of matches, and I didn't use the whole match, instead split it to make two. *grin*
Now folks that have done time, know about this trick to save matches.
You have to make do until the "concession" comes around.
They noticed I saved the what not smoked and had papers.
Save the tobacco from a hardroll for using in a hand roll.
The "old timers" come over, and they want to visit with "like kind" or they thought I was.
Some stuff is NOT in a textbook. I wanted to see how BGs saw stuff.
They (BGs) know more than many think they do. They know how folks CCW and what position. Which direction most turn in doing a El Presidente.
Street Smarts is something one has to continually pay attention to, and access themselves about.
What perception do you give?
What perception do you want to give?
Lady friend and I were doing this stuff as I do.
7:30 am in a parking lot of a office Building.
One lady caught my eye.
First off , she drove up with a napkin in her blouse.
She did not want to mess up her clothes, either makeup, or sipping coffee to work.
Second, that Portfolio she had was handled with such care. Not a computer case, just one the size like a report was done in.
Her purse was just tossed and handled like purses are done.
I bet money, she worked on a report, and had a presentation to give. I know she did.
Lady friend and I the next morning went back out to view again.
Same lady, bee bops in , no napkin, that portfolio just tossed and handled like nothing, purse too.
I betcha anything she had a presentation and report the day before.
Sit in a diner, and watch folks eat, a few days of the same folks and you can tell by what, and how they eat, if they have a meeting after lunch.
Animals take steps to not get into trouble, if trouble shows up, how to evade, and if they cannot evade, how to survive the trouble.
They don't have textbooks.
Lets be careful out there... - Hill Street Blues
