Yes. As it turned out, he was there to have a cellphone battery replaced.Do you have any idea why he and his partner were there...
I would imagine that he wanted privacy to make his call.or why he was out of the car and she wasn't?
Yes. As it turned out, he was there to have a cellphone battery replaced.
I would imagine that he wanted privacy to make his call.
As sad as it is to admit, we all live in "indian territory" no matter if it's the inner city, the suburbs or rural areas. I am not politically correct. My health and safety, as well as that of the ones I love, is more important than someone else's feelings. I try, every day, to be a kind and decent human being but vigilance and SA is top priority
Re the discussion about always being on edge, if you live in a high-crime area, you do tend to be always on edge. I thankfully escaped over a year ago and still do things that were absolutely necessary in my old neighborhood but are considered very weird where I live now, like locking the door after letting a repair person inside. As for having a gun in the shower, that was the only place I didn't take one in my old house, I did have my ARK knife with me but the gun was in the linen closet just outside the bathroom door, I didn't want it to be damaged by the steam.
I have two personal issues compromising my situational awareness, if anyone has any constructive suggestions I would appreciate hearing same:
- One is that I have some hearing loss and do not hear someone quietly walking up behind me. Twice I got scared out of my skin that way, thankfully both turned out to be benign. I try to periodically just turn around and look behind me, also watch for a shadow if it's daytime and the sun is behind me, but it's not a perfect solution. The ENT says my hearing loss doesn't warrant a hearing aid.
- The other is that due to back problems it takes me a really long time to get out of the car -- the interval between when I look around outside before opening the door until I am out is unfortunately long enough for someone to cover enough distance that I wouldn't see them during my initial check but would not yet be fully outside by the time they arrived. I also can't get back in from being partway out.
There is lot to that. And to the idea of using mirrors.The best you can do with situational awareness is turn around frequently.
Be careful.All in good neighborhoods, by the way.
My car is a normal sedan. SUV is no good for me, too hard to climb up and down given my physical issues. I'm a fraction of an inch taller than 5'.Emerging from a low-slung luxury car is slower for me than it is to step out of a higher from the ground SUV.
^ Truth.I honestly don't know if you can teach somebody situational awareness any other way than by putting them in a position where they have to pay attention to what's going on around them or they're going to have to suffer actual consequences.
I had to go to a bank yesterday, something I don't do often, anymore. The guard was outside, leaning against a rail and obviously bored to death as only the very young can be. I would not depend on him. Better to depend on myself.
Remember, sore secturiy guards are paid to watch an report, and to protect their employers property.And I will tell you for a fact that he is under strict orders not to intervene in the event of a robbery