bdickens
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Alluding to another thread, another reliable method for avoiding trouble is to avoid mouthing off at people.
Alluding to another thread, another reliable method for avoiding trouble is to avoid mouthing off at people.
What might emigrating from religious persecution and trying to move to the Virginia Colony have to do with staying away from violent criminals for the purpose of personal safety?jesus...with attitudes like this, nobody would have ever left England.
Who among the peele whom I would avoid might have any knowledge at all about whether I am doing so, or about any trepidation that I may have? Why would I care?when predators know you're scared and trying to avoid them, they get bolder. force only respects force
That's obvious.It virtually impossible to avoid people/trouble all the time
That's not as cool to talk about on forums.Well, chew on this.
Outside of natural causes, household accidents are responsible for a whopping 62% of all fatalities.
All told, it might just be safer, camping out, next to that all-nite gas station/ convenience store, on the bad side of town.
Well, chew on this.
Outside of natural causes, household accidents are responsible for a whopping 62% of all fatalities.
All told, it might just be safer, camping out, next to that all-nite gas station/ convenience store, on the bad side of town.
Or, if you like to live on the edge, stop at a rest stop to take a leak and get coffee!Well, chew on this.
Outside of natural causes, household accidents are responsible for a whopping 62% of all fatalities.
All told, it might just be safer, camping out, next to that all-nite gas station/ convenience store, on the bad side of town.
Or, if you like to live on the edge, stop at a rest stop to take a leak and get coffee!
Lots of them on the Ohio, Indiana and PA turnpike's have fast food places that sell coffee.What rest stop do you go to that has coffee?
Not that it matters because I'm of an age where caffeine and long road trips don't mix
Lots of them on the Ohio, Indiana and PA turnpike's have fast food places that sell coffee.
I see. Guess you're limited to Starbucks cans or energy drinks from a vending machine then. Actually, the Boy Scouts (or whatever they're called these days) used to set up and serve free coffee at rest stops (the ones with just a restroom and vending machines) occasionally. Haven't seen that for a while, but I don't frequent roads that have those so I don't know if they still do that or not.That's not what I'm talking about. I am talking about a no services, State rest area. Such as you might find in the panhandle of Nebraska or the middle of New Mexico.
I see. Guess you're limited to Starbucks cans or energy drinks from a vending machine then. Actually, the Boy Scouts (or whatever they're called these days) used to set up and serve free coffee at rest stops (the ones with just a restroom and vending machines) occasionally. Haven't seen that for a while, but I don't frequent roads that have those so I don't know if they still do that or not.
Maybe not now. Haven't been to one since Covid.I don't even think they have vending machines anymore
What should one conclude from that?My only point is, YES, avoidance is a great strategy, but "staying home" isn't as safe as everybody seems to think it is
annually, the average of deaths due to household accidents is a little over
99,000. In order they are
1. Poisoning
2. Choking
3. Falling
4. Drowning
5. Fires or burns
The OP specifically mentioned rest stops. I think Dibbs was comparing the risks of being at home vs. being at a rest stop, a fair comparison I think. Violent criminal attack is not the only risk to be avoided in life. I brought up the theory that you're probably safer at a rest stop than you are driving down the highway, statistically speaking. That may be hard to prove, given the lack of available statistics on attacks at rest stops (at least that I could find). That lack of statistics though may give us a bit of a clue in itself.The topic here has to do with violent criminal attack
The OP specifically mentioned rest stops. I think Dibbs was comparing the risks of being at home vs. being at a rest stop, a fair comparison I think. Violent criminal attack is not the only risk to be avoided in life. I brought up the theory that you're probably safer at a rest stop than you are driving down the highway, statistically speaking. That may be hard to prove, given the lack of available statistics on attacks at rest stops (at least that I could find). That lack of statistics though may give us a bit of a clue in itself.