Over 40 and still wearing jeans: Restaurants

[igpoobah]

Stop and read it slowly, more than once. You'll get it. Maybe even come back tomorrow and read it again...

 

[Geronimo45]

Is SM saying that carrying a concealed weapon would place him on some continual high alert status ("keyed up") ?

I don't think so - I think he's saying that the gun should be a small part of your defensive strategies - not the only part. Be survival-centric, not gun-centric.

Is he saying one should not CCW so that one can relax ?

Seems more like he's saying to make a plan. Don't feel like you've got to scan everybody that comes in the door - have a fight and flight plan set up.

Is he saying that no handgun is needed as long as one "carries himself well ?"

'An ounce of prevention's worth a pound of cure.' You avoid looking like a threat or a target, you reduce your chances of getting shot/robbed. Leastways, that's how I understand it.

 

[MarcusWendt]

Are you making fun because you truly don't understand or you want to be clever?

Making fun, uh, no. I got the general idea.... sort of, but in all honesty it was a tough read in some respects. I still have no idea what it has to do with wearing jeans and being over forty. That's why I clicked on the post. I am both wearing jeans, and over forty.

I hope my comment wasn't too harsh, but I really was a little lost.

 

[au1776]

Marcus,

I'm with you. I had no idea what was going on until half way down. Nothing offensive about asking for clarification.

 

[Paul Gomez]

FYI regarding SouthNarc...none of us have been active on SDF for the last two years or more.

www.TotalProtectionInteractive.com is our 'home' on the web.

You have to register to view content, but some feel that it is worth it.

SouthNarc's PSPs

Psychotic Range Elf Photo Sets

 

[Bob F.]

Tried to post the other night, got frustrated..........

Anyway, won't own 5.11's or Instructor's belts. Don't think BG's notice? Some don't, but see this:

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=343599

Do have a couple black T's and some Khaki's and jeans. Rarely wear the black and khaki together.

Old fart, though been told look younger than real age ("Thank you, Ma'm!).
6'2", 215# but think carriage and attitude more important. Not been "tried" in a long time. Like a guide in Hawaii said about muggings:"Don't go where you shouldn't go at night by yourself". Pretty well covers it.

When I pull up THR I always look for sm's posts! Thanks, Steve! And no, I don't have a decoder ring!

Stay safe.
Bob

 

[silverlance]

let me give you a real life example of what SM is talking about.

I'm sitting at my desk.
a bunch of high school kids file in.
i see a girl, pretty girl nicely manicured, but she has no make up on, no earings, hair is tied in a bun, and she is wearing a loose white t-shirt.

that girl is going to get in a fight today.

 

[Buzztail]

MarcusWendt and au1776


A quick look at your join dates will tell most of us why your not completely wrapping your minds around the post. sm has been allowing us these pearls of wisdom for a long time. It takes time to read these posts, and once is never enough.

sm- thank you once again for making my Saturday morning safer!

 

[FLA2760]

Good post SM. What I gleaned from it was have the plan(s) and the tools to accomplish it and then enjoy yourself. An interesting relevant tidbit. My wife, daughter and I just had an early dinner at a Carraba's in a neighboring county. When we pulled into the parking lot I noticed a Sheriff's deputy's cruiser baked into one of the parking slots. I thought he must be eating and not on a call. He was eating all right in full uniform at the first table inside the door with his back to the door. Godspeed to all the LEOs. Oh I still wear jeans too the same brand I did as a teenager just a "wee" bit bigger size now!

 

[bsf]

Is there a decoder ring that comes with this post?

It is not just you. I find SM’s posts hard to decipher also. I usually just skip over them. In the case of this thread, the title drew me in.

With all sincerity, I mean no offense to you SM. I am probably just not smart or patient enough.

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Out Loud

A little over a year ago I found myself struggling with one of Steve's posts.

I was muttering to myself, and the wife asked what was going on.

"Can't understand this guy. Disjointed writing. Here, listen to this . . ."

And I read it out loud. As I read, I adopted a "light Southern accent" and about two paragraphs in, I just stopped. Wife says, "what's the problem? It makes sense to me, but that accent needs a lot of work."

So I just slow down, read it with a Southern accent (sometimes my lips move, but it doesn't bother me any more), and wait for the lamp to light.

Poetry as prose.

Not every artist uses paint.

I only have one problem with Steve. The book. I'm still waiting. Write the damned book, son.

 

[seeker_two]

sm: Great post....as usual. Also sound like you two had a nice time.......


Did you show her your Peanut?......



(....waiting to see who gets the wrong idea in 3....2.....1......)

 

[bowl443]

"The loudest man in the room is the weakest." Frank Lucas

 

[Castr8r]

Greebly has it right; when's the book coming out? I'm a FNG on this site, but I've been lurking about the edges for awhile. The first couple of times that I read sm's posts had me wondering who the hell he thought he was. Then "CLICK", I saw light! Now I absorb his posts and try to remember the message. Some of what he says/thinks/does is stuff I've learned the hard way. Other stuff- he already learned it and is passing it on. BIG Thanks!


I can multi-task: I've had my foot in my mouth and my head up my a** at the same time...

 

[Dionysusigma]

Castr8r, your username makes me cringe, and the mental image you gave me both confuses and induces another cringe.

Welcome to THR! There's a lot to be learned here.