Taught a Lesson by Wife Last Night

[Werewolf]

Yesterday evening my wife, eldest daughter and granddaughter were heading out to the mall to do some Christmas shopping. On their way out I asked them to pick me up a Brownie Fudge Sundae at the local ice cream emporium. I assumed they'd just pick it up on their way back.

Main front door open and glass door shut. After they left I grabbed my holstered pistol, headed for the bed room, threw the gun on the bed and headed for the facilities to do a little reading and dispose of that which needed disposing.

After about 10 minutes I heard what I thought was the glass door opening but since my dog wasn't going nuts wasn't terribly concerned. About a minute later my wife sticks her head into the bathroom holding my holstered weapon, places it on the counter and says if I was a burglar you'd be dead at worst and short one pistol at best. She then told me my sundae was on the kitchen cabinet and headed back out to the mall. I've got excellent hearing but never heard a thing. I didn't know anyone was in the house until she stuck her head in the door.

Where's the lesson? I'm always harping on my wife about situational awareness and being able to react appropriately to any given situation.

I should practice what I preach because she literally caught me with my pants down :banghead: unable to react to any situation. I learned my lesson.

 

[Battlespace]

To add insult to injury - did the dog get your sundae?

 

[Wild Bill]

Sucks to have to eat your own words! The sundae would've tasted better.

Crystal ball tells me you're locking the door and keeping the gun with ya from now on.

 

[jojo]

That sounds like me, always telling my wife to be aware of her surroundings, etc..
I'm going to have to watch the doors!

jojo

 

[Arc-Lite]

good day, when the student becomes the teacher,good reflection on both of you !!!! Arc-Lite

 

[Island Beretta]

Hahaah, caught with your pants down..

 

[RTFM]

Suppose I'm not much better..... When I (well you know) the gun goes in but is behind me and above... not quite as accessible as between the knees....

Something to ponder....

Thanks

RTFM

 

[scbair]

I'd laugh, but . . .

OK, I work in a "secure" facility; swipe card access and security at the door. Inside this facility (occupied solely by my corporation), I occupy a "hard-walled" office, with an actual, honest-to-gosh lockable wood door. Due to the nature of my duties, I invariably secure the door when I head to some other area of the building. Only one other person (who reports directly to me) has a key (in the event I get run over by a truck on my way home . . .). When I'm in the halls, I'm constantly scanning my surroundings; no one's surprised me from behind in years. I confess to "lowering my guard" once I'm ensconced in my own office, though.

Yesterday, I was in a lengthy meeting; walked back down the hall, inserted key in lock, opened door ..... and stood flatfooted, completely disoriented at the sight of an employee seated in a chair in front of my desk! After a 2-3 second pause (while I collected my wits), I realized my subordinate was seated in my chair; she was interviewing the employee in my office for security and confidentiality reasons! That had never happened before!

Lesson re-learned: There ain't no "secure" area. I'm now alert even when entering my locked office.

Geez, I'm sure glad it wasn't Osama!!!

 

[sturmruger]

I hate that when stuff like that happens. I get that way sometimes in my own home.

When I leave a gun somewhere i try and cover it with something. If I have a gun on the kitchen counter I will put a newspaper over it to keep it out of the view of people walking by my house.

 

[firesafety3]

Yep. Seems as though grasshopper grabbed the pebble.

Kinda fortunate you didn't have the gun on the lavatory when she popped in.

Ya'll both would have pooped!!!!!

 

[Parallax]

Haven't you seen Pulp Fiction?

 

[jamz]

You have a good wife.

-James

 

[skidmark]

A lesson learned the hard way. Dumb question, but if you believe having your weapon "to hand" in your home is appropriate, why would you disarm for this or any other activity. (OK, there are 1 or 2 that my SO might squak about if I was still strapped, but you know what I mean)

Got a tip from a LEO buddy years ago about how to "handle" the indesposed situation, in or out of uniform.

Most places you go to sit have a roll for the paperwork, and your weapon most likely will fit between the roll and the wall behind it. Lessens the weight on your belt and reduces the chances that your holster will show when your pants drop all the way to the floor. Only real difficult place I have run into are the highway reststops with their honking huge steel cabinets full of less than useful paper.

In those situations the carry piece comes out & rests on one thigh with a light grip - the top-strap against the palm and all fingers forward of the trigger guard. Even if holding with the off hand the transition to stronghand is almost immediate.

Stay safe. Think about where you are.

 

[ballistic gelatin]

An instructor told our class once that the bathroom was the most dangerous place you can be. More specifically, the shower.

 

[InfernoMDM]

Nothing worse then haveing a loved one/ firend get the drop on you because your a haveing a dumbass moment. You realize you probably didnt here anythign because your use to her footsteps? I use to be able to tell you when the officer was coming down the hall by his step, all other people I didnt here, or I would here a new person as well.

 

[griz]

Smart woman, good lesson learned.

 

[LiquidTension]

Your response should have been, "If you'd been a burglar, the dog would have gone nuts and I would have shot you after I pulled my pants up." While a good lesson in SA, don't beat yourself up about it.

 

[Andrew Rothman]

skidmark wrote:

In those situations the carry piece comes out & rests on one thigh with a light grip - the top-strap against the palm and all fingers forward of the trigger guard. Even if holding with the off hand the transition to stronghand is almost immediate.

So that leaves just one hand for the paperwork?

I think I just figured out where your nickname came from!

 

[38SnubFan]

I think I just figured out where your nickname came from!

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry.

But seriously, if I absolutely HAVE TO use a public restroom for a #2, I use a one-person-only restroom with a privacy lock on it.

At home by myself, my gun stays with me AT ALL TIMES, including the bathroom. If I'm not dressed to holster my gun, then I keep it locked in the desk drawer, under the bed where it's unseen, or within arm's reach of my girlfriend when she's at home with me, who's fully capable of using it if the need ever arises.

-38SnubFan

 

[Plinkerton]

An instructor told our class once that the bathroom was the most dangerous place you can be. More specifically, the shower.

My girlfriend always laughs at me that I lock the shower door, and take a knife with me into the shower... Seriously...

 

[Parallax]

I take my gun into the bathroom with me. Why leave yourself vulnerable? I also make sure my gun is locked up and out of sight when I'm not home. I don't want to walk into my house or out of the bathroom and be staring down the barrel of my own gun (ie. Pulp Fiction). No reason to hand a weapon to your enemy.

 

[Greymoor]

Hehehe, I came home one day and was going to take a shower. As I was undressing I placed my carry weapon on the commode seat next to the tub. My wife came in to grab something from the bathroom before she left to take the girls shopping. She saw my weapon and made a comment about having it in the bathroom with me while I shower. I told her I did not want to leave a loaded weapon out for a BG to find while I was in the shower. I told her it would suck to get shot but I would be aweful red faced trying to explain to St. Peter how I was shot with my own weapon.

If the BG came in he would find me naked with a gun. I am not sure which sight would scare him more.

 

[Plinkerton]

Don't forget wet... You'd be wet, naked, with a gun... I shudder at the thought...

 

[Randy in Arizona]

I really understand the need for stainless steel weapons now!

 

[DarkKnight01]

An instructor told our class once that the bathroom was the most dangerous place you can be. More specifically, the shower.

i thought about this very situation lastnight taking a late night shower... as i was having trouble resting hoping it would help... while in the shower i realized hmm my guns in the bedroom... and if someone were to by chance come in during this time and attempt to harm me or my family if he was armed there wouldnt be alot i could do besides attempt to launch a bar of soap at him hoping he might slip and fall and shoot himself made me think... you just never know at this day and age... i dont depend solely on my firearm to protect myself as i do have a vast backround in self defence training... over 19 years studying the martial arts and competing for a number of years generally puts me above the average skill level of someone that i enter a physical encounter with... but odds are if their in my home to rob it or murder myself or my family they are armed and must be subdued by other means... i will from now on have my weapon with me during shower times or other restroom visits...