Critical J
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Hey Rexster, thanks for making a great point, that's alot the same way I look at it. I was a boyscout myself so I know to always be prepared, of coarse - but there's nothing wrong w/ anticipating the need either. Now if lay-offs had never happened and I was still hooking-up and worse, disconnecting cable in the ghetto everyday, I might reconsider other alternatives. But now-a-days I make my own hours and I work where I want. I can usually anticipate to a high degree of accuracy what my daily threat level will be like - though naturally, no one's a fortune teller...
On an interesting side note, I actually do own and frequently carry one of those blued telescopic police batons, at about 18" it folds-up quite nicely on a belt and frequently refer them to friends who realize the need but don't like guns and they're completely street legal in AL, mostly. It has provoked some cops to pull-up and ask about it on occassion but most are of the same general oppinion...
"Hey there sir, whatcha-up to today?"
"Howdy, just out here pounding pavement, doing the knocks on the doors and all that."
"You a salesman?"
"Yes sir, alarm systems is my game." *wave clip board*
"Uh-huh, say is that a nightstick you're wearing?"
"This thing here? Sure is, happy to say."
"Well where'd you get that, citizen?"
"Cop shop, $20."
"Right, well you know those aren't legal to carry concealed, right?"
"Yes sir, that's why it's on my belt."
"And folks just invite you into their homes with that thing?"
"Yes."
"...Really?"
"Well, most don't either notice, realize what they're looking at, or care."
"Alright then, why do you have it?"
"Stray dogs."
"...That's probably the most logical and rational excuse I've ever heard. Alright, you have a nice day then there, sir. Stay safe now."
"Hey wait, you interested in an alarm system?"
"No thanks, I'm with ADT."
"Of coarse you are, but they suck to be so expensive."
"...Gyah-dangit you're right, okay whatcha got?"
LOL - that happened a few days ago...
On an interesting side note, I actually do own and frequently carry one of those blued telescopic police batons, at about 18" it folds-up quite nicely on a belt and frequently refer them to friends who realize the need but don't like guns and they're completely street legal in AL, mostly. It has provoked some cops to pull-up and ask about it on occassion but most are of the same general oppinion...
"Hey there sir, whatcha-up to today?"
"Howdy, just out here pounding pavement, doing the knocks on the doors and all that."
"You a salesman?"
"Yes sir, alarm systems is my game." *wave clip board*
"Uh-huh, say is that a nightstick you're wearing?"
"This thing here? Sure is, happy to say."
"Well where'd you get that, citizen?"
"Cop shop, $20."
"Right, well you know those aren't legal to carry concealed, right?"
"Yes sir, that's why it's on my belt."
"And folks just invite you into their homes with that thing?"
"Yes."
"...Really?"
"Well, most don't either notice, realize what they're looking at, or care."
"Alright then, why do you have it?"
"Stray dogs."
"...That's probably the most logical and rational excuse I've ever heard. Alright, you have a nice day then there, sir. Stay safe now."
"Hey wait, you interested in an alarm system?"
"No thanks, I'm with ADT."
"Of coarse you are, but they suck to be so expensive."
"...Gyah-dangit you're right, okay whatcha got?"
LOL - that happened a few days ago...
