Was I probed

[joab]

I was actually agreeing with you jim
Instead of rolling my eyes when I got out of the car and saw yet another in the growing groups of panhandlers in a once nice neighborhood I should have left. but this is, I thought, the only store that sells these particular tea cups, they're special magical tea cups

I thought you cut your hair Biker

The cigarette at the redlight thing I'm familiar with, you are definitely at a major disadvantage

 

[Biker]

Nope Joab, I trimmed my beard down and got a cwp so I could carry all legal like. Anything more would be to admit to growing up. Ain't gonna happen.
Biker

 

[joab]

I remember the day I did that
I cried ,just a little
Manly tears though.
I kicked the dog just to maintain my nad possessor status
She bit me

 

[jpIII]

This is about the time I noticed the way too muscular calves of the guy in the wheel chair

wow! Talk about good situational awareness!
I applaud that..... I have to say, that is something I would probably not have noticed.

Thanks for posting this,... I learned something new today.

 

[Biker]

Yeah well, if I kicked either one of my dogs, I'd have a peg-leg (thanks to my wife!) to add to my panapoly of street creds.
Think I'll pass...
Biker

 

[joab]

Charlie Wenzel, internet crook

Thanks for the link, I've been there since my last post here,great stuff.
And I don't even own a 4X

 

[joab]

Talk about good situational awareness!

Actually not. The wheel chair bit is not unheard of here and I used to work in nursing homes plus I have had my own episode with a knee surgery that took too long to heal.I know what atrophied legs are supposed to look like
I have developed a habit of looking at legs of people in chairs.
I should have noticed it way sooner.

 

[JMusic]

Biker, I apologise. I have no issues with long hair. Frankly I have to update my passport ( I had long hair and a full beard) I am just saying and you have to agree hair does make a good grasping point and where the head goes so does the body. I'm much more mature now and it takes more for me to become emotional. Therapy works along with getting married.
regards
Jim

 

[Biker]

All in good fun, Jim.
Biker

 

[clt46910]

Personally I like it when someone trys to grab my long hair, I temp them with it. It is something common with inexperienced street fighters. Something I know/hope is coming and am ready for, most leave themselves open on that side and you can punish with the two hands you still have in the fight over their one they are not wasting reaching for your hair. Plus they have to mostly reach up and around which puts their center of balance higher and them off balance so make it easier to step inside and use a throw. Hair pulls out easy, does not make a good handle on a determined person.

But then I am just a old man, what would I know?....

 

[JMusic]

Good to know Biker some of these dicks eat you alive. I have to wonder if they ever get out of their office.
Jim

 

[JMusic]

clt46 your right and I have had that happen to me although it was a fairly large hunk. I would not use that technique in a real fight it was meant to get someone headed in a direction where you could control them and frankly handcuff them. Sometimes it backfires and when it does it tends to get interesting. To your point you are entirely out of position. To do it right you have to totally committ. Sort a like a sucker punch that misses if you know what I mean. Nothing but love here bud.
Jim

 

[JMusic]

Oh, by the way I gave that profession up 20 years ago. I realized I had certain materistic needs in life plus I was starving to death. So I went out and got a real job in a factory.
Jim

 

[clt46910]

Not a problem Jim, I was just remembering the old days when life seemed a lot more fun...

Now, like yourself, I had to go out and get a real job in a factory...

Be Well..

 

[Biker]

Good to know Biker some of these dicks eat you alive. I have to wonder if they ever get out of their office.
Jim

When I was a kid in Hawaii (my dad was stationed there), I used to meet an old black man named Henry (worked with my Dad) at Wahiawa Res. on the island of Oahu for bass and tucanare fishing.
He taught me a lot of things, but one of the most important, I think, was: "Doahn take yasef so serious, booooyyyyy, no-one e'se do".
Words to live by...
Biker

 

[Strings]

Biker, if you EVER have any intention of hitting WI, PM me first. I think you'ld fit with people here...

 

[Biker]

Will do, Friend.
Biker

 

[JMusic]

Yep, the good ol days. Brute force and f@#@# ignorance.
Jim

 

[Geno]

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[Geno]

I face this EVERYTIME I stop in Detroit...the worst part is:

The business owners sit safely inside and do "jack" about it. I'd say you handled the situation well, better, in fact than I have on three occassions where the "intimidator" came all too close and 37 years of TaeKwonDo's conditioned responce kicked in.

In my experiences, I have found that continuing to walk on is far and away the best way to handle this. How can I say that, simple. It is that very action that compels these bafoons to scream, cruse, spit, etc. It seems that somewhere in life they learned that it is better to be verbally abused than rejected outright.

By the way, I have seen the wheelchair bit at least a dozen times. But remember, I have to drive through the best and the worst parts of Detroit six days per week for work, so I have more opportunity than most to see such entertainment.

Where you probed? Psych! Good job.

Doc2005

 

[JMusic]

Doc, You haven't ran into a gentleman in your TWD travels names Gary Music have you. We're originaly from Mansfield, O.
Jim

 

[mp510]

Maybe he was trying to probe and see if you were a drug dealer or something. By using conventional sounding language, a drug dealer would know the code, and if you turned out to be a NARC or somedoby who migh squeel, you would not know what he meant. How do you think nicklebag, dimebag, etc.... got coined?

 

[joab]

well, he was trying to give me $5 for something to smoke.
Makes you think

 

[1911Tuner]

Probed

ALways ALWAYS...whenever entering unfamiliar territory, study the geography to get a sense of what offers an edge. Circling is predator behavior. Never take it nonchalantly. The guy who has your attention isn't the primary threat. The guy who moves laterally while you talk to the decoy is the one to watch. Shift your eyes rather than turning your head to let the decoy know that you're aware of his partner's actions. Look for the closest solid object to get your back against. Watch any group of two or more males to see if their movements seem to be geared to yours. Even something as innocent as crossing the street is a red flag. Two or more males without females is another...though the ladies' presence is no way an indication that all is well.

Keep a spare pack of smokes in the car. When approached for a cigarette or light..toss him the open pack in your pocket with the pack of matches between the celophane and pack...while he is still outside of your personal space. It will distract his attention for a couple seconds, and let you take a more defensive stance. If all he wants is a smoke, he'll understand your
caution and may even toss the rest of your smokes back to you...or not.
If his intentions are more sinister, he'll either ingore the pack or catch it and keep coming. Either way, your move will put him on notice that you're not gonna be an easy mark, which may cause even the "Real Deal" to stand down.
The experienced ones want to take care of business without a fight, too...maybe moreso than the wannabes. As with any predator...getting hurt at "work" isn't good, and is best avoided. A softer target will present itself eventually.

Sounds like ya done good, joab.

 

[sturmruger]

I think you did well. A lot of these bad guys can tell that you aren't terrified, and will back down because they aren't getting the type of response they are use to.