Science Chic wrote: My college freshman year roommate was from DC and would tell me stories of going clubbing alone from the age of 15 (she was a wild child). I asked her if she ever had any trouble walking those streets alone and she said nope, she just walked like she knew where she was going and with attitude. She said there was one time that some guy started following her, getting a little closer after each block. Finally after a few blocks of walking and not ditching him, she turned around and yelled right at him "What the *$@# do you want?" and he was so startled that he ran off. I had a hard time believing that at some point, someone wouldn't try to get through that little bit of defense she carried in her attitude, but she was a "Don't *$@# with me kind of person", not the friendliest of people, so I could almost see how she could carry it off. Awareness of your surroundings, and your attitude, is definitely the most important part of keeping yourself safe. Unless something happened to me, I don't see myself carrying a weapon though. I bought pepper spray for the first time ever a year and a half ago, only because I was going to start walking my new dog around our neighborhood while pushing my 2 year old in the stroller too and wanted to take extra measures to keep her safe as our mobility was compromised by the stroller (unstrapping and removing children from strollers is not a quick action). Walking a German shepard didn't hurt either!
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Trouble wrote: I will not be a victim.
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Vice Lord wrote:
Trouble wrote: I will not be a victim.
You already are, you live in terror
Trouble...............Since I obviously have more life experience than you let me tell you something. Were all gonna die someday, don't spend what little time you have here obsessing over it. I've been all over the world and Conifer/Bailey/Evergreen might be the safest places on earth so relax and enjoy the ride young lady. This is a happy place and a great time in human history- You could have been born Iraq 2 years ago, the Gaza Strip, in 1940 europe, or in the medieval times or something..Then you'd have something to worry about
Lighten up
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Trouble wrote:
Vice Lord wrote:
Trouble wrote: I will not be a victim.
You already are, you live in terror
Trouble...............Since I obviously have more life experience than you let me tell you something. Were all gonna die someday, don't spend what little time you have here obsessing over it. I've been all over the world and Conifer/Bailey/Evergreen might be the safest places on earth so relax and enjoy the ride young lady. This is a happy place and a great time in human history- You could have been born Iraq 2 years ago, the Gaza Strip, in 1940 europe, or in the medieval times or something..Then you'd have something to worry about
Lighten up
Gosh VL...thanks for sharing!
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No problem. When you get older you'll realize that your life is not that important- So try to dwell on the good things, not the remote possibility of the bad.
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jf1acai wrote:
No problem. When you get older you'll realize that your life is not that important- So try to dwell on the good things, not the remote possibility of the bad.
Translation: Don't worry, be happy!
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ComputerBreath wrote: I take the keys out of my purse before I leave the building and hold at least one of them between my fingers so it can be used as a poking weapon should I need it. I also walk straight to my vehicle with my head held high, scanning my surroundings the whole way. Then, get in the vehicle as soon as possible and lock the doors. If I am going to a grocery store or a store where I have to unload a cart, I make sure I have someone else with me.
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