Posted on 11/10/2011 9:07:50 PM PST by A Navy Vet
Things are getting dicey. While some States allow gun open carry and others allow concealed or both, many good folks just don't want to have to carry all the time.
While I wish all good citizens would carry, here is an alternative for those who still would defend themselves and those innocents around them.
You would think that dish detergent would cut through the resin but it doesn't.
Wow! You are the first person I’ve ever heard use the term “situational awareness” in my talks on the Internet, except for maybe one Navy friend from VetsCoR. You couldn’t be more right.
I learned it as a teen growing up on the streets of Los Angeles; learned it in the Navy in the back streets of Olongapo, Hong Kong, Taiwan, et al.; learned when I got back into riding Harleys after Navy and hanging at biker joints again and have spent many times trying keep my current (naive) wife from going off the main streets of Cabo and other places we’ve traveled. She once walk away when I wasn’t looking and took some back streets to go back for her cigs at a club. Of course, I took off running to grab her and bring her back to the main drag. She didn’t get it, but I saw the scumsuckers eyeing her and got her out ASAP.
To this day, when we occasionally go to the local club, she may lose commonsense about what the “situation” is (different protected upbringing) and I have to take her home ASAP. She used to be really bad when we hung out at our local biker bar years back. Fortunately, now, we are more settled and she is learning that the side streets are not a good place to be, depending on the locale.
Yes, “situational awareness” has always been at the forefront of my mind. From the time I was 16 living in garages/cars to hanging out on Sunset Blvd. Hollywood to being early ‘70’s biker to Navy and on...I’ve always maintained (recognize that old term) my awareness of where I was and who was around me in case of potential problems, even after drinks.
You nailed it. That’s the first line of self-defense. Always be aware of your surroundings and any potential threats.
And yes, training with even stun guns or pepper spray is worth while. I have with the “Blaster Knuckle” (don’t have pepper spray). Practiced it pulling out my pocket and hitting the right buttons and positioning myself to bring it closest to the enemy, much like I used to practice pulling my button-opening knife out of its sheath when hanging at the biker joints.
My real problem is I don’t have a local firing range to practice. That’s a problem.
You make a lot of sense in your message, but too tired to address it all now...maybe later.
Take care.
That is so true.....
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Oh, that is what it is?
A Medieval Siege Engine.
A friend of mine was having some trouble with a gang a few months back, but he has a felony record and thus cannot own a firearm. He asked the local PD for some recommendations and they told him to get a thumper and a can of wasp spray.
Interesting discussion, marking for later read.
No movie depiction of Hunter S. Thompson ever did him justice.
Have you seen *Rum Diary* yet?
We’re going b/c of Johnny Depp...a fan of his work and all. :)
I haven’t seen it or heard of it. I will keep my eyes peeled for it. I like Johnny Depp’s work too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YUx36yLLug
It opens here tonight...so may be in your local cinema soon.
Looks very funny. Thanks for the heads up. :-)
In Louisiana, Pepper Spray might be considered an aphrodisiac.
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
But you knew that.
He did admonish to make sure the only active ingredient in it was capsaicin before trying it yourself.
The hottest pepper in the world is the Naga Viper (a variety of Habeñero) at about 1,800,000 Scoville units. A Jalapeño is about 2,500 - 8,000 SU.
Anti-inflammatory (arthritis) creams and pepper spray are generally about 5,000,000 Scoville units
Pure Capsaicin (15,000,000–16,000,000 SU)
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
I would have to be very hard up to use pepper spray on my food. I put away four bushels of four varieties of chiles this fall. One medium for flavor and three kinds of hot chiles. But I do have a couple of pepper sprays that are way past their use-by date for defense. Probably still good for a culinary emergency. lol
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