It scared the bejeezus out of me, but NO ONE in the crowd here even glanced up! Situational awareness, people!
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It’s a girl thing, ponygirl. We’re trained from very young that our safety depends on being situationally aware. I was taught to never leave a shopping mall towards closing/after dark without a security guard nearby or other people around who didn’t look sketchy themselves. Even in full light, I don’t walk alone without occasionally looking behind me in case someone is trying to sneak up on me. As a 16 year-old walking home from a babysitting job (OMG!! Why did I even have to do this?), I’d jump into the ditch and lie low until an approaching car passed. I have a couple of funny stories about that manoeuvre involving both critters and water. I could list 20 things girls/women have to do that boys/men don’t have to, and most women here know what they are. They all amount to just being situationally aware and the habit persists.
3:15 prayer time coming up.
Say a prayer for our nation
and FRens.
We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help
and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
Psa. 33:20-21
I agree on the girl thing.
You are so correct LL! And my experiences with the airlines made me really pay attention to the planes in the sky …particularly when flying an irregular pattern.