[LadyPilgrim]

Yes, there is a placidness that irks me.
But I'm not as concerned about being sued as I am about being forced NOT to do something, that I know I should do.

I 'll tell you a little story that happened several years ago.

My husband and I went down to the Boutwell Auditorium for a Bill Gothard Seminar. Our two sons were with us. There were policeman standing all around and I had never seen that many in a Christian Seminar?????????? Anyway, we started into the foyer and all of a sudden, there was loud sounding shots. I screamed as loud as I could, "Everybody get down". People began to hit the deck, right there in the Boutwell! Then a policeman said loudly, "Mame, that was just a car backfiring". Well, I thought my husband was never going to quit laughing. I didn't think it was funny at all. My word, What were all those policemen doing there anyway? Well, we never found out. Just went on in to the seminar. But, when you are expecting there could be trouble, and I did because of the amount of LE there. Anyway, that's my story. I think people, especially when it appears there is a problem, need to DO SOMETHING!!! ANYTHING!!! This is what I mean by high strung! & :-)))))

[Quilla]

I know this is serious, but as I read your post, tears of laughter rolled down my cheeks. Shoot, I'm still laughing. As is often said in my neck of the woods - bless your heart. ;-)

[pamlet]

You know ... a Bill Gothard Seminar was the first place I saw a huge contingent of plain clothes security - but it wasn't for the seminar.

It was probably 1973 or 1974 I went to a seminar at McCormick place in Chicago.. I was a teenager. We had free reign of the place during breaks, etc. A bunch of us were heading outside to sit by the lake.. as we came around a back corner we saw this group of 10 -15 men in suits walking in a group obviously protecting a man with an eye patch. Noone in our little group knew who he was. A day or so later I saw him on the news... it had been Moshe Dayan and he had been in Chicago - at McCormick place for a meeting! Boy was I astounded... I'd heard his name - probably never paid attention to a picture before tho'

[antivenom]

That is TOO funny...and I am a bit like that too...except Ican get into "vomit on command" when I get reallllllly stressed!.