[areafiftyone]

WELLLL I guess I am gulty. On one post I suggest that if during the Christmas season they haven't caught this psycho yet that maybe going shopping in another state or doing it online might be an option. But that is if you feel like you are not safe shopping in the Virginia/Maryland area. But it's entirely up to the person and I think there is nothing wrong with wanting to protect yourself and your loved ones. :-)

[jacquej]

Given the statistical improbability of being the one shot by these snipers, I would probably continue about my normal routines if I lived in the area...

That said, I hate shopping in malls and stores... just didn't inherit that gene, I am afraid. I do all my shopping by mail-order and the internet, and have for years.

I do not think that revising one's plans for shopping or getting gas makes one a coward, however, just a practical realist, not wanting to be bothered with getting caught in traffic checkpoints and the resulting delays.