Toosh
Veteran Member
I don't know about you but as I walk to my motel room I count steps and make notice of the closest emergency exit. At a restaurant, I choose to sit facing the door. And as patrons come in, I make note of who has a familiar bulge at the ankle or waistband. When driving, I leave enough room between me and the car in front so I'm not blocked in and can escape a situation. I thought this was basic situational awareness.
Last weekend I crossed the Mississippi River on a road trip. I found myself researching where the next bridge upstream and downstream were in case something happened to the bridge I would normally use to return home. (Thank you Francis Scott Key.) I eyed every overpass for a possible sniper. I chose to pump gas from the pump furthest away from the station so I could escape quickly.
Not that I'm on pins and needles. Not that I'm in fear or expect trouble. I just seem to be unsettled and on high-alert in ways that I never was before. Anyone else?
Last weekend I crossed the Mississippi River on a road trip. I found myself researching where the next bridge upstream and downstream were in case something happened to the bridge I would normally use to return home. (Thank you Francis Scott Key.) I eyed every overpass for a possible sniper. I chose to pump gas from the pump furthest away from the station so I could escape quickly.
Not that I'm on pins and needles. Not that I'm in fear or expect trouble. I just seem to be unsettled and on high-alert in ways that I never was before. Anyone else?