Leigh,

Not everybody has the John Wayne/Rambo mindset. I think what he is trying to imply partially, maybe, is there is a lot more places and room to hide over here, and there is. We should still be prepared though, you are right. You Brits have to worry more about an urban environment alot more from what I gather. There are resources here untrained people wouldn't think of using that are just a hop, skip, and a jump away across the back yard.

Let's see, an example of observations in the last 24 hours truthfully, where I reside:

*I can take a shortcut and urinate out the backdoor instead during commercial breaks on tv and never be seen.
*The environment goes undisturbed
* Barred owls hoot over my roof
*Whitetail deer are in the FRONT yard.
*My lawn mower (and dog) uncover litters of rabbits in the yard.
*Raccoons and 'possums try to steal dog and cat food.
*Green tree frogs are stuck to the kitchen window dining on the moths that the flourescent light over the sink attracts.
*Red-shouldered hawks attack the chickens.
*Beavers dam the creeks below the house.
*You can hear coyotes howling at night.

So I think you have to worry more about whats in your BOB than I do. It's a good thing to know, urban e&e, and I learn, but me worry about it?