#83249 - 01/18/07 03:50 PM
Re: A infestation of idiots.
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Registered: 11/10/03
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Loc: Carson City, Nevada
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I believe it always a good Idea to be alert to your surroundings
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#83250 - 01/18/07 05:03 PM
Re: A infestation of idiots.
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Registered: 03/24/06
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Loc: NW NJ
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Just be aware that in a panic or even just a big hurry, people will not hesitate to go *over* the seats, not just down the isles. I remember seeing a video of an FAA airliner evacuation test and the presumably untrained, uncoached volunteers were hopping over seats faster than the people moving up the center isle.
I often request overwing exit row seating when I fly. That way I don't have to trust someone else to figure it out and I can be in a position to be actually helpful.
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#83252 - 01/18/07 08:19 PM
Re: A infestation of idiots.
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Registered: 11/26/06
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Loc: Pacific North West
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I don't mean this in a negative way, but...Asking on this forum if being prepared is the same as being paranoid, would be like going drag racing and asking your fellow racers if your engine is too big <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> At one time or another, most of my friends have made fun of me and my EDC. Yet when we are out and about and they need a knife, flash lite, etc, guess who they ask first <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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#83253 - 01/18/07 08:30 PM
Re: A infestation of idiots.
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Registered: 03/31/06
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Loc: United Kingdom.
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In Brit Speak: The more understated we get, the closer to TEOTWAWKI we are getting. And "pear shaped" is for polite company.... <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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#83254 - 01/18/07 08:33 PM
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Registered: 04/24/06
Posts: 398
Loc: Tennessee
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At one time or another, most of my friends have made fun of me and my EDC. Yet when we are out and about and they need a knife, flash lite, etc, guess who they ask first I face the same thing constantly: "Hey can I see your knife, I know you always carry one." (said sarcastically) The PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER. make fun of the sheepdog until they really need him. I get statements that are similar to "If TEOTWAWKI happens, I want to be with you." Unfortunately, it is highly unlikely any of them will find me if that was to occur.
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#83255 - 01/18/07 08:33 PM
Re: A infestation of idiots.
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Registered: 12/19/06
Posts: 39
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Personaly, i like to sit at the back of the room with my back to a wall so i can see all exits. Don't try to be the first person out the room because those people get stomped.
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#83256 - 01/18/07 08:51 PM
Re: A infestation of idiots.
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Registered: 04/24/06
Posts: 398
Loc: Tennessee
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Personaly, i like to sit at the back of the room with my back to a wall so i can see all exits. Don't try to be the first person out the room because those people get stomped. That depends on "How big a boy are ya?" as Roy D. Mercer says. LOL Also I guess how fast you are. How tall you are (see what goes on in the room, if possible). How many people are in there to begin with can be a factor too. Plus you don't want something breaking out between you and the exits that traps you in the room/bldg.
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#83258 - 01/18/07 09:15 PM
Re: A infestation of idiots.
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Registered: 03/01/04
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I haven't thought through the movie theater. Too cheap to go to many movies!!!
I do sit in the back of resturants and plan how to protect my family in the event of a Luby's situtation or the more recent Ruby Tuesday incident in Huntsville where a man went shooting after another said "hello" to his gf.
Thank goodness for CCW laws.
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