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Diggity said:
I'm not so sure these days.
I had a friend back east that was into the theater scene.
Sadly...he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife. For a mere 43 dollars, my friend lost his life.
Jackal99 said:Diggity said:
I'm not so sure these days.
I had a friend back east that was into the theater scene.
Sadly...he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife. For a mere 43 dollars, my friend lost his life.
Bet you'd like to spit some beechnut in that dude's eye.
You know how I know you haven't been there lately? A block from the theater we were at there were some 30 homeless under a bridge. Buskers and panhandlers on several corners. There was a park across the street with a few more. Enjoy walking the streets of downtown at night? We went to dinner beforehand which required a couple of blocks walking. Is the theater district scary, no. But it ain't River Oaks either.cajunaggie08 said:
If you think the theater district is scary, just don't leave your house again
EOTDiskoTroop said:You know how I know you haven't been there lately? A block from the theater we were at there were some 30 homeless under a bridge. Buskers and panhandlers on several corners. There was a park across the street with a few more. Enjoy walking the streets of downtown at night? We went to dinner beforehand which required a couple of blocks walking. Is the theater district scary, no. But it ain't River Oaks either.cajunaggie08 said:
If you think the theater district is scary, just don't leave your house again
Maybe I live in a safe bubble in the burbs and my view is skewed, but don't think for a single moment I will ever yield my ability to protect me and my pregnant wife with every legal tool at my fingertips, and sometimes the illegal ones.
Did I expect issues? No, but by god I was prepared for them.
Your complacency and lack of situational awareness is showing...Diggity said:EOTDiskoTroop said:You know how I know you haven't been there lately? A block from the theater we were at there were some 30 homeless under a bridge. Buskers and panhandlers on several corners. There was a park across the street with a few more. Enjoy walking the streets of downtown at night? We went to dinner beforehand which required a couple of blocks walking. Is the theater district scary, no. But it ain't River Oaks either.cajunaggie08 said:
If you think the theater district is scary, just don't leave your house again
Maybe I live in a safe bubble in the burbs and my view is skewed, but don't think for a single moment I will ever yield my ability to protect me and my pregnant wife with every legal tool at my fingertips, and sometimes the illegal ones.
Did I expect issues? No, but by god I was prepared for them.
I was there saturday night and walked with my drunk wife 3 blocks to my car after a concert. I was more in danger of idiots leaving the garage too quickly than some homeless person hitting me up for some cash.DiskoTroop said:You know how I know you haven't been there lately? A block from the theater we were at there were some 30 homeless under a bridge. Buskers and panhandlers on several corners. There was a park across the street with a few more. Enjoy walking the streets of downtown at night? We went to dinner beforehand which required a couple of blocks walking. Is the theater district scary, no. But it ain't River Oaks either.cajunaggie08 said:
If you think the theater district is scary, just don't leave your house again
Maybe I live in a safe bubble in the burbs and my view is skewed, but don't think for a single moment I will ever yield my ability to protect me and my pregnant wife with every legal tool at my fingertips, and sometimes the illegal ones.
Did I expect issues? No, but by god I was prepared for them.
I bet your wife rolls her eyes at your constant need to carry your gun everywhere to make sure some panhandlers don't get out of line.DiskoTroop said:You know how I know you haven't been there lately? A block from the theater we were at there were some 30 homeless under a bridge. Buskers and panhandlers on several corners. There was a park across the street with a few more. Enjoy walking the streets of downtown at night? We went to dinner beforehand which required a couple of blocks walking. Is the theater district scary, no. But it ain't River Oaks either.cajunaggie08 said:
If you think the theater district is scary, just don't leave your house again
Maybe I live in a safe bubble in the burbs and my view is skewed, but don't think for a single moment I will ever yield my ability to protect me and my pregnant wife with every legal tool at my fingertips, and sometimes the illegal ones.
Did I expect issues? No, but by god I was prepared for them.
Your complacency and lack of situational awareness is showing too...cajunaggie08 said:I was there saturday night and walked with my drunk wife 3 blocks to my car after a concert. I was more in danger of idiots leaving the garage too quickly than some homeless person hitting me up for some cash.DiskoTroop said:You know how I know you haven't been there lately? A block from the theater we were at there were some 30 homeless under a bridge. Buskers and panhandlers on several corners. There was a park across the street with a few more. Enjoy walking the streets of downtown at night? We went to dinner beforehand which required a couple of blocks walking. Is the theater district scary, no. But it ain't River Oaks either.cajunaggie08 said:
If you think the theater district is scary, just don't leave your house again
Maybe I live in a safe bubble in the burbs and my view is skewed, but don't think for a single moment I will ever yield my ability to protect me and my pregnant wife with every legal tool at my fingertips, and sometimes the illegal ones.
Did I expect issues? No, but by god I was prepared for them.
If you ever decide you want to correct this, I'm happy to help.drumboy said:
I don't even think I could pull the piece fast enough if someone tried to rob me but I'm no Jason Bourne.
I just hope you learn to not leave your handgun at your desk once you have little kids in your house. I don't want to see you on the news because you got up to go take a deuce and the kiddo wandered in and found something new to fidget with.DiskoTroop said:
Was it the Duke who said that if he was expecting trouble, he'd have brought a rifle?
Carrying doesn't mean you're expecting trouble. It's just being ready for it. Home invasions happen all the time but if I told you I carry at home fairly regularly I'd be seen as a loon. Yet here we are with assault and B&E alerts in our neighborhood every week it seems.
So who's the crazy one? The one denying it happens or calling themselves "lucky" tongue in cheek, or the one with a side arm on sitting at his home office desk?
I realize the actual need lies somewhere in the middle. I like to be prepared for the worst while hoping for the best.
Easy answer for me.Quote:
So who's the crazy one? The one denying it happens or calling themselves "lucky" tongue in cheek, or the one with a side arm on sitting at his home office desk?
I think its around your ankles in the scenario describedDiskoTroop said:
Thanks for the words of caution but that's not a problem when it's on your hip.
Project Gemini said:I think its around your ankles in the scenario describedDiskoTroop said:
Thanks for the words of caution but that's not a problem when it's on your hip.
I don't know about this. Do you have a crime map evidencing this? I've encountered some shady sh** in downtown...obviously midtown is much worse...once had to pull a gun on a guy to get him to stop trying to bash my window in for not paying him for "making sure my car didn't get broken into".Texaggie7nine said:
The constantly armed dorks are the same as people who play the lotto every single drawing because they don't want to miss that one day their numbers are drawn.
Having a gun when going to Applebees in the suburbs makes way more sense than carrying to a concert downtown.
That's all you had to say. Criminals that actually are a threat and would merit drawing a gun on pretty much are going to avoid downtown that is full of cameras on every corner and street, armed cops and security all over and not an easy hop onto a freeway for a fast getaway.Quote:
obviously midtown is much worse