Subj : streets To : JOE MACKEY From : Gaylen Hintz Date : Fri Jun 14 2019 01:02:47 -=> JOE MACKEY spoke thus to GAYLEN HINTZ <=- > Ah... but when I was driving truck there a number of times I had a JM> 3:00 Am appointment on those "shady" streets part of town. :) I guess JM> nothing happened though since I'm still here. JM> I've been in some pretty shady areas in my day but I just act like I JM> belong there and never been bothered. Its the one who are always JM> looking around fearfully that are easy marks. Exactly, act like you own the place and don't take crap from anyone. The crazier you are the more they leave you alone. :) JM> And I don't flash any cash. I'll have several 20s on me for JM> incidentals (coffee, etc) but those are inside a roll of ones. So if I JM> take any money out all the person sees are ones. I can also peel off a JM> few ones inside my pocket if need be. good plan that. :) Back in the day we had an ex navy seal working for the same company I was driving for. He really was a decent guy but occasionally he would need to work off a mean streak. He would walk down the seedy section of LA with 100 dollar bills hanging out of his pocket. Nope, he never got seriously hurt though he did educate some of the locals. :) .... A diploma proves only that you know how to find an answer Greeting from The Curmudgeon --- MultiMail/Win32 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Limestone, TN, USA (1:18/200) .