Michael Anthony
New member
A few nights ago I was leaving the gas station/corner store. It's often very busy at all hours and is my regular stop while on walks or my way home.
I was leaving the store with two of the fat bottles of Gatorade and my keys in my hand. I pass a guy walking in, we made eye contact and nodded at eachother. This is the customary greeting here. Well as I am getting to my car door he turns around and yells "hey man" in a semi-friendly manner.
He then gives me "the schpiel" which around here is pretty well-known. In your area it may vary. It's a parking lot dweller's sob story, and it runs together worse than Wildalaska signing his name. His was the all-time winner. Thank the photographic memory for the direct quote:
"Hey man I'm down here visiting my mama at the hospital and I got my wife over there in the van and this guy in here said he'd give me a ride and man that ATM over there kept my card and I just need a little bit of money to put some gas in the van so I can get back to the hospital" The only punctuation he used were repeated attempts to shake my hand.
He was very nervous and kept walking towards me and reaching out to shake my hand. I'm no parking-lot commando so I didn't want to throw my gatorades at him and do a sidelong roll while drawing but I really didn't want him near me either. I was also sort of pinned against my car door and I didn't really want to try and get in the car with stuff in my hand. This opening line could easily have been a distraction.
Sooo being the quick analytical thinker I am, I said loudly "Oh hold up wait hold on" Like I was the nervous, confused one. I looked around, set the bottles down and started patting myself. I stuffed my hand in my pocket to my 642 and said "Nope, I don't have anything for you." He looked kind of pissed and took a step in and said cooly "That's cool man." and offered another handshake. I didn't accept but I didn't move either. He got the idea and moved on, but I felt so much better being able to have an actual grip on my weapon in an inconspicuous manner.
I've heard arguements for and against pocket carry, and I pocket carry about half the time, IWB the other half. I think pocket carry here was the best place for me to have it.
I was leaving the store with two of the fat bottles of Gatorade and my keys in my hand. I pass a guy walking in, we made eye contact and nodded at eachother. This is the customary greeting here. Well as I am getting to my car door he turns around and yells "hey man" in a semi-friendly manner.
He then gives me "the schpiel" which around here is pretty well-known. In your area it may vary. It's a parking lot dweller's sob story, and it runs together worse than Wildalaska signing his name. His was the all-time winner. Thank the photographic memory for the direct quote:
"Hey man I'm down here visiting my mama at the hospital and I got my wife over there in the van and this guy in here said he'd give me a ride and man that ATM over there kept my card and I just need a little bit of money to put some gas in the van so I can get back to the hospital" The only punctuation he used were repeated attempts to shake my hand.
He was very nervous and kept walking towards me and reaching out to shake my hand. I'm no parking-lot commando so I didn't want to throw my gatorades at him and do a sidelong roll while drawing but I really didn't want him near me either. I was also sort of pinned against my car door and I didn't really want to try and get in the car with stuff in my hand. This opening line could easily have been a distraction.
Sooo being the quick analytical thinker I am, I said loudly "Oh hold up wait hold on" Like I was the nervous, confused one. I looked around, set the bottles down and started patting myself. I stuffed my hand in my pocket to my 642 and said "Nope, I don't have anything for you." He looked kind of pissed and took a step in and said cooly "That's cool man." and offered another handshake. I didn't accept but I didn't move either. He got the idea and moved on, but I felt so much better being able to have an actual grip on my weapon in an inconspicuous manner.
I've heard arguements for and against pocket carry, and I pocket carry about half the time, IWB the other half. I think pocket carry here was the best place for me to have it.