Peace of mind.
It is midnight here and I get a email from lady friend.
Steve,
I am okay, I did not panic, I was not afraid, I was prepared and felt safe…
A single lady, an older returning student like myself, earlier this year she obtained her CCW. Now state regulations do not allow firearms on Campus. She sometimes works late, has to travel between work, home and school she had questions. One reply I gave was “ I do not park on Campus.”
Oh!
"Recall a secure lockable container is not only a good idea when traveling for valuables - state reg's for out of state recip too"
Oh yeah!
Simplex handgun safe is secure in her trunk – I installed it. Only a select few know she has a CCW, the safe or anything along these lines.
“Keeping one’s mouth shut – keeps one safe” Something else I shared.
Evening class for her let out early – mine ran late. She went to her office afterwards to get something she forgot leaving in a hurry to make class, then made a run to the late night grocery store.
She had a flat on her way home, probably due to some construction along that route. Single lady, alone, and of course the lights are down the road some distance. So she limped with flashers on to a lighted area, and called a neighbor. Since leaving class she had her CCW on her hip. Backpack in the trunk.
She was not afraid, had her cell-phone and CCW. She said she almost swallowed her tongue when the blue flashing lights approached – first thought was better be a marked unit with all the suspicions of blue light rapist running thru my brain.
It was a marked unit, older LEO. He asked if she was all-right, sitting in parking lot with the flashers on. She replied she was – her right front tire was not doing too good though.
Officer assists with the tire change and the neighbor shows up. She had explained she can change a flat – just figured having another person for safety was a good idea. Officer agreed and stated if she wanted to continue with the tire change he would supervise – and promise to not make wise-cracks. One of those great officers with a sense of humor.
He didn’t ask for my DL, so I didn’t have to show my CCW permit [ we are required to do so here] he was really nice, still I had mixed feelings about what if I had – and in a way wanted to have to show it.
One has to know this lady to understand the humor in all this.
‘My tire will be okay, just a hassle to have it fixed, in the meantime my car looks really stupid with a toy tire”.
“I remember a time being caught out with car trouble and being afraid, I was not afraid – I felt so…so…Good!”
"Oh, I would have emailed you sooner. I was tired – then got my second wind with the flat- we wanted better light to check the other tires; so the three of us went to the Convenience Store, I bought the officer coffee, my neighbor a soda and I needed Chocolate, class was tough, and I have some homework to do still…I needed chocolate
To see this lady go from what she was to where she is has been great! She has that peace of mind and assurance that comes from doing what TFL is all about.
Don’t care what she says – she went for chocolate, not to check on the other 3 tires.
It is midnight here and I get a email from lady friend.
Steve,
I am okay, I did not panic, I was not afraid, I was prepared and felt safe…
A single lady, an older returning student like myself, earlier this year she obtained her CCW. Now state regulations do not allow firearms on Campus. She sometimes works late, has to travel between work, home and school she had questions. One reply I gave was “ I do not park on Campus.”
Oh!
"Recall a secure lockable container is not only a good idea when traveling for valuables - state reg's for out of state recip too"
Oh yeah!
Simplex handgun safe is secure in her trunk – I installed it. Only a select few know she has a CCW, the safe or anything along these lines.
“Keeping one’s mouth shut – keeps one safe” Something else I shared.
Evening class for her let out early – mine ran late. She went to her office afterwards to get something she forgot leaving in a hurry to make class, then made a run to the late night grocery store.
She had a flat on her way home, probably due to some construction along that route. Single lady, alone, and of course the lights are down the road some distance. So she limped with flashers on to a lighted area, and called a neighbor. Since leaving class she had her CCW on her hip. Backpack in the trunk.
She was not afraid, had her cell-phone and CCW. She said she almost swallowed her tongue when the blue flashing lights approached – first thought was better be a marked unit with all the suspicions of blue light rapist running thru my brain.
It was a marked unit, older LEO. He asked if she was all-right, sitting in parking lot with the flashers on. She replied she was – her right front tire was not doing too good though.
Officer assists with the tire change and the neighbor shows up. She had explained she can change a flat – just figured having another person for safety was a good idea. Officer agreed and stated if she wanted to continue with the tire change he would supervise – and promise to not make wise-cracks. One of those great officers with a sense of humor.
He didn’t ask for my DL, so I didn’t have to show my CCW permit [ we are required to do so here] he was really nice, still I had mixed feelings about what if I had – and in a way wanted to have to show it.
One has to know this lady to understand the humor in all this.
‘My tire will be okay, just a hassle to have it fixed, in the meantime my car looks really stupid with a toy tire”.
“I remember a time being caught out with car trouble and being afraid, I was not afraid – I felt so…so…Good!”
"Oh, I would have emailed you sooner. I was tired – then got my second wind with the flat- we wanted better light to check the other tires; so the three of us went to the Convenience Store, I bought the officer coffee, my neighbor a soda and I needed Chocolate, class was tough, and I have some homework to do still…I needed chocolate
To see this lady go from what she was to where she is has been great! She has that peace of mind and assurance that comes from doing what TFL is all about.
Don’t care what she says – she went for chocolate, not to check on the other 3 tires.
Around here the only reason construction guys are on the road is because they don't do the job right in the first place and thus secure their own jobs year after year. 