tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post2087962361357702449..comments2024-01-17T07:03:57.842+00:00Comments on The Mad Ranter: VigilanceFlipChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-26721636193496259512008-10-29T15:29:00.000+00:002008-10-29T15:29:00.000+00:00I am always puzzled by those drivers who have the ...I am always puzzled by those drivers who have the radio blearing away, the windows closed and blow their horns when going round a blind corner on the assumption that other drivers will take avoiding action. Odd when they can't hear the car blowing its horn coming towards them.Don Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527913650847335006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-14940353395631710202008-10-29T09:16:00.000+00:002008-10-29T09:16:00.000+00:00I use my hearing a great deal too, so much so that...I use my hearing a great deal too, so much so that I simply don't understand those who walk, ride, or drive with music blaring out. About the only time I have music on in the car is when I have company and they want to listen to some, or if I'm sat in a queue.<BR/><BR/>It's not paranoia I'm not on a bike so people aren't actively trying to kill me, it's more akin to walking around with a light bandage around your eyes - why would anyone do that if they didn't have to? <BR/><BR/>Talking to friends who do this (the music not the bandage) the response is normally something along the lines of 'It's just something to to listen to' something to occupy the brain while it gets on with the automatic reactions that is walking or driving; explains a lot though.FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-20776055296740783582008-10-28T21:24:00.000+00:002008-10-28T21:24:00.000+00:00I don't keep looking over my shoulder, but that's ...I don't keep looking over my shoulder, but that's because I have good hearing and would hear anyone sneaking up behind me. The only time I am constantly looking over my shoulder is when I'm on my bike in traffic - but that's because people actually are trying to kill me. Even then, you quickly learn to tell by sound roughly how far over and how far back a vehicle is, what type it is, and how fast it's moving. I only ride in a car every few months, and in between times I get so used to being able to see and hear everything around me it freaks me out to be caged in this tiny steel and triplex coffin on wheels. No wonder Hummers are popular - even the biggest cars feel claustrophobic to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-56681156097590417522008-10-28T13:34:00.000+00:002008-10-28T13:34:00.000+00:00No, I am constantly looking over my shoulder wonde...No, <EM>I</EM> am constantly looking over my shoulder wondering if somebody is going to attack me. But that's because I'm a paranoid delusional freak, and it ruines my life. We shouldn't be encouraging normal, happy people to feel this way.<BR/><BR/>Don't take unecessary risks please, but there's really no need to walk around all day in a state of abject terror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-23081952869497858512008-10-28T10:14:00.000+00:002008-10-28T10:14:00.000+00:00I think location may have a large part to play I k...I think location may have a large part to play I know my godparents before they moved to New Zealand never used to lock their door, they lived in the middle of no-where; and in some smaller villages this is still the case.<BR/><BR/>I also know some people who leave a landing light on, but that's solely so as to be able to see what they're doing when they come back in without fumbling around.<BR/><BR/>As for invincibility I don't feel invincible, but at the same time I don't believe everyone's out to mug me, stab me, or otherwise hurt me. I apply common sense to situations, but I'm not constantly looking over my shoulder, which is the tone I read in this report.FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-70028247520602515412008-10-27T18:29:00.000+00:002008-10-27T18:29:00.000+00:00I was thinking much the same just a few minutes ag...I was thinking much the same just a few minutes ago. We hear so much about the days when everyone left their front door open, but on the other hands my parents have for years always left the hall light on when going out at night, just to avoid coming into an empty house. This is something it wouldn't occur to me to do. I'm not sure whether this is a real generational difference or just that I'm not yet old enough not to feel invincible, but either way there is a difference in attitudes between people of my age and people of theirs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com