So if you know me by now I work at a gas station and I’ve been robbed 3 times. After the 3rd robbery I got my first gun, learned everything about it, took my CHL class, became a member of the USCCA and watch and study all of their videos, and videos on other channels as well.
I wanted to make post about this but forgot about it.
So about a month or 2 ago sometimes we work our shifts alone and I have to stock the cooler when we’re by ourselves. One thing I noticed was constantly when I get a customer, the majority of the time. They just come in, stand at the counter and stare into space don’t even look to see somebody coming up from behind them.
And I took note of it, and then there were some customers who came in, and the would shout hello if they didn’t see anybody.
I talked to one of the customers and I told him, thank you for practicing situational awareness and we had a mini conversation and customers came in the middle of the conversation, and they probably heard like, I could be hog tied up in the back room and next thing ya know somebody is coming behind you ready to put you in the same position I’m in. I could be strapped up back there. The customer I had a mini conversation with left as the transaction went through, and the next customer asked me what’s going on. So I explain to that customer how hardly anybody practices situational awareness when they come in this store and I was thanking him for practicing situational awareness, because nobody else does, and repeated some of the same things I said, and everybody looked at me as if I was some crazy nut job. It’s not in their reality, that it could happen.
I also practice situational awareness at night. If I’m in a dark parking lot, you best believe I’m walking with a bright flashlight sweeping spaces I’m about to walk into, spaces around me, and underneath and into my car.
I’m new to my apartment and our parking lot is dark. I was on my way to work, pulled my flashlight out and I sweep the parking lot, there’s a man who was taking his trash out and I paid attention to him but didn’t point my flashlight at him or anything. He needed to get something out of his car and his car was next to my car and he was nervously telling me he needed to get something out of his car when he’s parked next to mine. I didn’t say anything to him, I just hopped in my car and left.
So that also has me thinking am I presenting a demeanor that I’m not to be messed with? I think I’m hoping so because after getting robbed, I’ve been trying to change my appearances, a little about how I act and talk, to present myself as someone you don’t want to mess with at least on the surface, if you don’t know me.
Just some thoughts.