As A Senior, Do You Feel More Vulnerable When Out All Alone Somewhere?

Warrigal said:
Why would anyone in their right mind walk down a dark alley in the rain?
What is there in the alley to beckon you?
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Raymond Chandler summed it up rather nicely, I think ...

[h=1]“Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. He is the hero; he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor—by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world.

“He will take no man’s money dishonestly and no man’s insolence without a due and dispassionate revenge. He is a lonely man and his pride is that you will treat him as a proud man or be very sorry you ever saw him.

“The story is this man’s adventure in search of a hidden truth, and it would be no adventure if it did not happen to a man fit for adventure. If there were enough like him, the world would be a very safe place to live in, without becoming too dull to be worth living in.” [/h]
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Warrigal said:
Piffle.

You're either meeting your dealer or you are dumpster diving.

Or you are the man hiding behind the dumpster.
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Not all of us live in the great, clean, crime-free Valhalla known as Australia.

We're boxed into greasy, filthy cities, where we worry more about 2-legged predators than 4.

Totally different scenarios - you should realize that.
 
Warrigal said:
Alleys are dangerous in any big city. So are cemeteries after dark.
Even in my antipodean paradise I don't venture into either.
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Cemeteries? Woo. I never feared walking in a cemetery here - it's only the living I'm concerned about.

Perhaps you have no NEED to venture into either. Some of us do / did.
 
Warrigal said:
It's not the dead.
It's the rapists, who don't want to be disturbed by passers by.
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Never heard of a case like that here.

That most rapes occur in a dark, secluded place is a myth. 4/5 of them are performed by someone known to the victim and happen in enclosed, carefully planned places such as homes or apartments.
 
Huh.

Well, I always thought you people were a bit strange. :disturbed:

Are you saying that rapes there, in cemeteries, are the norm? That they're in the majority? Because I'm sure I could find a few from the US if I looked, but still they wouldn't be representative ...
 
Was at the big flea market and saw a nice 6" switch blade knife, I brought it for $15 buck and the guy even sharpened it for me....Should I ask the NRA how to use it or do they already have classes for it.(g) Am I any safer then a hand gun?
 
As with any weapon, there is always the risk of it being taken from you, so you need to be skilled enough to employ it. If not, you're better off without it.

A gun is usually a better force-projection weapon and can be used from a distance, whereas a knife is better suited for close-up fighting.
 
SifuPhil said:
Huh.

Well, I always thought you people were a bit strange. :disturbed:

Are you saying that rapes there, in cemeteries, are the norm? That they're in the majority? Because I'm sure I could find a few from the US if I looked, but still they wouldn't be representative ...
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One of those links was in America (Kentucky) and one in Britain.

I always avoid isolated places after dark where no one can hear you call for help.
I used to tell teenaged girls, my daughter included, that the best place to snog the boyfriend is in the car parked right outside your own house.
Lovers' lanes and other secluded places are not wise.

Seriously, one of my students was pashing her boyfriend at a quiet place beside a lake when they were attacked by a parolee wielding a knife. He handcuffed the boy to a tree and then raped and murdered the young woman. She was only seventeen and was the loveliest creature. I still think of her every time I drive past that particular place.
 
That's a very tragic story, Warri. Reminds me of an area where I used to live as a teen, along the dikes of the Fraser River, where kids used to go to park at night. However, I never heard of anything happening there, as it was frequently patrolled by the local RCMP who would shine their flashlights in to the cars, much to the chagrin of the occupants.

Here where I live, there are some secluded places too, which I have no need to be at. But being in a busy city, there are usually lots of people walking around, even late at night, so I feel pretty safe on my neighborhood streets, in general.
 
I wouldn't walk at after dark alone anymore, and after reading Warri's posts, I may pass on cemeteries too.
 
When you grow up in a big city... there are things that you "know". I think it's called "street smarts". To me it's just common sense. There are places one does not go... not even in the daylight. But the main thing is to always be aware of who and what is going on around you. And hold your purse really close.. lol!!
 
I think I am even more careful than I used to be. I would go to Wal Mart at midnight by myself when I was in my 40's... I just feel better going in daylight. I don't like driving at night anymore..especially if there is fog. I've seen some awful accidents caused by fog.
I think I feel less safe in parking lots. I agree with you, Silver about street smarts, common sense, and being aware of your surroundings. Seniors who are having memory issues or are easily confused are probably most at risk.
 
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