Do you own a gun?

nope. not suire why you would need/want one. :blink:

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Originally Posted by manker

I've said it numerous times 'cause you asked me numerous times. Last night a bit of a blur, eh :D

You'd not asked me why.

I'm not scared of burglars because I don't consider household intruders a threat to me; I've never been burgled, no-one in my family has nor any of my friends.

It's pretty quiet around here, much like where you live. Except no guns.

You might say 'What if ... ' but to that I'd tell you that I'm not scared of the society in which I live.

You've helped me illustrate my original point.

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Precautions do not equal frightened.

None of friends, family or myself have been burgled.

I'm a realist when you are not and neither one of us is frightened.

Me having six guns, baseball bat or the mere thought of getting a knife if doesn't equal scared.

I am secure with the precaution I have in place.

I even have a code word for instances that I may call my loved ones and they or myself can let each other know if someone who means ill will might be standing with them.

Am I now actually frightened that this will happen? Nope.

What if it does? Then I have some form of back-up when others do not.

Otherwise...all of this is out of sight out of mind....... ;)

Busy, you took the precautions because of the fear you felt about the society in which you live, k?

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Originally Posted by manker

Busy, you took the precautions because of the fear you felt about the society in which you live, k?

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I took precautions cause I heard a story on the news. :huh:

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Originally Posted by Busyman

I took precautions cause I heard a story on the news. :huh:

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lmao, I bet you still have water and gasoline left over from Y2K, too. :lol:

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Originally Posted by Busyman

I took precautions cause I heard a story on the news. :huh:

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How did you feel when you heard that story.

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Originally Posted by Sparsely

lmao, I bet you still have water and gasoline left over from Y2K, too. :lol:

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I still have batteries left over from the hurricanes :huh:

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Originally Posted by RPerry

I still have batteries left over from the hurricanes :huh:

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oh so you're the one that left the fan on

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Originally Posted by manker

How did you feel when you heard that story.

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Pretty sad and perplexed actually. I thought it was a shame that that many unarmed people got killed in their home.

@ busy and manker

much as your debate over "fear" or "scared" is delightful I feel that you may purely be talking about levels.

Busy is not scared as in sitting behind his doors shaking and constantly darting his gaze at any noise or gust of wind and manker isn't saying he is. I would say he would be better described as "concerned". People of course do only get concerned because of a level of fear and worry.

When I was diving in South Africa I turned around to be confronted by a Great White Shark. The shark didn't attack but did "hang out" a while. Now I was definately concerned that I was in a tricky situation and my adrenal glands where working overtime...however I wouldn't say I was scared...in fact I took pictures.


I get what manker is saying and it is 100% correct, it just may be viewed as a word to describe a paniced state rather than concern or worry..... or am I just pissing in the wind?