)I parked in the lot and as I was getting out of my car, a guy comes roaring up in a white pickup and starts saying something . . . what the heck, I don't know him?!?!
It was something along the lines of "Sir, I live at (mumble) and Anderson Mill, and I just dropped my (mumble) off at the Greyhound station down the street over (mumble) and I (mumble) don't have my wallet, I wonder if you could give me some . . . "
With that I shook my head and backed away, opposite the direction his truck was facing; this guy was giving off shifty vibes that could have lit up the whole parking lot - and put my vehicle between him and me.
By then my mother was out of the car, and the guy pulls around to the back and is still panhandling. I said "NO" clearly and again put a vehicle between him and us.
He then s-l-o-w-l-y drove down the line of cars (next aisle,not the one we were in), keeping even with us, watching us all the time, and apparently decided not to follow us. But before going into the store, we stopped at the entrance and saw he was still parked in the lot. When he saw us looking at him, he left the lot, seemingly in a hurry.
Sadly, I didn't get his plate number.
But I did "check six" and saw nobody else near enough to be a potential threat.At no time did I see a weapon, so I did not repeat not draw or brandish mine . . . but this was unsettling enough that rather than go into the store, we got back in my vehicle and left.
The 183 & I-35 intersection is full of panhandlers, and I've encountered aggressive panhandlers before (needed to pepper spray one) so I'm wondering if this guy was just a "vehicular panhandler" or something else.
Ever heard of this sort of thing before?
Be safe guys and gals. Watch your 6.
Because that is what we do.
