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Alot of good advice on this thread.

I would like to include a situation that I encountered this past Friday, where awareness might have saved my girlfriend and I life.

We were on our way out of town on I-10. I decided to stop in Columbus and fill up with gas. As I pulled into the gas station, I noticed a tan Ford truck sitting in the corner of the lot. He had a bunch of junk in the bed, and my immediate profile of the vehical told me "transient".

So I get out of my truck gas card only in hand. I leave my door open to have quick access to what I have between my seat and console, also using my door to block access immediately to me. As I pump my gas, I keep an eye on the truck as well as all around the lot. I see a man get out of truck and start heading to me. I make contact with the shady looking individual when he is 15 feet away. In a stern voice I said, "can I help you". He asked if I knew where the hospital was, as he stopped where he was when I opened my mouth. I said, "No, I sure dont". He seemed aggitated that I stopped him before he could approach me, as he was also looking inside my truck. He walked back to his truck and went to the bed of his truck and grabbed something.

At that point I decided I had enough fuel in my truck. I got back in my truck and the individual started to approach my truck again with his left hand holding something behind his back. At this point in time I didn't know what was in his hand. I had grabbed my weapon and had it still hidden but was ready for whatever may havd to be done. He was at the front of my truck, and said he had to ask me another question. I told him loudly through closed and locked doors "I have no answers for you."

He started to walk to the passenger side of my truck where my girlfriend was. So I layed on the horn. He then Started to my side holding up a package of chicken saying "I need to cook this".

At that point I was able to start my truck and pull away from the station as He nearly came in contact with my side mirror
My heart was beating, and my girlfriend was freaking out.

That has been my closest encounter and I truly believed had I not been aware of my surroundings pulling in I most likely could have been robbed. I truly do not know what his intentions are.