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Y'all did really, really, good, especially to be so young. I see so many young and not so young walking around texting, talking on the phone, etc. totally obvlious to what is going on around them that I'm convinced that God loves the simple man - - - He made so many of them.

Take an NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home course it will instill new skills and sharpen those you have. Read some books on the subject by writers like Farnham, Ayoob, Cooper, and Givens these guys know how to walk the walk as well as talk the talk.

Personal safety is your responsibility. "When seconds count - - - Dial 911 - - - the police are only minutes away"

randomoutburst - - - good, you clicked to your first tactical error parking at night a long way from the store. If something dosen't feel right it isn't (MoJo's rule.) Seeing the two potiential BGs sitting in a car with the engine idling would have had me make another tour of the parking lot or leaving altogether. You can always come back or go to another store. When they killed the engine and got out and started following you moving to the safety of the store was a good move but, the rest room should have waited. I would have found the store security people and just ask them if they knew the light at the far end of the parking lot was out or complain about carts all over the lot anything to get the suspects to start thinking they have been "made" you don't have to tell the security folks what was going on the inference will often be enough.

Taking the longest checkout line was brilliant! It cut the suspect's comfort zone down knowing you were on to them.

Unless your purchase is tiny always use a shopping cart to carry your stuff to the car. Shopping carts can be used as a weapon or as an barrier in a mugging.

You avoided the fight - - - you won it!!!

Why so long until you can apply for your CHL? I'm guessing age.

Good job both of you. Now, look back and see if you can figure out what it was you were or weren't doing that attracted the predators to you and change that behavior.

Condition Yellow is your friend.