Friday, September 9, 2011

SA at 7-11 Today

What is situational awareness? Besides an overused term by a bunch of people that only do it on the range or when training, this is an example;

In 3 min and 35 seconds at a 7-11.....

60 something year old female Southern belle (Louis Vitton purse, David Yurman bracelet) opens and holds door for cane using, black, Korean War Vet for longer than normal...cool to me

Policeman (Glock 17 or 22, 2 mags, SERPA holster) in corner gives skateboarder (red vans, John Deere Trucker hat) tips on jumping parking blocks

Surfer looking Pepsi delivery dude (blonde hair, Ray-Ban Wayfarers) takes time to fix door mat even though he didn't move it, but saw who did (an overweight black lady whose heel snagged it on the way out)

Teenage girl(Honda Accord, listening to Black Eyed Peas) getting gas (87 octane) helps back an F350 dually (dude worked concrete business by tools in bed) into the pumps

Biker (engineer boots, KD sunnies, beard, denim vest) picks up dollar bill that plumber (Dan, whose kid scored a goal last night) dropped coming out the door, walks by him, hands it to him straight armed without looking, at the same time the plumber realized he dropped it, biker never says a word (gets atop a cherry 4 speed frame with a '68 gen shovel, narrow glide, and scallop paint job)

All this and I never spoke a word, just watched. There's alot that goes on around you if you'll notice it.

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