Bad shit rarely happens to paranoid people.
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Bad shit rarely happens to paranoid people.
The other day, saw an armored courier asshat. Grossly overweight, stupidly loaded down with kit on his PC, Glock in a dumbass serpa lock dropleg, bangin' around about his knee. Head was NOT no a swivel.
There's full retard, then there's full fucktard.
I watched a video by a big name youtuber on concealed carry in the gym. He gave some basic sound advice and recommended one of those belt purse holsters. So far so good, then be got on the treadmill and plugged his ears with headphones. I don't know about you but if I was some public place where I thought I might need to carry a gun, the last thing I would do is obfuscate my hearing. Especially while on a treadmill where you can't really turn and visually monitor what is going on behind you. Any time you are out in public you should be in what Jeff Cooper described as condition yellow (relaxed awareness) and listening is the only way to sense potential trouble outside your field of vision.
Two places that I wear earbuds outside of the house are the gym and mowing my yard. Not saying that it's correct, just that I'm willing to accept those risks.
Can I do an hour of cardio without listening to something to take my mind off of the task at hand? Yes. Will that hour last about nine times longer without the earbuds in? Also yes.
When I'm mowing I can't hear shit anyway, and rely on frequent scans to keep me informed of the "goings on" around me. Might as well listen to music or a podcast while I'm mowing.
I use it as a reason to hone my other senses. I wear them when I run or hike, and feel fit vibrations in the ground, and/or keep my head moving so that I don’t get snuck up on. It’s good practice...
Plus, cardio without music is like a pastrami sandwich without mustard...meaning you can keep it.
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