OCing for the cause-Operation Frosty

[Titanium_Frost]

Ok, I've met Alan (AJG357) and Mrortega, and WebHobbit. I need to meet HobbyGuy and Jojoa55! What about an OC meet and greet (NOT a protest or demonstration!) in the area somewhere?

 

[jojoa55]

Let me know! I'm working a lot lately but i'll try my best if something happens and plans are made

 

[Hoosierdood]

You guys have all the fun!

 

[Titanium_Frost]

LOL you can come too! It may be quite a drive though...

 

[mrortega]

Hey, Frosty. You takin' your kid to "Boo at the Zoo" this year? Oh, I forgot. That was a few weeks ago for you

 

[Titanium_Frost]

Hey, Frosty. You takin' your kid to "Boo at the Zoo" this year? Oh, I forgot. That was a few weeks ago for you

Tiff keeps mentioning it, poor girl gets "the look" from me everytime. Then she goes "oh, yeah. Damn Zoo people!"

 

[mrortega]

Tiff keeps mentioning it, poor girl gets "the look" from me everytime. Then she goes "oh, yeah. Damn Zoo people!"

Your sweet honey sounds a little sadistic to me, like she's setting you up. Do you ever catch her thumbing through your life insurance policies when you come home from work?

 

[HobbyGuy]

I am at work until a minimum of 7:00pm Monday - Saturday. So it would have to be a late gathering for me. Or you are welcome to swing by the shop and introduce yourself. But given enough notice, I might be able to schedule an employee to work for me so that I could make a gathering.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

Where is your shop HobbyGuy?

 

[mrortega]

No big news today but I did OC most of the day. Interestingly my wife and I had optometrist appointments in the same office this morning. I removed my G27 from my belt and put it in my ankle holster. I was talking to a techie and and she talked about EPD having snipers on roof tops during the Fall Festival. Ooookay. Then I mentioned that "guy at the zoo" and she said he was within his rights! Good for her. I finally showed her my empty holster on my hip and she said, "that's okay. People come in here all the time OCing." That really surprised me and I was glad to hear it. I also carried into Thorton's on St. Joe, Hucks in Boonville, a christian bookstore in E'ville (the lady clerk took two long looks at my hunk-o-death but didn't say anything), Barnes and Nobles and Wesselmans west side. I'm sure plenty of people got a good look.

I don't know if I ought to start a new thread for this but I'm seriously tempted to put together some kind of event within the next two weeks. There was a brutal assault and rape on the Greenway trail a couple years ago. I am thinking of contacting the paper and two TV stations and mention that I want to bike ride the trail in honor of all victims of violent, personal crime. I think a COUPLE open carriers, neatly dressed, would be a positive news worthy event. I am a Viet Nam (non-combat) vet and I would love to hear from other vets in the area that would like to do this. I would very much like to see some women and minority license holders participate. We might even make the point that if any members of the public would like to ride along they needn't fear being alone on a trail that is very pretty but has some very dangerous areas. Your thoughts please.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

I would be glad to OC with you on the bike trail! Tiff would come but she doesn't have a bike.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

I am at work until a minimum of 7:00pm Monday - Saturday. So it would have to be a late gathering for me. Or you are welcome to swing by the shop and introduce yourself. But given enough notice, I might be able to schedule an employee to work for me so that I could make a gathering.

Good meeting you today! Great shop too, can't wait til my boy grows up a little and I get some more spare cash around.

 

[Hoosierdood]

I would be glad to OC with you on the bike trail! Tiff would come but she doesn't have a bike.

I think you should make her ride on the handlebars.

 

[Rookie]

No, you ride on the handle bars. Make her pedal for the privilege of getting out of the kitchen.

 

[Hoosierdood]

No, you ride on the handle bars. Make her pedal for the privilege of getting out of the kitchen.

You could even let her wear shoes for the day. That would be a special treat.

 

[Mrs_Frost]

I think you should make her ride on the handlebars.

NOT funny...

No, you ride on the handle bars. Make her pedal for the privilege of getting out of the kitchen.

Actually Ben is the one who does the cooking around here!

You could even let her wear shoes for the day. That would be a special treat.

You have GOT to be kidding, I LOVE shoes! I would die without them.

 

[mrortega]

NOT funny...





Actually Ben is the one who does the cooking around here!




You have GOT to be kidding, I LOVE shoes! I would die without them.

If you hadn't blown all your money on shoes you could have bought a bike and joined the party!

 

[mrortega]

I did a little research last night about assaults on the trail. The rape I remembered was sometime in September '04. It was somewhere around Garvin Park (probably because there wasn't much more of the trail completed at that time.) I also saw other stories that quoted the police as late as this year talking about how safe (relatively) the route is. Right there is a red flag. If the cops have to tell us how safe it is that means cover your a**. Citizens then gave personal stories of seeing homeless dudes and winos congregating under some of the bridges (probably the Lloyd and Franklin Street as I mentioned in my OP) and being approached by a panhandler at least once. Who the h*** wants their wife, daugter, kids bothered by potential muggers and mooches while they are out biking or hiking? When the leaves fell last Fall you could see a couple tents and cardboard "houses" between the trail and the creek bank at the south side of the Maryland street bridge. Anyway, I'm probably going for a ride this Sunday afternoon if the weather is decent. I hope there are a lot of people on the river front walkway and around Garvin Park.

 

[mrortega]

I would be glad to OC with you on the bike trail! Tiff would come but she doesn't have a bike.

How fast can she run? Say, I have a great idea. She could hike a few hundred yards ahead of us and draw out the muggers. We'd probably be able to get to her in a few minutes to rescue her (This could be one of my best ideas ever )

 

[Mrs_Frost]

How fast can she run? Say, I have a great idea. She could hike a few hundred yards ahead of us and draw out the muggers. We'd probably be able to get to her in a few minutes to rescue her (This could be one of my best ideas ever )

No way am I going to be the bait! Ben can run pretty fast though.