tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post9172916730697549826..comments2023-10-02T01:53:29.451-06:00Comments on Naval Air Cowman: In the trenches of livin'PrairieAdventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-79351771992319018792020-10-13T00:02:14.271-06:002020-10-13T00:02:14.271-06:00Ok, so you increased his momentum a bit by upping ...Ok, so you increased his momentum a bit by upping his velocity a tad as he passed by. Sounds like a sufficient Delta V increase to ensure his path to his destination. You're a trained person, and sometimes when you get in a situation like that, your training kicks in. If you were with the littles and this happened you probably would have opened the throttle a bit more and jumped up a notch on aggressiveness...and <i>DO NOT MESS WITH THE LITTLES!</i> would come thundering out.<br /><br />So you had a random training exercise that lit up your defensive systems for the first time in a while, and you kept it toned down and under control. You sound like you might be gearing up for full-time "Dadhood" if you're become more aware of harmful things out there. Since we've had our grandkid count go from zero to FIVE in our first three years, I find myself looking at "security" things differently. When you have a bunch of little ones around, you start to think differently than if it's just you, or you and a partner.<br /><br />I'll take it your 'satisfaction' was because you remembered the moves, and just did them pretty much automatically when required to.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-80000832266121355922020-10-12T23:08:43.090-06:002020-10-12T23:08:43.090-06:00And another great story, thanks drjim!
I wasn'...And another great story, thanks drjim!<br /><br />I wasn't clear enough in my written recounting of the fight. I very much did shove him into the pole. Hard and with malice. Of course he did his part and with injurious intent. You're completely correct on the good energy-bad energy front. Physics works and if you understand some of newtons laws you can often gain significant advantage in these situations. I did so on Friday and got a lot of satisfaction out of the encounter. I feel a little too proud of myself but realizing that fact may keep me somewhat humble.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-36454588741764037772020-10-12T22:54:04.276-06:002020-10-12T22:54:04.276-06:00What a great story Frank! Sometimes people need to...What a great story Frank! Sometimes people need to be clouted hard. Cool you got your change back. Forty bucks was real money back then!PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-61228710421248461912020-10-12T00:04:37.796-06:002020-10-12T00:04:37.796-06:00Sometimes you go with flow of the good energy arou...Sometimes you go with flow of the good energy around you and use it to divert the flow of the bad energy around you. You didn't deliberately shove him into the pole, Shaun. From reading what happened, you merely altered your course and heading, and he "deflected" off you. The fact that a pole was in his path was a random circumstance. I had a Big Bad Brute Boy come charging me once in college over some perceived slight. I just waited until he was up to full speed and was at just about "bad-breath range", and then side-stepped to my left about 12", enough for him to go sailing straight by me at full speed. The fact that there was a concrete wall 6" behind me where I had just been standing is the random chance of his charging me at that spot. I'd gone from "Code Yellow" to "Code Orange" to "Code Red" in defensive status, and used the only things I had, mobility and open space, to protect myself and move out of the path he was bearing down on me at. He thumped into the head-on at a pretty good trot, bounced back a few inches, and sat down wondering what happened. His friends just looked at me like I was some kind of wizard or "kung-fu" guy. I just smiled and did a "Beats me" gesture on my way out. Nobody got hurt badly and I heard the guy who ran into the wall looked like a raccoon for a couple of weeks.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-49219165715742831222020-10-11T16:05:25.644-06:002020-10-11T16:05:25.644-06:00Situational awareness and instant decisions; sound...Situational awareness and instant decisions; sounds like you still have it.<br /><br />Circa 1980 my wife and I enjoyed dining at a small Mexican restaurant in Renton, WA. while leaving the kids at home with a babysitter. Our path out of the dining area was via the bar where three louts were sitting at a table. As we passed, one reached out and grabbed my wife's breast saying,<br /><br />"Are those real?"<br /><br />A chair was handy so I broke it over his head. The other two louts jumped to their feet, mouths starting to flap. Since most of the chair was intact, and still in my hand, they got what lout #1 had received. I walked over to the bar and laid down two twenties and then we left.<br /><br />About a month later we went back to the restaurant. While looking at the menu, the owner came over with two margaritas and puts some money on the table. Responding to my questioning look, he said,<br /><br />The drinks are my compliment, senior, and the change is from your last visit".Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-49162253320122983382020-10-11T10:54:38.662-06:002020-10-11T10:54:38.662-06:00It feels okay, and at the level of this unanticipa...It feels okay, and at the level of this unanticipated reality I kind of have to go with what is and do my best. It's not the worst place to be by far.<br /><br />Blooger still sucks though! ;-)<br /><br />Thanks Chris.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-76861336883947340282020-10-11T10:21:10.397-06:002020-10-11T10:21:10.397-06:00It's a good kind of crazy.It's a good kind of crazy.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com