Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
It will never occur to me that someone will just 'pretend' to help when they saw me at the side of the road. Like what I said earlier. I honestly didn't know what to do when it happened to me. I actually didn't even notice/hear their car approach because I was busy worrying how the f can I get out of there and was busy looking at the state of my tire in the sands until they spoke to me.
They literally look like angels with wings and I welcome them with open arms helping me out. Being in that scenario/situation is not a good time to be paranoid of people and their intentions.
And these 2 group of people who helped were just there to GENUINELY help me out it is such a good feeling. After they helped they both went on their ways.
Not to sound like a horror movie, but to expand on what another person posted being vulnerable while waiting for AAA, unfortunately, you'd need to be paranoid about AAA as well, as someone could be masquerading as one of them.... so you'd need to be cautious about the people who are there to help you too. Anytime you leave the house, you're vulnerable. Hell, driving along a long stretch of road, someone may lose consciousness, drift into your lane, and slam into you. While it is scary to be in this situations, a gun just isn't the answer for some of us.
I've heard of a case in the Midwest where a family was stranded. A group of greasy, tattooed bikers approached them (and yeah, if a group approaches you, you may need more than a gun). They noticed the car had a spare tire, and offered to help replace the busted tire. After 20 minutes, tire got replaced, busted tire got put in the back, the group wished them a safe journey, and rode off.
Seriously! The modern interstate highway system is about as vanilla and patrolled and safe as it gets, as long as you use common sense.
I knew someone living out in South Dakota mention that if you drive, just stick to the highways and you'll be fine. Otherwise, there are some known white supremacist groups around the area which would be off the beaten path.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ohiogirl81
If you're not used to long-distance driving, it is. To me, anything less than 4 hours is a day trip, but I've been making 4+ hour car trips since I was a baby. To others who don't routinely hop in the car for any longer than it takes to get to work or to grandma's house across town, it might as well be to the moon and back.
Quote:
Originally Posted by burgler09
Chicago to NJ isn't even a long drive... I find it strange for an adult to even have to ask this question.
Does a grown woman really need advice to drive 12 hours? If she's a teenager, I'm pretty sure her parents could give some advice.
It's all relative. People living in the city take the subway and bus all the time, including teenagers. Some people have flown on commercial airplanes since they were children, and have done so for over 10 years.
If you've never done any of these things before, it can be scary. At the very least, it's natural to have concerns. Hell, there are some Americans who don't even have passports, as they've never even left within 50 miles of their hometown, let alone to another country. Not even Canada nor Mexico! I know some folks who live in DC and don't drive and avoid doing so at all costs, where as some teens who live in the suburbs make trips cross state and are just fine with it.
Not to sound like a horror movie, but to expand on what another person posted being vulnerable while waiting for AAA, unfortunately, you'd need to be paranoid about AAA as well, as someone could be masquerading as one of them.... so you'd need to be cautious about the people who are there to help you too.
Right. Don't leave the house without Paranoia.
Don't just look under your bed at night, poke around under there with a yardstick. Be sure you are armed and the safety is off. Set your alarm for 2 am, and check again, somebody might have slipped under there while you were asleep.
Order a copy of Visual Identification Guide to Underbed Ogres, from Scaredy-Cat Press. Some are harmless.
Last edited by jtur88; 06-30-2014 at 12:45 PM..
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
