In article >,
sf > wrote:

> > So our young lady doesn't arm herself on a date because of "scare
> > mongering", she arms herself because she always arms herself unless
> > there is a circumstance that requires that she doesn't.
>
> But what drove her to get the permit in the first place? It's a
> permanently scared outlook on life.

No, it is not.

It's exactly the same instinct that drives me to keep a fire
extinguisher in the kitchen, and a backup one behind my front door, and
a large box of baking soda in a cabinet near the stove even tho' I don't
do much frying.

Frankly, I am more afraid of fire than I am of rapists but it's wise to
take precautions against both. It's called safety supplies.

I also carry a spare tire in the truck, 2 gallons of distilled water, a
small supply of extra oil, power steering fluid, transmission fluid and
coolant along with a good tire jack and two more small fire
extinguishers. ;-)

And a small pistol under the drivers seat with a spare magazine.

During the winter, I carry a spare jacket and a good warm blanket in
there too, but I have a lockable camper shell to store the stuff.
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