Originally Posted by
Machka
I just don't associate with those sorts of people. Reality is, you can choose who you associate with ... and where you cycle.
40 years of life, and I can't say I have ever been in a situation where there was even remotely any potential of knifes being drawn and a literal 'stabbing in the back' taking place. Of course figurative "back stabbing" takes place everywhere, but those situations in particular are best dealt with using the "weapons" I listed above.
You can be in a nice neighborhood and still have trouble.
I was a in a VERY nice neighborhood in front of a great park where they have a kiddy water park and some ****** STILL got out of his car to "fight me" after I took the lane over a narrow bridge crossing... mind you this bridge is like 50 feet long. lol
you just don't know who is going to snap or do something crazy to you ... regardless of your mental attitude.