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Here is why I am asking. About 3 weeks ago I am coming out of Wally World with the wife heading back to the truck. As usual I am doing my side-to-side head movement looking for things out of the ordinary when my wife makes a comment about some female’s wardrobe that was so loud it made Liberace look like a Mennonite. I went “where? where?” and she pointed at the woman. I couldn’t care less about the woman but what shocked me is that I did not register her at all even though I had scanned the area where she was!
The following days were ones of readjusting and trying to absorb everything I watched but all of the sudden I was confronted with way too much information and my scans were not as effective because I tended to focus too much which it is not bad if you are stationary, but it is hell on the move.
I went on to dissect what I was doing originally: Head moving side-to-side, looking for potential hiding places for BG’s, giving people a brief examination for attitude, pose, hands and eyes. Do they belong in the area? Yes? No? I guess I do a sort of mental quick checklist and discard the person if I feel he/she is not a threat. And all in an almost subconscious state of mind (P95’s spidey sense I guess) which is easier to do than the full “what-is-she-wearing” observation and I reverted to this type of scanning.
Now, I have no idea if I am doing it right or wrong or I am missing something and I want to know what you guys do and think while scanning.
The following days were ones of readjusting and trying to absorb everything I watched but all of the sudden I was confronted with way too much information and my scans were not as effective because I tended to focus too much which it is not bad if you are stationary, but it is hell on the move.
I went on to dissect what I was doing originally: Head moving side-to-side, looking for potential hiding places for BG’s, giving people a brief examination for attitude, pose, hands and eyes. Do they belong in the area? Yes? No? I guess I do a sort of mental quick checklist and discard the person if I feel he/she is not a threat. And all in an almost subconscious state of mind (P95’s spidey sense I guess) which is easier to do than the full “what-is-she-wearing” observation and I reverted to this type of scanning.
Now, I have no idea if I am doing it right or wrong or I am missing something and I want to know what you guys do and think while scanning.