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goldshellback makes a great point...did your sa just kick in when the vehicle closed on you or were there tells that may have been available before you were even in the situation...

we see so many stories here that start with someone "in" a situation and not a lot of insight on what lead up to the situation...

great point by jimtem...in the car wash situation i really wouldnt consider it unusual for a vehicle to come up fast and then sit directly behind me...its a cafeteria sort of business situation and people usually dont think about how fast they are approaching...they just do it...ditto on the point that maybe you are just looking a little too hard for something bad...you began trembling...

understandable...everyday we are placed in situations that make us all easy targets for someone who wants to do harm...but most of the time the situations we are in are harmless....we are just looking for the problem so it isnt so hard to find...no different than a customer who is expecting a bad experience at a business and creating one for themselves...

we have to find a happy medium or damn ourselves to a life full of worry instead of caution and preparedness...watching and preparing is one thing..when a great deal of worry accompanies that we need to reevaluate our sa and reactions....

thanks for sharing...these are great situations and for some who might never think twice about them it opens different possiblities...