[charliekilothree]

Originally Posted by bluesky

Anywhoo---it's sad that you can't even take out your trash and look up at your surroundings for fear that whomever is passing has a straight attitude because you happen to look up at them and decide to beat you up because they ask you a question.. WHO ARE YOU LOOKING AT? Hell, I would have said, "You".

What you said reminded me of the time I was walking down the street in Washinton, D.C. in 1979. I was walking down the street heading for the Greyhound station. I saw this crazy looking man walking toward me and we eyeballed each other like people normally do. The next thing I hear is "what the fk you lookin' at? I did not say a word because the man looked crazy and I was not looking for a fight. I kept on walking about my business. It's not a good idea to say anything to an unstable person that will make them do something crazy toward you. If the man taking the trash out just used words it's one thing. If he were to touch that's totally different. Now he can sue the men that put him in his current conditon because they acted without thinking about the consequences.