[AZ-Observing] Re: Cherry Rd -Friday Night

And I agree with you Tom. In this case I'm sure he wanted to make sure I =
wasn't doing some illegal dumping or what not (as such was a "good =
guy"). As he didn't seem for me to want to know he was there and had me =
blocked off from the highway I just left him alone. For me I have spent =
most of my life wandering in and flying around the Arizona wilderness =
without incident. A side arm was just part of the gear that was always =
there and would feel "naked" without it. Knowing how uncomfortable =
people are about such things, I don't actively promote them and very =
rarely would anyone even be aware one was on my person. I just wanted =
Stan to know that while alone, I was Okay BUT I don't promote observing =
alone as things happen like dead batteries, injuries, threatening heath =
conditions, etc.(I feel more strongly about this as I close in on the =
"senior" ranks in life) As such I feel it's always a good idea (and more =
fun) to have someone else around.=20

Jimmy Ray

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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Cherry Rd -Friday Night


---- Jimmy Ray <jimmy_ray@xxxxxxx> wrote:=20
> with vandals, etc. and are leery of strangers.  As for me, like my =
American
> Express card, there is another "little friend" I never leave home =
without. I
> was "Cocked and Locked" the whole time.


For the record, I have observed alone at various Arizona sites hundreds =
of times over the past 22 years, and never had anything resembling a =
run-in, and I'm never armed.  I have been approached on a number of =
occasions, however, and in each case was happy to show them something in =
the sky.

Tom
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