Do you feel the edge?

[Coveyleader]

Going off the Colorado thread. Question for guys from all parts of the country. Do you feel everyone is on edge in your town or city? In Colorado, no matter what store you go into, especially a small merchant, or large, such as a Walmart, liquor store, Ace Hardware etc, when you enter, you can "feel the eyes upon you". I 've been living here for almost 25 years, and I've never felt this before. The store clerks just have an uneasiness about them and rightfully so I suppose.

Sad really. You seeing it? Feeling it?

 

[Nickofthewoods]

Yes but not for the reasons you are probably alluding to. I feel like these kinds of people are lazy and bad at customer service so they side eye me hoping they won't have to help me.

 

[JohnnyB]

It’s always been that way for me. I am extraordinarily hot so the chicks have a hard time not being on edge around me. It’s not easy, but you learn to live with being objectified.

 

[long hunter]

Times have changed, I think employees pay more attention to things especially since all the so called entitled peoples feel that just taking what they want is there entitlement or wondering when some bozo is going to shoot up the place as to other customers they may be a bit un-nerved an watch the environment they are in, its called situational awareness and is a good habit to get into especially in todays world

 

[Billy Goat]

Guess it's good I mainly go to same places.


They still turn the fuel pumps on for me when I pull up, and I pay inside after.


My charge accounts at places let other people charge to me, that could be a headache, but hasn't been. If I know a neighbor is somewhere and I need something, I just tell them to put it on my account, saves me a trip.


I really thought this was going to be a thread about after you sharpen something.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

When I drive to town for groceries/fuel/etc everyone is mostly friendly and helpful in general.

 

[Nickofthewoods]

Guess it's good I mainly go to same places.


They still turn the fuel pumps on for me when I pull up, and I pay inside after.


My charge accounts at places let other people charge to me, that could be a headache, but hasn't been. If I know a neighbor is somewhere and I need something, I just tell them to put it on my account, saves me a trip.


I really thought this was going to be a thread about after you sharpen something.

Does the Sheriff still let you sleep it off in one of the cells too?

 

[Billy Goat]

Does the Sheriff still let you sleep it off in one of the cells too?

Hey, he and I are pretty good friends.


It's still a small enough area, most everyone knows everyone, even if I do have a little Otis in me.

 

[Kenn]

Going off the Colorado thread. Question for guys from all parts of the country. Do you feel everyone is on edge in your town or city? In Colorado, no matter what store you go into, especially a small merchant, or large, such as a Walmart, liquor store, Ace Hardware etc, when you enter, you can "feel the eyes upon you". I 've been living here for almost 25 years, and I've never felt this before. The store clerks just have an uneasiness about them and rightfully so I suppose.

Sad really. You seeing it? Feeling it?

I felt it so I fabricated a tin foil hat and it's all better now.

 

[Soj51hopeful]

Nope. Don’t feel anything remotely like that.

 

[cnelk]

And here I thought the title was about knife sharpness….

 

[180ls1]

Not at all.

I did get that feeling at the beginning of covid though.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Not really. I live in a small town and don’t notice a change here or most places like it. I will say that I travel for work and there are some places I used to feel pretty safe in and now I feel less safe. I m not talking small towns or 3rd world. I mean NYC and especially its subways, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle…to name a few.

 

[*zap*]

big difference between rural and urban and can seem kind of like 'what kind of American are you'?
I think most people look at me and even though I am old they do not want any part of it..

 

[magtech]

Everyone here hates everyone just because. I go into the store and people are trash talking each other only to act like friends when they see each other.

But I'm not sure who they hate more, people they have known forever or outsiders. It's just a mix of people seeing how they can be disgusted for any reason.

I think the cure is to buy more property. If i had 480 acres and lived in the middle i think that would be enough.

 

[Boarmaster]

I’m a clean cut, short haired fellow usually in clean clothes with a smile on my face. I also take off my sunglasses so my eyes can be seen. I don't seem to ever have any issues such as the OP is inquiring about.
Except for when I go into a Asian buffet restaurant. Did I mention I’m slightly overweight? I sometimes get the snake eye from the proprietor that is always at the cash register when you walk in.

 

[squid-freshprints]

"do you feel the edge".. sounds like a quote from Point Break, And no, its all good here.

 

[Hill Difficulty]

Going off the Colorado thread. Question for guys from all parts of the country. Do you feel everyone is on edge in your town or city? In Colorado, no matter what store you go into, especially a small merchant, or large, such as a Walmart, liquor store, Ace Hardware etc, when you enter, you can "feel the eyes upon you". I 've been living here for almost 25 years, and I've never felt this before. The store clerks just have an uneasiness about them and rightfully so I suppose.

Sad really. You seeing it? Feeling it?

Since 2020, are you aware that A LOT of people working at cash registers (retail, grocery, c-stores…) have a bluetooth speaker in one ear and are often talking to someone on their phone while they ring you up?

They may not talk while waiting on you… but they are preoccupied by someone on the other end.

 

[Rotnguns]

Going off the Colorado thread. Question for guys from all parts of the country. Do you feel everyone is on edge in your town or city? In Colorado, no matter what store you go into, especially a small merchant, or large, such as a Walmart, liquor store, Ace Hardware etc, when you enter, you can "feel the eyes upon you". I 've been living here for almost 25 years, and I've never felt this before. The store clerks just have an uneasiness about them and rightfully so I suppose.

Sad really. You seeing it? Feeling it?

Not like that in Boise that I can recall.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Well Venezuelan gangs have literally taken over apartment complexes in aurora so people should be on high alert.