COH is very therapeutic

I deffinately feel for you, and I'm glad you're alright. I myself got attacked one night walking the (literally) two blocks home to my apartment from my parents house.

Even if there are no real injuries, it can have a lasting effect on you. I think particularly if you live in a "safe" neighborhood, as it causes you to start questioning it all. I myself lived in a bad part of town at the time, so it didn't change my perception really... it was always a possibility I'd have a run-in of some kind at some point and I knew it.

I know I'm a lot more cautious and self aware when I'm out walking around nowadays. I'm easily the most paranoid about personal safety of all of my friends.

@Oathbound & @Oathbound Too

Glad to see you won out.

Next time though pop a few inspirations and crane kick them into the next town.

i'm glad you're okay. Personally i always have a few folding tools in my pocket with screwdriver tips and blades, so i'm never precisely unarmed. That said, i haven't had to fight my way out of an encounter in a very long time, and i am impressed that you did. Even nearly blind there are a few nice, soft, sensitive spots on the human anatomy that are easy to hit and that untrained combatants generally don't have the reflexes to protect.

What was the saying? "It only takes four pounds of pressure to rupture the human skull. From the inside."

I've never been attacked like that, but in September I took an hour walk on a public trail (from a small parking lot near a busy road) and when I got back to my car the window had been smashed in and some stuff stolen. Nothing irreplaceable, but a nice Tivoli iPal radio, some cds, a Sony cd player that I'd had for over 10 years (and built to last another 20), some thumb drives that had copies of stories and stuff on them, and my checkbook (I had to change my checking account). No money or important id or my iPod, all of that I had on me during my walk. But anyway, stuff like that can make you frustrated and angry and want to beat up on criminals, at least virtually. ^_^

I also had someone at work steal my rolodex from my desk overnight last month. This is so inconsequential that most of my coworkers just laughed and said it would turn up, but it hasn't. Who steals a rolodex? The plastic cover was even cracked. But it was annoying given that I lost all of my contact phone numbers and information, and my boss has yet to replace it for me.

Glad you're safe and nothing worse happened.

Two words.

Broad. Sword.

But good job beating off those bastards. Serves 'em right.

An unfortunate opener, Leandro. Good job fending them off, though. Good job showing them that even mugging you they would have to work for what they wanted.

While you went against all the advice the police would give, dammit, I'm glad to see a story of somebody standing up for themselves that turns out to have a good ending.

Whoa, great to hear you are ok, Leo. That key trick is usually taught in Self Defense classes - my wife carries around a kubaton(sp) - basically looks like a metal spike about 6 inches long. One of those to the temple, and a bad guy becomes what you might call "gentled". And she's got the kind of temperament that, I pity the fool who messes with her. I'm 6', 285 lbs, she's 5', 110 lbs. Guess who they'd have a better chance taking down?

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What was the saying? "It only takes four pounds of pressure to rupture the human skull. From the inside."

Funny, that proverb doesn't come up much in casual conversation. I'll have to start working that in somehow.

Quick Self defense tip: if The Larker tries to mug you, let him have whatever he wants. (I hear he's armed.)