[NorthMountain]

I don't need an excuse to tell rude people to bugger off. There are benefits to being an @$$hole with a bad attitude ...

And wearing anything that plugs your ears (hearing aids are the opposite) is bad for situational awareness.

[ronniesgal]

they aren’t shoved in tight! it just makes me look unapproachable.
BTW i have a crazed liberal lady neighbor who has yelled at me to remove my plugs so she can speak with me. She thinks its rude that i walk but don’t stop to chat. I DON”T want to speak with her.

[cuban leaf]

And wearing anything that plugs your ears (hearing aids are the opposite) is bad for situational awareness.

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This. One rule I was violating when I did the “fake phone call” was an important one to me: Looking alert. I have a friend that is a “gun nut”. He has his suits tailored to fit his holster. He said he can tell if a person walking down the street is armed with a gun, simply by the way they carry themselves as they walk.

After hearing that, I actually started walking down the street, imagining I’ve got a nice .45 in a holster.

[SanchoP]

I try to always be brutally honest. If whiny people think I’m an @sshole that’s their problem and not mine.