Commentary on how people are situationally unaware

[NorthernRaider]

[Highlander]

I think a lot of this is down to where you live,... people who are in the more remote locations are going to be a lot more aware of what is around them, simply because the slightest thing out of place stands out like a sore thumb,.... also the people in these same places we soon let it be known to others if something is not quiet right

As for the more suttle things,.. I think as preppers we are far more in tune with whats going on in the world, we tend to see the worst case in everything, we can then either,.. have been ready, or pleasently suprised if nothing happened

[bigpaul]

having lived in a city, i am WELL aware of what is going on around me, in the countryside strangers stick out like a sore thumb, some "muppet" was sitting in a car not far from our house and was noticed straight away, i am constantly aware of people walking up behind me or too close at the ATM, incidentally if people are too close say" excuse me, you are invading my personal space!" and watch them jump back-it works!!

[Tibbs735]

I'm always trying to looks for alternative exits inside buildings. I've been in a few fire drills where people flood for the same exit tey come in, when there's another 2 or 3 possible exits.

[Metroyeti]

Recently there was roadworks and a path got shut, people would walk upto the fencing and only then notice the path was shut. The amount of times people walk past foxes/heron/kingfisher and are oblivious to it being there is quite sadening

[Lancsprepper]

I see similar things all the time NR, people glued to their smartphones and not paying one iota of attention to their surroundings.Whenever i enter an urban area, even during broad daylight, i pay very close attention to what is going on around me, and always have a plan in my head of what to do if someone tries to to rob/attack me.

[NorthernRaider]

[bigpaul]

Our cities breed sheeple.

how true, and not just in cities,i see it all the time when i go into Barnstaple and that has a population of only 20,000- we only go there about twice a year so i tend to notice the sheeple more.

[Ranger]

Driving my truck through Hounslow I approached a crossing and the lights were on green.There was a muppet stood in the middle of the crossing, glued to his phone. I stopped the truck, literally, 1 FOOT from him and he still never noticed and even when I beeped my horn it took him a full 2 seconds to look up and the look on his face was as if I'd just dropped out of the sky and asked him to take me to his leader. He then wandered off into the crowd, still staring at his bloody phone. Just about every day I have to beep my horn at junctions to stop idiots from walking across the road without looking. It's only because I would have to pay the first £500 for any damage on the truck that stops these people from getting a Darwin award nomination.

[Neuralsandwich]

I usually vary my path home. Always listening out for someone walking behind me. Even though my walk home is quite crowded, I try to avoid people walking too close behind me. Never actually head home if someone has been on the same path as me for more than 5-10 minutes of my journey.