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[Badgersmilk]

Long term power outages, and ice storms make people get ugly fast!  Power was out for a week in MI a few years back due to a HUGE dump of snow and ice.  I had been plowing all the driveways and the road we lived on from the first day (with a Yamaha quad), on the fourth day the snow let up and I didn't need to do anything on our street, so I went to the next one over and started helping them plow / shovel out.  People told me things like.  From now on can you be sure and have this done before my husband gets home at 4:00?!?, or Next time push all the snow to the left side of the driveway, it just looks nicer.  or It's been snowing for hours today, what have you been waiting for?  I needed to go to the store!,  And my favorite.   A guy came out laughing and said.  I waited till your done to tell you this, but your not getting anything, ha, ha, ha,  You should have been smart enough to ask for the money first!  And he went back in his house.    (I was doing it all for free anyway  )

I never plowed anything but my street again for the 5 years after that.   

[texcaliber]

I would like to look at the glass as half full with benefit of doubt, but man, they were dinks.

[Badgersmilk]

One more thought on the "keeping things secret" idea.  I was talking to my wife about this and she suggested to put a "Will play for food" sign on the guitar case.  Who'd possibly think of going after you for supplies at that point?!?   

[tombogan03884]

Urban Camoflage 

[Truchas]

Tennis racquet bags are often 30" long, and padded enough to hold their form no matter the contents.  An AR carbine with the upper and lower split will fit nicely with a few spare magazines.  Folding stock AK's go in them nicely to.  

Nobody's going to be give you a hard time over a tennis racquet.  May draw an occasional laugh. 

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[Dakotaranger]

Tennis racquet bags are often 30" long, and padded enough to hold their form no matter the contents.  An AR carbine with the upper and lower split will fit nicely with a few spare magazines.  Folding stock AK's go in them nicely to. 

Nobody's going to be give you a hard time over a tennis racquet.  May draw an occasional laugh. 

Wouldn't that classify as baiting?  * snicker

[Badgersmilk]

Yeah, I'd agree on the guns fitting well enough, and them being well hiden, But I'm kinda thinkin that if people are walking around in a disaster area, and your carrying a tennis racket bag...  Your asking for a woop'n!    

[tombogan03884]

Just wear the white shorts to go with it, they will assume you are an Ivy league Yuppie who's going to starve to death looking for a tennis partner.