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WHO GIVES A SHIT: Has The 'Summer of Crime' Influenced You To Change Your Routine?
Posted by: Erica | Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:00PM
Like are you *actually* doing shit differently now that there are one or more maniacs on the loose?
Cause I totally am.
Here's my new routine:
- Take off my headphones BEFORE exiting subway.
- Hide my iPhone deep in my bag...and I mean deep. I don't take that sucker out anymore since I'm equally afraid of getting my iPhone stolen as I am getting attacked.
- Only walk on crowded, main streets.
- Have my keys in my hands, ready to stab someone's eyes out at a moment's notice.
- I've ditched my blase "I'm a NYer and I don't care about anything around me" tude, and now I'm scanning everyone who walks by me like I'm an Israeli secret service officer.
- If I hear someone fast walking behind me, I turn around and step aside to let them go by.
- If I HAVE to look at a text or send one on my phone, I stop where I am, do it quickly and then hide my phone again. I find when I'm iPhone-ing and walking at the same time, I'm not paying attention to anything going on around me.
As a sidenote: this is a major change to my normal routine, which would either consist of: listening to music, talking on the phone, or scanning twitter/email on my way home while busily ignoring and not paying attention to anyone.
What about you guys? Have you actually switched things up?
I hope the hell so.
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