Turning around and going the other direction, quickly. Calling for backup. Wimps R Us.

What Laura said.

Turning around and going the other direction, quickly. Calling for backup. Wimps R Us.

True, true. The car is a great weapon.

Also, if I'm coming in from the garage, I have all kinds of implements I could grab. Again, no classic weapons beyond kitchen knives.

Cell phone can also be considered a good weapon, in which case, it's always in my pocket.

We enjoy you too, Kat!

ita, I generally wouldn't answer the door to someone sketchy looking/who I wasn't expecting. I mean, is this person posing as a UPS guy? Because generally if I open the door and they straight up attack me, chances of me getting to a sharp kitchen knife (closest thing I could reach from the door, there's not even anything heavy I could throw at them that's closer) are pretty minimal.

I am reminded of one of the other reasons I don't book evening flights TO somewhere for work--first I have to work a whole day! I mean, technically I don't, just enough hours to cover, but it's sorta hard to just stop at 1pm and be like "well, but I'll be on a plane from 6-9" or something. Also, I realized it'll be rush hour when I'm trying to get to the airport, so I'll have to leave extra time. Grump.

I generally wouldn't answer the door to someone sketchy looking/who I wasn't expecting. I mean, is this person posing as a UPS guy? Because generally if I open the door and they straight up attack me

I thought the logistics were that your POV is coming home, coming IN to your place from outside, and someone is already in there. Did I read that wrong? I am so spatially challenged, I swear.

Oh, no, you're right Teppy, I'm the one who misread!

In that case, yeah, kitchen knife, but honestly if it sounds like someone's in there I'd probably poke my head in and yell and hope they'd scamper away while I called 911 and backed out of the house--I'm not going to go in and confront them in my bedroom or something! I do not have mad krav skills.

what's the time/distance to your first effective weapon, and what weapon in it.

A couple of knives on the sideboard by the front door. A heavy steel shafted cane leaning against the bookcase two steps in. At least two swords in the closet by the front door. More swords further into the living room. There's a bearded axe and some daggers in the bedroom, but I'd have to get down the hall.

If I were at my desk in back, there's the hilt of a sheathed dagger acting as a place to hang cables three inches off my right shoulder.

Also, UGH. I have now unfollowed my brother on FB. I just can't take his spewing of hate anymore. He believes "the dysfunction, poverty and misery of the broken homes of the welfare class was reaped by feminists and we're now seeing the results." and that somehow feminism will lead to the downfall of the country and/or Nazis.

Yeah, Teppy's right. I mean, if someone snuck in on me, I have the most serious weapons by or on my bed. Now that I'm thinking--I have an ornamental knife hanging by the door. The edge isn't sharpened, but the pointy end is very pointy. I'd grab that first, then see if I could get to either a kitchen knife or the escrima sticks. Actually, probably the escrima stick first, just in case the intruder has armed himself, either from before on at my place. It has a longer range than all but one of the more dangerous weapons.

I have found massive pre-trip hydrating is wonderful for preventing elevation sickness.

Thanks for the tip, Laura!