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How did getting shot affect your world view? Desperate to get out of parents house, and continue living life the way you were, or did it make you feel more reflective, want to settle down etc?

I was way out of my parents' house when I got shot. I had to move back in with them for a month, but I moved out as quick as feasible, when my wound closed. I lived for a couple more months in SW MO while I pondered my future, but I went back to selling cleaner in the summer.

I wasn't more reflective, but I always heard college calling, and it was tempting, but it waited for about a year.

Reflective, not even close. It didn't come close to affecting my world view.

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04-23-2009 , 07:35 PM

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kioshk

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Originally Posted by SaulPaul

Are you affected at all when you see people get shot on the tv ? Ever get nightmares about it?

I've dreamt about it, but not recently, and never nightmares. It all happened so fast it was like a fantasy.

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04-23-2009 , 07:53 PM

#104

iThinman

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Did you hear the words "DOMINO MUTHA ****A" right before it happened?

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04-23-2009 , 07:54 PM

#105

wiper

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Originally Posted by MuresanForMVP

Apparently you've never been introduce to Iuseproxies

i've lived in the same area my whole life, and know a lot of people...

*shrug*

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04-23-2009 , 07:58 PM

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cbloom

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Is "cleaner" a euphemism?

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04-23-2009 , 08:04 PM

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kioshk

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Originally Posted by cbloom

Is "cleaner" a euphemism?

No, it was a pink-colored paste, an all purpose cleaner that was very easy to sell. Good because, when I started selling, I was a neurotic introvert who could barely look strangers in the eye, much less talk to them.

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04-23-2009 , 10:35 PM

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ginko

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Originally Posted by kioshk

No. This happened over 28 years ago. I'm sure I haven't told anyone this in over 10 years. It just doesn't come up much. My parents know about it, but mostly they know the fear they experienced, and they are reluctant to talk about it. My ex-wife damn sure doesn't care! I'm not sure how I could make this outlandish or heroic.

What I wanna know is, how do you marry for 20 years then divorce?

well i just thought about it and realized you have selfish tendencies(saving urself instead of others) so that could explain it.

anyways cool story hope your ok

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04-23-2009 , 10:38 PM

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caretaker1

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Grunch: What was worse, taking the bullet or the end of your marriage? Serious question; if it's too personal, that's cool.

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04-23-2009 , 10:54 PM

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kioshk

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Originally Posted by caretaker1

Grunch: What was worse, taking the bullet or the end of your marriage? Serious question; if it's too personal, that's cool.

That's interesting. Getting divorced caused me more "pain", but I'm now glad I'm divorced. So it was a purposeful pain, unlike getting shot.

And I got divorced way later in life when these little bumps seem to hit you not so hard.

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04-23-2009 , 10:58 PM

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kioshk

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Originally Posted by ginko

Yeah, I'm doing very well. How did I get divorced after 20 years? My wife caught a bad case of Catholic, and that didn't help because I'm not religious.

Yes, I am quite selfish, and that probably didn't help my marriage in the long run.

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04-23-2009 , 11:03 PM

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aarono2690

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Can you recreate the convenience store with MSpaint so I have an idea of how far you had to run, which direction, etc.

Be sure to post where the shooter was and where the Asians were.

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04-23-2009 , 11:06 PM

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cwsiggy

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I haven't read most of the thread, but I swear I read once where they say you should just simply run away as most people can't shoot straight and usually miss, even from fairly close range...
they obviously hit you but perhaps they just got lucky.

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04-23-2009 , 11:12 PM

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kioshk

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Originally Posted by aarono2690

Can you recreate the convenience store with MSpaint so I have an idea of how far you had to run, which direction, etc.

Be sure to post where the shooter was and where the Asians were.

Haha, I don't know from MSpaint and stuff. I was standing in the relative middle of the store facing the counter, talking to the Asian owner guy I'd just sold, and Mr. Robberman came up on my right (far side, away from door) and caused trouble. I still remember there was a freezer case angled off behind him to his right.

It couldn't have been more than 20 or 25 feet to the door; it was a pretty small store. It may still be there for all I know. I hope it is.

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04-23-2009 , 11:20 PM

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Anadrol 50

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Do you still live near there? You should definitely go back and check it out. Also, do you still sell 'cleaner' ?

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04-23-2009 , 11:27 PM

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kioshk

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Originally Posted by Anadrol 50

Do you still live near there? You should definitely go back and check it out. Also, do you still sell 'cleaner' ?

No, that was San Francisco, and I now live in Texas. I haven't sold cleaner since 1982, when I left the traveling salesgroup with my then girlfriend and moved back to Missouri to attend college and get all smart and ****.

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04-23-2009 , 11:53 PM

#117

aarono2690

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Originally Posted by kioshk

Did you enjoy the life of a traveling gypsy or going to college, be smart and ****, then get go get another job.

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04-23-2009 , 11:56 PM

#118

kioshk

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Originally Posted by aarono2690

Did you enjoy the life of a traveling gypsy or going to college, be smart and ****, then get go get another job.

The circumstances of the sales job were changing, and I knew I wanted to go back to college.

The travel and adventure I always loved and always will love.

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04-24-2009 , 12:32 AM

#119

testaaja

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Originally Posted by TalkingDonkey

Why did you think $90 was worth more to you than your life?

In most cases $90 is plenty..

Do you remember if it hurt or were you too pumped at that point?

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04-24-2009 , 04:04 AM

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kioshk

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Originally Posted by testaaja

In most cases $90 is plenty..

Do you remember if it hurt or were you too pumped at that point?

Immediately after I got shot it was all too crazy to think about the pain. Recuperated hurt more in the traditional sense of "wow this doesn't feel good".

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04-24-2009 , 08:08 AM

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Rushmore

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Originally Posted by kioshk

I never watched that show.

Brought up too many bad memories?

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04-24-2009 , 08:12 AM

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Rushmore

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Originally Posted by kioshk

There wasn't an overwhelming sense of pain right after I got shot. It was more surreal, like I'd been launched into another world. It was a feeling of overwhelming crisis, and feeling very weak from losing so much blood.

This is an interesting description, really. I think this is what I was looking for when I opened this thread.

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04-24-2009 , 08:24 AM

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Rushmore

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Well, you got shot up in San Francisco way back when, and I shot up a lot in San Francisco way back when, so we have a lot in common.

Anyway, it's a much tougher, urban city than most people think.

I would bet anything the guy was strung out on dope or a heavy crystal meth user. Each of these drugs is unbelievably prevalent throughout SF, and has been for decades.

I sure don't miss it.

So of course, now I live in Bodymore, Murderland, heroin capital of the universe.

Sorry you got shot.

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04-24-2009 , 10:42 AM

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kioshk

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Originally Posted by Rushmore

Brought up too many bad memories?

If I had ever started watching Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, I would have been reminded that I'd rather be watching a better show.

Media depictions of violence don't bother me at all. I am apt to get a little paranoid late night in a convenience store, but just a little and it passes quickly.

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04-24-2009 , 11:51 AM

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Fred G Sanford

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It seems like you don't carry much residual baggage over the experience and I give you credit for that.

I made the opposite choice...turned over my wallet and cash and did not get hurt. I have different feelings about it though. Anytime I think about it, it comes with some anger and regret. I can't say for sure but I think if I wound up in a similar situation I might make a different choice.

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