[windsaloft]

:=) Paul, I def. don't live in fear --- and am hoping not to prompt any of that kind of thinking with this thread --- just trying to figure out if anyone has come up with anything novel that has assisted to this end !

I'm trying to convince the onboard kitty to imitate a lion roar, but to no avail......

I do agree that two women or two men are still just two people who need to think about security --- my only observation in travels throughout the world is that if someone is seeking "targets", they will generally go for a *perceived* easier one, and women do fall into that category, esp. in non-US countries. I find that it is this reason, not that I am not confident in taking care of myself, that I wonder these things. Frankly, the situations I've been in regarding being accosted made no difference whether I were male or female --- but the fact that the event happened in the first place was because of the *perception* that as a woman, I am an "easier" target.

I have read through all the firearms threads, and very frankly, have nothing against them and own several. I'm just looking for options that I might not have thought of yet!

Thanks