I am thinking this a good story. Those of you who have been OC for a long time may not think its a big deal, but for me it was good.
My wife and I were out running errands this morning.
Stop 1. We spent some time shopping at Kohl's. We were there for about 45 minutes. No problem at all, no comments at all, just a few passing glances.
Stop 2. Then we went to Meijer's, a large grocery store, there's several of them here in NW Indiana. Again, a few passing glances. I spent some time looking at voice recorders and was assisted most of the time by a female employee. She didn't seem phased in the least. I ended up purchasing a Sony ICD-PX312. Seems to work great.
Stop 3. This is the best part. My wife needed new battery in her wrist watch. We could have had it done at Kohl's but the last time I let them adjust the band on my watch they scratched the watch. So this time we went to a high-end jewlery story. They always have an off-duty policeman from one of the local PDs working security there, he has his own desk just inside the store entrance. They don't wear their duty uniform, but typically wear a shirt with their department's logo on it, and their badge. This morning the officer working security was wearing a Sergeant’s badge. I couldn't tell which PD he was from, but am guessing it was eiher Highland or Shererville. I would say he was a pretty tough looking ol' bird. I walked past him with my right side and holstered 45 acp facing him. I noticed him glance at my piece, then we made eye contact and all he said to me was "good morning".
I love Indiana!