2nd_to_one
Regular Member
Howdy all,
I haven't posted here in a looonng time but after what happened tonight I needed to share. I have been open carrying in the Arlington area for about 3.5 years now and all over Western WA. Most of the time no one takes any notice, once in awhile I get a minor comment or have a conversation with someone about carrying but usually I just go about my business. Tonight my family and I were at the Twin Lakes Red Robin for dinner, a place we eat fairly often, and where I am almost always open carrying. As is my habit I sat at the table next to my son which usually means (as tonight) that my gun and holster are in full view of anyone that walks by. I'll make a long story short here by jumping to the cool part. As our server was re-filling my water he told us that someone in the restaurant had paid for my family's dinner because he liked the fact that I was carrying a gun openly! My wife asked the server who paid and he indicated a couple sitting behind me to my right. I didn't want to make a fuss so we asked the server to relay our thanks and I left him a note to pass to the couple as well, thanking them for their generousity and letting them know that I would be sharing the story here tonight. This is definitely not the type of response that I expect when open carrying but it sure was a neat feeling to know that my choice made such a positive impression on a complete stranger!
Just in case he or his wife stops by here to look I would again like to say thank you very much. Your generous gesture made our night!
Have a great night.
Steve
I haven't posted here in a looonng time but after what happened tonight I needed to share. I have been open carrying in the Arlington area for about 3.5 years now and all over Western WA. Most of the time no one takes any notice, once in awhile I get a minor comment or have a conversation with someone about carrying but usually I just go about my business. Tonight my family and I were at the Twin Lakes Red Robin for dinner, a place we eat fairly often, and where I am almost always open carrying. As is my habit I sat at the table next to my son which usually means (as tonight) that my gun and holster are in full view of anyone that walks by. I'll make a long story short here by jumping to the cool part. As our server was re-filling my water he told us that someone in the restaurant had paid for my family's dinner because he liked the fact that I was carrying a gun openly! My wife asked the server who paid and he indicated a couple sitting behind me to my right. I didn't want to make a fuss so we asked the server to relay our thanks and I left him a note to pass to the couple as well, thanking them for their generousity and letting them know that I would be sharing the story here tonight. This is definitely not the type of response that I expect when open carrying but it sure was a neat feeling to know that my choice made such a positive impression on a complete stranger!
Just in case he or his wife stops by here to look I would again like to say thank you very much. Your generous gesture made our night!
Have a great night.
Steve