Experience of panic in the car

[Anonymous]

although this has nothing to do with shopping, it is about (a) a bad experience, and (b) an experience in a car, so hopefully, not off topic and able to be used by other tr members without getting too confused.

from another forum, a story of a bad car experience (although no mention of any 4×4, puncture or the racv and does involve an observation and opinion about a *gg* perspective which wasn’t mentioned in allison’s post – my apologies):

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i just want to have you kind of spread the word amongst the girls to allways be aware of their surroundings.

i had an incident occur while with in the confines of my car tonight by the attendant of a small town local gas station. the attendant grabbed my wrist and just as quickly groped me. luckly the car was in gear allready and after a fair warning i pulled out.

after about 45 mins of thinking about it and discussing it with my neighbor who happens to be a local psychotherapist i went and filled an incident report with the local police in that town. this happened about 8:45 pm thur.

i went to the police station in that town (which is surrounded by my town) still dressed as diana so that they knew i was dressed conservatively and identified myself as transgendered.

to the officers’ credit he said ” he had no right to touch you whether you are male , female or transgendered” i said to the officer although it only mildly mentally effected me i wanted to make sure it didn’t happen to a gg. the assisting officer said they think they have had another complaint awhile back about this guy.

for the first time i now know what the GG’s go through and it has really given me an in site into what they put up with!

[Anonymous]

first off, a very big apology for being off topic. but this time, i think it is worthy of mentioning. it’s not so much about going out as a girl (seriously, though, my previous post is a very good warning for us to be safe).

hey – for some of you who may interpret my post as a bit of a heavy handed dig at amanda, i want to make one thing clear. chrystal clear.

i admire amanda for everything she has done and does to keep this community alive. i have posted elsewhere on tr about what an important role tr plays for many people in terms of bringing together people of like minds, and giving support to those who are confronted with the many challenges that we face, right across the broad spectrum of people here on planet transgender (and by use of the term, transgender, i don’t mean any offence to transsexuals who may feel that having transitioned, are simply women and don’t really fit under the overarching umbrella term). for those of you who have grown up in the digital age, life before the likes of tr was a pretty rugged road.

i have said it once, and i’ll say it again, emphatically, amanda, in my view, has the patience of solomon (who, by wikipedia, had seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines – no, that’s not porcupines – and i’m sure many of you will attest to the patience required of having just one wife).

she supports newbies and old tarts (like me) way beyond the levels that i could and would ever aspire to, and as for moderating, well, that’s another story.

i have seen people come and go on tr over the years. i’ve seen flame wars (and sunny days i thought would never end) like you wouldn’t believe. but there amanda stands, surviving, laying a firm hand on the direction of tr and in her spare time organising an occasional party, bash, ball, restaurant night or cafe evening just in case she hasn’t got anything else to do.

so, yeah, moderating and organising posts for the good of the members is a tough gig. i wouldn’t do it. like the heading says, it’s probably akin to herding cats (and i can attest to having one unherdable pussy, and she’s a handful, alright). my hat is tipped to amanda, and so if the shifting of posts and the occasional giant exclamation mark appearing in your post happens, be understanding.

virginia xo

Moderator

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Gee… what can I say??? I know – Off-topic !!!

[Anonymous]

Hi Alison

What an absolutely horrible experience. As guys, you tend to forget that women are seen as being vulnerable. As a woman, you get to experience the worst of that. Especially, when you are distracted and lower your guard.

Thank goodness for the RACV guy. A real gentleman in my books. (Did you get his number LOL – you can pass it my way ) I am glad it turned out well for you. Phew.

I even lock my car doors before I get out of my garage these days.

I don’t know Virginia – the first posting seemed on topic to me (read – related) but the second ????????????????