Originally Posted by LUVMBDiesels

I work for the computer crunching side not the law enforcement side. BUT I am going to look into getting a federal permit. Although a gun would not have helped in this situation. If I had been more aware of things it could have, but since the second guy snuck up on my like a lion on a wildebeest, I would have not had time to pull a gun before the knife was on my back. Like I said you must be vigilant at all times. I was lulled by the fact that it was rural Pennsylvania and not Baltimore or DC. Distracted by the highway noise and the trucks going by close and fast enough to rock the 'burban, and already pissed off from spending 2 1/2 hours just getting from Manassas to Gettysburg.

Oh on an intersting note, There was nothing wrong with my tire! The valve stem was loosend enough to let the air out! I am now thinking that trhese guys must have followed me into The Shamrock when I stopped off to get a pie to briing up, targeted me, then followed me knowing I would soon be disabled. If that is the case I cannot understand why they did not either knife me and throw me in the ditch or knock me out so they could strip everything out of the truck and maybe even take the truck as well.
Maybe something spooked them.

In any case I am glad that I got out of this with only having to buy a new tire and replace a bit of cash. The tire's sidewall immediately blew out and could not be driven on, although it does still hold air!


If you are driving through Maryland on US-15 be especially careful if you stop at The Shamrock or anyplace else.