Whenever I was sent to reconnoiter a subject or location I was always paranoid about the eventual “what are you doing in this neighborhood” questions. I often used the “my gps took me the wrong way” or “I’m supposed to be looking at a bike for sale” but those can only be used once. You can never be seen in that neighborhood ever again. A friend told me that invisibility was better than any reactionary explanation for my presence. He pointed out, how, when you see a stock minivan with logos on the side your brain stops registering any further details because it’s not necessary to save memories of every delivery vehicle you see everyday. Leverage the cognitive bias that you are a non threatening feature of the landscape.  So I went to work finding generic logos of private couriers, pest control, medical deliveries, etc. gave them all fake local phone numbers, got them printed on magnetic vinyl, and slapped them on the sides of my stock van. The difference was mind blowing. When driving through private communities I never got the stare down but instead the occasional wave or even the blank stare of indifference. I was invisible. https://image.nostr.build/fd88861e53cf85a93d777b3d3a6cdc7a9caee0991b03003d5b065ed0f577ebc4.jpg https://image.nostr.build/804bc9f738309aebf8a4f2d25e4054ce057681d9722b4484ca13d3cdb748aa2a.jpg