Some people might think of it as a crime of opportunity. Others might consider it a case of positioning yourself in a position of maximum advantage so that if an opportunity arose, you could seize it.
What happened was this.
It was a period of industrial turmoil. You know the sort of thing that happens at times. You get a weak government that's pro-labour and at the same time you get a strong union with leaders ruthless enough to take unfair advantage of the weak government.
Right now it was the Electrical boys who were on the warpath. They were after big pay-rises and a lot more say in management decisions that impacted their union, etc. etc. The sort of deal that has been known to drive some manufacturers out of business. Good short term for the union, but fatal in the long run.
The government was trying to stay out of it, claiming it was purely a matter to be sorted out by the unions and the power companies. Weak bastards.
It had now reached the stage where the unions were, while not actually striking, working to rule, and they were determining the rules. Overtime was banned and Health & Safety issues seemed to crop up on a daily basis, resulting in walkouts until the 'problems' were fixed.
A stage had been reached where the power companies couldn't guarantee a continual supply of power. They decided that their choices would be to go with brown-outs or rolling blackout, certain facilities exempt, of course.
The last time they'd tried brown-outs they'd been swamped with insurance claims afterwards, with people saying the reduced power supply had caused all sorts of damage to electrical appliances. Some of the claims were even genuine.
As a result of that mess the power companies decided this time they'd go with rolling blackouts. If the power supply got too dicey they would just cut sections from the grid for an hour, switching sections every hour until things stabilised. A pain to live with, but at least you knew where you stood.
On this particular Friday night it was heavily overcast. It occurred to me that if a blackout struck our area, it would literally be black. A night with no moon, stars or lights? People wouldn't be able to see a foot in front of them.
In my mind, an ideal time for a possible adventure. I headed down the street to stroll through the local shopping centre. Not a mall. Malls tend to have emergency generators; they'd just switch to them and keep right on going. But the main street shops were just a series of independent stores. They wouldn't have any generators. Not worth the expense, as every shop would have to have their own.
So I was strolling around the local stores, window shopping and checking the local talent.
Even though it was heavily overcast it wasn't a cold evening. It was actually quite warm and muggy, and the potential storm would be a relief as it would clear the air.
I mention the weather conditions as they had a direct bearing on the local talent. The sweethearts were dressed for the heat, light tops and skirts and shorts predominated. Too hot for jeans, which pleased me, for while jeans will nicely frame a girls figure a pair of tight shorts does an even better job.
It was getting late and the shops would be closing soon and I was just about ready to give the whole thing a miss when I spotted these three young ladies having a natter. Two of them were very nice to look at but the third was stacked. A lovely set of boobs on that one. I just sort of settled back to watch and admire for a short while before heading home.
And that was about the time that the lights went out. Did I say it would be dark? Was it ever? In an instant the area changed from a well-lit strip of shops to the bottom of a coal mine. Startled screams rose from all around the place. Don't people read the papers? They must have known this was a chance.
A chance was right. I had an hour to get up to mischief. For a start, those three young ladies weren't far from me. I took a few quick steps in their direction and then reached out. I touched someone and moved closer, my hand running over her until I found her breasts and checked them out. A quick apology (wrong woman) and my hands were gone before she could do more than give a startled squeal.
Feeling around, my next contact was much better. My hand landed on a much fuller breast and closed over it for a second. Another apology and I let go, ignoring the woman's protest. (She was protesting the touch, not the letting go.) She was going to have a lot more to protest in a few moments.
Knowing roughly where she was I moved quickly to where I would be behind her then moved forward until I bumped into her. One hand went around to grab her breasts (making sure it was my selected new best friend) while the other clamped over her mouth.
Then I started speaking very quietly into her ear.
"You will move aside with me for a few moments. Behave yourself and stay quiet and no-one will get hurt. Don't try to attract your friend's attention or I will not be pleased with what I have to do."
That's for sure. If she kicked up a stink I'd have to make a run for it in pitch blackness. Easy enough to get away, but rather humiliating.
The idiot didn't even try to struggle. She just moved with me as I pulled her to the side. Not far. Just a few paces and we were next to the wall of one of the shops.