I don't see how we can claim that "concealed means concealed", "just be careful not to print" and then say "Yeah, but who's going to look at your belt anyway?"
Well, I don't generally say "concealed means concealed," or "just be careful not to print," so that's not exactly inconsistency on my part.
You present a situation where the risks might just be too great to carry using less than "deep cover." Every day's decision to carry a gun (and how to carry it) involves assessment of the risks of being discovered, and the stakes involved if you are, vs the risks of not having the gun, and the stakes involved if you need it. Add to this the variety of different gun (how powerful and how controllable) and carry options (speed to draw/difficulty of accessing it) you might choose and there is a whole matrix of possible choices and attendant risks.
In your scenario, you actually do feel that you are observed closely enough that small tabs at your belt line might be questioned -- and that someone present would have the authority to question you further on them, and ability to cause you significant harm if you (had to) answer their questions directly.
Perhaps you should consider some other form of carry, then. Pocket carry or even the "Smart Carry" / "Thunderwear" products could give you even more discreet options. There are some folks for whom even those extremes would present unacceptable risks.
My point with my previous statements was merely to suggest that we should make
realistic assessments of these things.
DOES someone actually look at you that closely? (Just as one possibility...) If you're working on ladders or elevated platforms within a few feet of other workers, so your waist is often right in someone's field of view, perhaps they do indeed! If you're working in an average office environment -- probably not.
We
generally stress way too much over the possibility that others might notice "something amiss." But if the risks, and the stakes, dictate that you cannot afford discovery under any circumstances, it is very good to recognize that fact ahead of time.