Fear is a terrible thing.

incredible just many different things people can find to be afraid of on the
water, when in fact they are afraid their skills won't meet the need when the
time comes. Frightened people should stay tied to the dock, a metal Faraday
cage surrounding they boat, while they wear Type I PFD's and tethered to cleats
and wearing DOT approved, full coverage helmets, three EPIRBs at the ready.

Hasn't everyone heard the threat warning from the Home security
Department on terrorists unleashing floating explosives?

How much of our tax money are these idiots spending on this stuff? Why
aren't our conservative friends screaming? Obviously these bureaucrats
have too much time and money to spend.

Let me explain the obvious: if the explosives were in a shipping
container, the terrorists would know they might blow up something,
floating explosives would be a lot of trouble, and almost all would be
ignored until they were damaged by water. What would they blow up? A
water skier?

Most would either sink or wind up buried in sand at Scammon's Lagoon
with all the rest of the floating pop bottles.

The only possible explanation is to throw out some (baseless) fear.
Why? To keep us all frightened of the "enemy". Gee, haven't we seen
this before? It works because we don't think closely about the real
issues. Are we really this gullible?

Shouldn't we put a stop to this foolishness?
Jim

JAXAshby wrote:

Fear is a terrible thing.

incredible just many different things people can find to be afraid of on the
water, when in fact they are afraid their skills won't meet the need when the
time comes. Frightened people should stay tied to the dock, a metal Faraday
cage surrounding they boat, while they wear Type I PFD's and tethered to cleats
and wearing DOT approved, full coverage helmets, three EPIRBs at the ready.

There is a difference, one scenario is possible, the other is fantasy.
Fantasy with a purpose, to manipulate us. To keep us frightened.

This is what I meant by:
It works because we don't think closely about the real
issues. Are we really this gullible?

Some of us are this gullible. This is why it works.
Jim

Nomen Nescio wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jul 2004, Jim wrote:

Hasn't everyone heard the threat warning from the Home security
Department on terrorists unleashing floating explosives?

How much of our tax money are these idiots spending on this stuff? Why
aren't our conservative friends screaming? Obviously these bureaucrats
have too much time and money to spend.

Let me explain the obvious: if the explosives were in a shipping
container, the terrorists would know they might blow up something,
floating explosives would be a lot of trouble, and almost all would be
ignored until they were damaged by water. What would they blow up? A
water skier?

Most would either sink or wind up buried in sand at Scammon's Lagoon
with all the rest of the floating pop bottles.

The only possible explanation is to throw out some (baseless) fear.
Why? To keep us all frightened of the "enemy". Gee, haven't we seen
this before? It works because we don't think closely about the real
issues. Are we really this gullible?

Shouldn't we put a stop to this foolishness?
Jim

JAXAshby wrote:


Fear is a terrible thing.

incredible just many different things people can find to be afraid of on the
water, when in fact they are afraid their skills won't meet the need when the
time comes. Frightened people should stay tied to the dock, a metal Faraday
cage surrounding they boat, while they wear Type I PFD's and tethered to
cleats
and wearing DOT approved, full coverage helmets, three EPIRBs at the ready.


Right. The next thing you know someone is going to dream up the far fetched
idea that some terroists would hijack some jet aircraft and fly them into
the Pentagon or some other tall buildings.

What a bunch of jerks, where do they dream up these ideas?

Irrelevant what I would have said.

If you notice the warning, it says "There is no specific threat". Just
someone's idea of what might be a threat. The list is endless.

Bombs in shipping containers is a real threat, hijacking airplanes is a
real threat. Looking for floating bombs, with no intended target, is
just dumb.





JohnH wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 17:08:38 GMT, Jim wrote:


There is a difference, one scenario is possible, the other is fantasy.
Fantasy with a purpose, to manipulate us. To keep us frightened.

This is what I meant by:

It works because we don't think closely about the real
issues. Are we really this gullible?

Some of us are this gullible. This is why it works.
Jim

Nomen Nescio wrote:


On Sun, 18 Jul 2004, Jim wrote:


Hasn't everyone heard the threat warning from the Home security
Department on terrorists unleashing floating explosives?

How much of our tax money are these idiots spending on this stuff? Why
aren't our conservative friends screaming? Obviously these bureaucrats
have too much time and money to spend.

Let me explain the obvious: if the explosives were in a shipping
container, the terrorists would know they might blow up something,
floating explosives would be a lot of trouble, and almost all would be
ignored until they were damaged by water. What would they blow up? A
water skier?

Most would either sink or wind up buried in sand at Scammon's Lagoon
with all the rest of the floating pop bottles.

The only possible explanation is to throw out some (baseless) fear.
Why? To keep us all frightened of the "enemy". Gee, haven't we seen
this before? It works because we don't think closely about the real
issues. Are we really this gullible?

Shouldn't we put a stop to this foolishness?
Jim

JAXAshby wrote:



Fear is a terrible thing.

incredible just many different things people can find to be afraid of on the
water, when in fact they are afraid their skills won't meet the need when the
time comes. Frightened people should stay tied to the dock, a metal Faraday
cage surrounding they boat, while they wear Type I PFD's and tethered to
cleats
and wearing DOT approved, full coverage helmets, three EPIRBs at the ready.


Right. The next thing you know someone is going to dream up the far fetched
idea that some terroists would hijack some jet aircraft and fly them into
the Pentagon or some other tall buildings.

What a bunch of jerks, where do they dream up these ideas?


Be a little honest, Jim. A year prior to 9/11, you would have said the same
thing about 9/11.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

Bombs in shipping containers is a real threat, hijacking airplanes is a
real threat. Looking for floating bombs, with no intended target, is
just dumb.

Not so fast. I have discoverd there is some concrete value to these Homeland
Security, get out the fearful vote, warnings.

Just this afternoon, I was doing a bit of sanding and varnishing on the boat.
There was strong ebb current running through the marina, and I noticed what
*looked like* an ordinary styrofoam coffee cup floating my way. This wasn't a
typical coffee cup, no way. It was one of the big "venti" (20-ounce) cups and
the lid was still attached. Do you have any idea how much plastique you could
cram in a cup that size?

Remembering all the homeland security warnings about floating bombs, I
immediately fled to the head and sealed myself in with duct tape.

Miracle of miracles, the coffee cup drifted on out of the marina and *didn't*
explode to sink my boat! The duct tape worked! Just think, if I'd some vizqueen
handy, I probably could have actually caught the Islamic terrorist that tried
to blow up the marina with that cup.

Hallelujah! I've been saved again by George
Bush, Tom Ridge, and the Department of Homeland Paranoia. Is it too late to
move to Florida so I can show my gratitude by voting several times in the
November elections?

Having a good supply of plastic and duct tape is always a good thing.

Gould 0738 wrote:
Bombs in shipping containers is a real threat, hijacking airplanes is a
real threat. Looking for floating bombs, with no intended target, is
just dumb.


Not so fast. I have discoverd there is some concrete value to these Homeland
Security, get out the fearful vote, warnings.

Just this afternoon, I was doing a bit of sanding and varnishing on the boat.
There was strong ebb current running through the marina, and I noticed what
*looked like* an ordinary styrofoam coffee cup floating my way. This wasn't a
typical coffee cup, no way. It was one of the big "venti" (20-ounce) cups and
the lid was still attached. Do you have any idea how much plastique you could
cram in a cup that size?

Remembering all the homeland security warnings about floating bombs, I
immediately fled to the head and sealed myself in with duct tape.

Miracle of miracles, the coffee cup drifted on out of the marina and *didn't*
explode to sink my boat! The duct tape worked! Just think, if I'd some vizqueen
handy, I probably could have actually caught the Islamic terrorist that tried
to blow up the marina with that cup.

Hallelujah! I've been saved again by George
Bush, Tom Ridge, and the Department of Homeland Paranoia. Is it too late to
move to Florida so I can show my gratitude by voting several times in the
November elections?

Jim wrote:
Having a good supply of plastic and duct tape is always a good thing.

Gould 0738 wrote:
Bombs in shipping containers is a real threat, hijacking airplanes is a
real threat. Looking for floating bombs, with no intended target, is
just dumb.


Not so fast. I have discoverd there is some concrete value to these Homeland
Security, get out the fearful vote, warnings.

Just this afternoon, I was doing a bit of sanding and varnishing on the boat.
There was strong ebb current running through the marina, and I noticed what
*looked like* an ordinary styrofoam coffee cup floating my way. This wasn't a
typical coffee cup, no way. It was one of the big "venti" (20-ounce) cups and
the lid was still attached. Do you have any idea how much plastique you could
cram in a cup that size?

Remembering all the homeland security warnings about floating bombs, I
immediately fled to the head and sealed myself in with duct tape.

Miracle of miracles, the coffee cup drifted on out of the marina and *didn't*
explode to sink my boat! The duct tape worked! Just think, if I'd some vizqueen
handy, I probably could have actually caught the Islamic terrorist that tried
to blow up the marina with that cup.

Hallelujah! I've been saved again by George
Bush, Tom Ridge, and the Department of Homeland Paranoia. Is it too late to
move to Florida so I can show my gratitude by voting several times in the
November elections?





Do you have any idea of how many ducts you have to kill to get the raw
materials for a roll of duct tape?