Government to enlist boaters for fight on terror

[Cyrano]

You know, the Shallow Water Sailors have this program called the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The Air Force has this outfit that's even been to war before called the Civil Air Patrol. If the gummint is attempting to recruit ordinary citizens to do their job for them, the thought does occur to me those two auxiliary outfits would be a good place to start.

Besides, didn't the Navy get privateering outlawed about a century and a half ago? I ask because it does occur to me that their equipping privately-owned vessels with government-owned gear (though not officially with guns, at least so far) to carry out a governmental function - protection of harbors and waterways - is skirting very close to the line that defines privateering.

Now, if the yankee gummint starts talking about organizing militias to do patrol work here to free up regular soldiers and National Guardsmen, we'll know something is up! (Do you think they'd sign folks like us up, or are we too off the wall for them just because we like guns?)

[Seabeescotty]

I ain't ever seen a terrorist on Grand Lake, but if I do, do I go after him, and put holes in his boat? I must be one of them 80 million they was talkin' about! Ooh, a moving target, makes it more funner!

[mitch_mckee]

Originally Posted by Seabeescotty

I ain't ever seen a terrorist on Grand Lake, but if I do, do I go after him, and put holes in his boat? I must be one of them 80 million they was talkin' about! Ooh, a moving target, makes it more funner!

Load the cannon, Matey


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[tlarkin]

I guess you could make them walk the plank?

[mitch_mckee]

Originally Posted by tlarkin

I guess you could make them walk the plank?

I prefer blowing them up.. They seem to have a knack for it.

[tlarkin]

Originally Posted by mitch_mckee

I prefer blowing them up.. They seem to have a knack for it.

Why not just do both? You could launch them off the plank like skeet, and then fire away.

[mitch_mckee]

Originally Posted by tlarkin

Why not just do both? You could launch them off the plank like skeet, and then fire away.

OK.

[tlarkin]

Originally Posted by mitch_mckee

OK.

not sure how accurate a canon is though for skeet, unless you load grape shot in it.

[mitch_mckee]

Originally Posted by tlarkin

not sure how accurate a canon is though for skeet, unless you load grape shot in it.

Well, I have my own idea of "cannon."

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[tlarkin]

Originally Posted by mitch_mckee

Well, I have my own idea of "cannon."

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Ah, OK, but that would just turn whatever living create it hit into dust.

[TheWanderingMind]

We in the Swiss Coast Guard take our counter-terrorism responsibilities seriously. If they start coming across Lake Geneva, we're ready for them!

[troy2000]

Originally Posted by mitch_mckee

Well, I have my own idea of "cannon."

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You may want to have your First Mate take a quick check astern before firing that thing, Mitch. By the time you take your finger off the trigger, you'll probably be going backwards.

[ezearln]

I wonder if I volunteered if they'd give me a Browning M2HB for my little Tracker Tadpole, and the wherewithall to feed it??? Hmmm whats Homeland Securitys number again?

[troy2000]

Seriously though, this sounds a little like their attempt after 9/11 to have our meter readers and service technicians trained to look for suspicious activity while making their rounds. Nothing like spying for the government to build rapport with the customers...

[ezearln]

Sorry Troy I was just a tryin to lighten the mood!

[mitch_mckee]

Originally Posted by tlarkin

Ah, OK, but that would just turn whatever living create it hit into dust.

PULL!!!!

Originally Posted by troy2000

You may want to have your First Mate take a quick check astern before firing that thing, Mitch. By the time you take your finger off the trigger, you'll probably be going backwards.

Short bursts, my friend!

If a million people say a stupid thing, you know you are in California.

[mym1a]

Originally Posted by oldjarhead

No, but you can always negotiate with them. You must be one of those horrible right wingers who feel a need to fight violence with violence in order to eliminate evil in the world. tsk, tsk, You talk with them and show them the errors of their way...don'tcha know? <tongue in cheek)

Mitch, Nice boat and it already has a mounting platform at the bow.
A couple rocket lauchers on the sides would be a nice touch.

LOL YES WE SHOULD FEEL THEIR PAIN LOL!!!

LOL TROY2000 WHY DON'T THEY HAVE THE GOVERNMENT PAID SPY'S DOING THE SPYING AND LET THE UTILITIY GUYS KEEP THE POWER GOING????

[mitch_mckee]

Originally Posted by oldjarhead

No, but you can always negotiate with them. You must be one of those horrible right wingers who feel a need to fight violence with violence in order to eliminate evil in the world. tsk, tsk, You talk with them and show them the errors of their way...don'tcha know? <tongue in cheek)

Mitch, Nice boat and it already has a mounting platform at the bow.
A couple rocket lauchers on the sides would be a nice touch.

Thanks! I want the ones like they hang off the Apaches.

Just point and click.

[troy2000]

Originally Posted by ezearln

Sorry Troy I was just a tryin to lighten the mood!

Was I being a wet blanket, Earl? Sorry; didn't mean to ruin the fun.

LOL TROY2000 WHY DON'T THEY HAVE THE GOVERNMENT PAID SPY'S DOING THE SPYING AND LET THE UTILITIY GUYS KEEP THE POWER GOING????[/quote]

Well, that's kind of the way we looked at it, mym1a. One reason our guys don't get run off more often is because the customers know they're strictly there to do their job, instead of poking around for the cops, the feds or the bill collectors. If word got out they were being trained to snoop along the way, there'd be trouble.