Never Leave a Backpack Under a Bridge
Aug 27, 2013 09:34:02 #
It's one thing to be cautious, it's another to be stupid cautious. It would have to be a stupid person to lay a bag, to do harm on a sidewalk, with no one around or any structural item around for it to do harm. The bag would have to be an atomic bomb to have destructive force enough to cause area destruction. It would have been a different story if it was laid against a pillar or something. It was stupid to assume anything else other than someone put it there temporary and especially if they saw you and what you were doing and it caught their attention to take action. That is called overreaction.
Aug 27, 2013 11:06:01 #
Aug 27, 2013 14:12:26 #
Ka2azman wrote:
It's one thing to be cautious, it's another to be ... (show quote)
You are spot on in your evaluation of the threat. Your evaluation of the intelligence of the security guards is a bit harsh.
These two security guards issued equipment is made by Motorola not Glock.
Probably, several of my Rights may have been infringed but I was there to take pictures and they were there to earn a paycheck.
I am fairly certain there is a oil rich country's consulate within a few hundred yards of the bridge. I am not an explosive expert. I could have pointed out the bridge is more of a shield than a threat, but I am glad they were doing their job.
Aug 27, 2013 14:33:31 #
Rattlesnakes are important. Without them the rodent population would explode. Rattlesnakes are not aggressive and will only attack if cornered or surprised.
Aug 27, 2013 14:50:36 #
Aug 27, 2013 15:12:13 #
NikonJohn wrote:
Yikes, have to agree with cosmo54, it's a sad sign of the times that we have to keep things like that in mind now and not leave packs even for a moment, even when we think we are safe from thieves. I wonder if I would have thought of that in the same situation... Glad it all turned out alright. Looks like you handled it quite well. :thumbup:
A couple of years back, my wife and I were travelling on a train France. We were the only couple in the carriage and there as a back pack in the overhead compartment. We were contemplating throwing it out of the window when a young man came rom another carriage to claim it. Just in time, because a few minutes later it would have been gone. DON'T leave your bags alone. No No not you honey:)
Aug 27, 2013 16:47:40 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
Mercer wrote:
I find it hard to believe that all the hogs responding to date agree on this topic or any topic. Amazing. After reading posts for a few months, I sometimes doubt we can agree that sin and rattlesnakes are undesirable. This is not a bad thing; it is just another example of the freedom of expression we enjoy in our nation. :lol: :lol:
Rattlesnake venom is extracted and used in medical research. Besides, they keep the rodent population under control. It's the big Pythons that worry me- they have no natural predators in the U.S.
Aug 27, 2013 17:17:52 #
Mudshark wrote:
It is time we took care of the enemy and regained our way of life....
Here here
Aug 27, 2013 17:56:43 #
Aug 27, 2013 18:06:03 #
Ken Shilkun wrote:
You are spot on in your evaluation of the threat. ... (show quote)
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Aug 27, 2013 18:28:06 #
jerryc41 wrote:
It could have been sooo much worse. :D
Where can I find a Troll Proof backpack?
Aug 27, 2013 20:37:20 #
Mudshark wrote:
It is time we took care of the enemy and regained our way of life....
I couldn't agree more.
Aug 27, 2013 20:51:38 #
i work in New York City. Leaving a back pack will always get someone attention. Unattended bags have cause trains to delay leaving the station
Aug 28, 2013 01:00:49 #
Mercer, You're right. It seems to me it depends on the nature of the sin and the location of the rattlesnake, doesn't it?<g> ...... Coot
Mercer wrote:
I find it hard to believe that all the hogs responding to date agree on this topic or any topic. Amazing. After reading posts for a few months, I sometimes doubt we can agree that sin and rattlesnakes are undesirable. This is not a bad thing; it is just another example of the freedom of expression we enjoy in our nation. :lol: :lol:
Aug 28, 2013 03:10:09 #
We have willfully given up our freedoms for all that many had died to establish over the centuries because of brainwashing by Homeland Security concerns. Of course freedom has risks. We have chosen no freedom to attain no risks. A suicidal terrorist need only pilot an auto into the wrong lane to achieve his goals. We live with this threat everyday, there is no way to eliminate all threats all the time. However, carrying a camera bag may mark you for terrorist profiling. I found that parking near a bridge and walking out to take a photo of the fall foliage over water profiled me as a terrorist threat. A state police officer escorted me away. I believe the freedoms we have lost for good to 'combat terrorists' to be a far bigger loss and and that is the real victory of the terrorists, not our safety but taking away our freedom.
Ken Shilkun wrote:
Traveled to the Woodlands, Texas to experiment wit... (show quote)
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