Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-29 Thread Larry Lyons
>> RoMunn wrote: >> Certainly more effective. I wonder if they could get away with carrying that >> sort of hardware into all their ports of call? That's a tricky problem. > >Seriously, why not pack a gattlin' gun and an anti-ship gun like a >3/50? You can probably get both for 30k (do I know? p

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-29 Thread Larry Lyons
>> >> Probably something like a 25mm Bushmaster chain gun would work better. Or a >> British Rarden 30mm autocanon with a mix of explosive and solid shot. >> >> At the very least it would look impressive. >> > >Certainly more effective. I wonder if they could get away with carrying that >sort of h

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-29 Thread Erika L. Walker
You let her get away with this behavior? On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 3:18 AM, Michael Dinowitz < mdino...@houseoffusion.com> wrote: > But when I get my daughter saying things like > "shut your stinking mouth" (among other things), I get really sensitive. > ~

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-29 Thread Erika L. Walker
LOL! Good stuff. I loved Cheers ... On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > my response begins at 1:50 in ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-29 Thread Michael Dinowitz
It's all tied up. While I may not always like how some on the list see me, I'm basically resigned to it. But when I get my daughter saying things like "shut your stinking mouth" (among other things), I get really sensitive. And then posting this just brought it all back up. Like I said, tired. No

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> Eri-k-A wrote: > > I save the sexy stuff for you ... > Nyah nyah uhhh ... I a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3j6XXL1l2M my response begins at 1:50 in. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramati

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-28 Thread Erika L. Walker
I save the sexy stuff for you ... Mr. Gruss Gott wrote: > geez, you two baby tawk to each other already? > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.dou

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > Certainly more effective. I wonder if they could get away with carrying that > sort of hardware into all their ports of call? That's a tricky problem. Seriously, why not pack a gattlin' gun and an anti-ship gun like a 3/50? You can probably get both for 30k (do I know? pfft, n

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-28 Thread Robert Munn
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Larry wrote: > > Probably something like a 25mm Bushmaster chain gun would work better. Or a > British Rarden 30mm autocanon with a mix of explosive and solid shot. > > At the very least it would look impressive. > Certainly more effective. I wonder if they coul

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> grant wrote: > > Jealous much? > Duh. It's Eri-k-a dude. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive:

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-28 Thread Larry Lyons
>As cool as it would be to say, "Wow, I was on this cruise ship and I got to >tour their Harpoon missile battery!", I don't think that's an effective >weapon against a dingy. I was thinking something more along the lines of a >catapult. I mean, really, if I have a giant cruise ship and I see a lit

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-28 Thread Michael Grant
Jealous much? On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > grant wrote: > > > > Ewika. > > geez, you two baby tawk to each other already? > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> grant wrote: > > Ewika. geez, you two baby tawk to each other already? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > As cool as it would be to say, "Wow, I was on this cruise ship and I got to > tour their Harpoon missile battery!", I don't think that's an effective > weapon against a dingy. Fee. Then this too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_CIWS Also, wasn't that "dingy" 500 m

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-28 Thread Erika L. Walker
That's 'cause he told me you grill a mean steak and he really enjoys your desserts ... On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > We've gotten pretty > heated but he still keeps sending me love letters and inviting me over. > ~~

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-28 Thread Michael Grant
Ya, I really gotta agree with Mo and Ewika. And I want to reiterate, just because I or anyone else snarks you on a few posts don't let it get to you. There's often emotionally charged issues on this forum and tempers often flare but you really shouldn't worry about it. That's one of the things I'v

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-28 Thread Erika L. Walker
10 And that goes for your technological positions as well. Once you figure out how to say screw it and stop fighting the public demons, the home stuff gets easier. Your kids must see how sensitive you yourself are to outside influences, and that probab

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-27 Thread Robert Munn
On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Gruss wrote: > > > Vivec wrote: > > > > Man...those guys need a few rocket launchers. Trading bullets from a > Cruise > > Liner with a Dinghy just doesn't sound right. > > > > > > I think cruise ships should start carrying these bad boys: > http://en.wikipedia.or

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-27 Thread Maureen
Then don't double think, just post your opinion. That's what the rest of us do. Do you really care if someone thinks you are pro-Israel or anti-Muslim? Simply because someone disagrees with you, or posts a rebuttal to your opinion doesn't mean you have to preface your posts with disclaimers. Do

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-27 Thread Michael Grant
I didn't mean your kids, of course that matters. I didn't even comment on that part because I'm a father too and I know that's important. I meant people on this list (i.e. me) On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Michael Dinowitz < mdino...@houseoffusion.com> wrote: > > Have kids? > Exactly > > Hell

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-27 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Have kids? Exactly Hell Mike, what the hell does it matter what I or anyone else thinks of you? > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.n

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-27 Thread Michael Grant
>I'm just tired of having to double think every post I make because it may >cause people to think I'm pro or anti, this or that. Hell Mike, what the hell does it matter what I or anyone else thinks of you? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-27 Thread Michael Dinowitz
There are certain rules about what weapons a ship can carry when docking at certain ports. In the article, the security personal had to get their pistols from a safe. Pistols, not rifles, not machine guns, and certainly not missiles. Personally, one good guy with a sniper rifle on a high deck is a

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-27 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Remember, these guys are not using high tech weapons. How (and why) would they get high tech boats? Anyway, they would get rockets before they got better boats and there are others further up the chain who want then first. We're just lucky that some terrorist group like Al Queda isn't seeing this

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Vivec wrote: > > Man...those guys need a few rocket launchers. Trading bullets from a Cruise > Liner with a Dinghy just doesn't sound right. > > I think cruise ships should start carrying these bad boys: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpoon_missiles

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-27 Thread Vivec
Man...those guys need a few rocket launchers. Trading bullets from a Cruise Liner with a Dinghy just doesn't sound right. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-27 Thread Michael Grant
I think that's directed at me, but I don't get it either. On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Jim Davis wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:grussg...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 6:22 PM > > To: cf-community >

RE: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-27 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:grussg...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 6:22 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: it's started - guards on ships > > > > Dino wrote: > > > > I mention this ONLY in context of

Re: it's started - guards on ships

2009-04-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dino wrote: > > I mention this ONLY in context of a previous thread. The fact that I have to > preface this post with that upsets me. > What'd I miss? As to the guards, I'm all for it, but I think it'll only create an arms race. I doubt they'd do this, but the pirates could buy a carbon fiber