From: Glenn McCalley (glenn@combatcatering.com)
Date: Sat Jan 14 2006 - 11:15:12 PST
Here here!
A dull pencil in the right hands is at least and probably more lethal than
nail clippers but people would revolt if they couldn't do crosswords on
airplanes.
I believe Homeland Security far too often takes the path of least resistance
to what it does rather than the path of most effectiveness. Building that
fence (or even really apprehending 100's of infiltrators daily) would
produce an incredible firestorm in the media so it's not going to happen.
Back to MV's in Kansas - the point that backing a bureaucrat into a corner
only causes him to dig in is well taken. The suggestions that give him an
"honorable" way out are the best ones. It avoids him taking an "Oh My God
We Had No Idea The Dangerous Things You've Been Doing" attitude that gain
him standing within the bureaucracy by eliminating another dangerous threat
to society.
In Maryland here my deuce is a "1965 Kaiser Tk" because they had Kaiser as a
manufacturer, 1965 as a year and truck as a vehicle type. I will say I took
pains to park on the side of the building with no windows, and a good title
helped avoid any inspections. From the police who have tried to tell me
it's "illegal to own that thing" and been mollified by the tag and
registration I can imagine what a bored, power-mad almost-English-speaking
MVA meanie could do.
Glenn.
----- Original Message -----
From: "MV" <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Kansas Ferret
> But this over-reaction is clearly our own doing.
>
> Frisking old ladies at airport terminals, and not allowing nail clippers
> on board while loading unchecked cargo into the airplane cargo holds.
>
> While we:
>
> Allow illegal aliens over the Mexican border (fence, why put up a
> fence??) and not checking cargo containers coming into CA ports...
>
> Homeland Security efforts seem to me to mean the general loss of common
> sense in government. If it is totally illogical, blame it on Homeland
> security - and that makes it ok.??
>
> It took only 3 years for the Homeland Security group to figure out that
> perhaps nail clippers are not a real threat on airplanes. Apparently
> they really had to think about that situation for a while. That kind of
> action is not very reassuring to me. My 12 year old kid recognized that
> was stupid 3 years ago!
>
> Dave
>
> Sonny Heath wrote:
> > Homeland Security hasn't pushed anything on us my friend, the Terroists
> > have.
> >
> > Sonny
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Cheryl" <mleaton@netins.net>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Kansas Ferret
> >
> >
> >>
> >> I guess I should throw in my opinion. It seems like you
> >> are working this problem the wrong way. I live in central
> >> Iowa, small town, county Police. Try and talk to a local
> >> police officer. I think your main objective is to get a
> >> Authorized person who can tell DOT, your not a member of
> >> any organization wanting to perform terrorist acts. Also
> >> you want them to know what vehicle is to be used for.It is
> >> just a hobby and relate it to collecting stamps. With all
> >> of the fear pushed on us by Homeland Security, they is
> >> supposed to be a red flag, when something like this comes
> >> through the system. Pushing it through to higher authorities
> >> and maybe even courts will just drain your paychecks. Find
> >> someone you know that has a friend that works for DOT. I think
> >> if you push it too hard you'll be turning you ferret into a
> >> trailer. It's funny how the government can bury items like this
> >> on a desk until you give up.
> >>
> >> Mike in Iowa
> >> mleaton@netins.net
> >>
> >>
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