> > As one NYC police officer said to me (as my broken car muffler deafened him)
> > "You're lucky that my wife was nice to me last night."
>
> Ah... what a lovely illustration of the "freedom" that we are entitled
> to in this country. Some pigs are indeed more equal than others.
Dear Ben,
If I were the NYC police officer, and stopped you for your broken muffler you
would have probably received a ticket and probably more because of the
infraction augmented by the attitude. Ron on the other hand may just get a
verbal warning. It is a human thing. Let me know if you can't figure it out?
Better yet ask Ron. Don't ask Norm!... Having said that, Norm probably wouldnt
say anything deragotary to the "police officer" during the event but may refer
to him as a "pig" just like you or give him some other disrespectful title
after the event.
I agree with your philosophy about "leaving Dodge" as expeditiously as possible
if an entire country wants to kill me.
About the VHF radio station licence, I would carry one.
About the passport, I would carry one.
About the trash disposal plan, I would have one.
About alcohol, I would declare all I have on board including the bottle in the
first aid kit.
About guns, I would pull out my Bruce Willis special with never ending bullets
and kill the bastard and all of his 100 buddies.
We are Americans and it is 4th of July dammit.
Hey, enjoy life, and don't get so stressed out my friend.
SV8827
Ahmet
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 16:20:50 -0400
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] How many international sailors with HF get a
> restricted radio permit.
>
> On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 02:16:23PM -0400, Ron Rogers wrote:
> > Perhaps it was on another forum, recently, where a visitor to the EU had to
> > take a radio operator exam *which was in English*! I imagine that this is
> > for extended stays. Why tempt fate? During the Tiananmen Square riots in
> > China, some of my fellow American tourists wore Canadian label pins, etc. I
> > did not respect that behavior.
>
> I'm in two minds about that sort of thing, myself. Is it cowardly
> behavior, or is it just being extra-cautious - say, like getting a radio
> license before cruising? I guess it depends. E.g., it's not something
> that I would do by choice - i.e., I won't be packing any Canadian pins
> if I ever have to visit China :) - but if it was a situation where the
> political climate around me suddenly jelled into "let's kill all
> Americans", I would a) kick myself repeatedly for being so completely
> out of touch that I missed the warning signs; b) look for the shortest
> path out of the country/to safety; and c) be as inconspicuous as
> possible while running for that border. If that meant wearing a Canadian
> jacket, then so be it. Since I'm not Bruce Willis, I wouldn't be able to
> take a gun away from a Bad Guy and shoot him and a hundred of his
> buddies (with a gun that holds six rounds), so I guess I'd have to be
> smart instead of "bad"...
>
> What I _wouldn't_ do is wear that jacket *and* stick around to see the
> festivities. The situation is either bad enough to follow emergency
> escape procedures, or it's not. Anything in between smacks of cowardice
> _and_ stupidity.
>
> > The Chinese people were genuinely friendly
> > towards polite Americans. The detectives wearing leather jackets in hotel
> > lobbies - not so much.
>
> You should have asked them if they wanted to be horse food. :) It seems
> that foreign students in China - if I recall the story as it was told to
> me, the student in question was from the UK - used to be taught the
> phrase "do you want to be in trouble?", and were told to use it if
> someone was bothering them. This particular girl's accent in Chinese was
> absolutely awful - and so was the response of the people to whom she
> said it (confusion and shock, but it seemed to get the right result.)
> Turns out that pronouncing those words with the wrong tone carries a
> rather different meaning...
>
> > Times change and particularly in the new era of terrorism. Passports are now
> > required almost everywhere (maybe not Bermuda) and even to get back into the
> > States.
>
> I spoke with a US Customs agent in Hampton Roads, VA about two months
> ago and asked him about the details of returning to the States after
> visiting foreign waters. According to him - and his partner, who was
> standing right there, did not contradict him - you do not need a
> passport, and a US DL is perfectly fine.
>
> > Things change from one Customs officer to another to include here in
> > the States. In Mexico, they might try to nail you on a fishing license or a
> > radio license or how your hair is parted. It helps to at least appear to be
> > poor.
>
> Or at least to be a "working Joe" rather than a "millionaire on
> vacation". Provoking resentment pointlessly is a really good way to
> _become_ horse food.
>
> > As one NYC police officer said to me (as my broken car muffler deafened him)
> > "You're lucky that my wife was nice to me last night."
>
> Ah... what a lovely illustration of the "freedom" that we are entitled
> to in this country. Some pigs are indeed more equal than others.
>
>
> Ben
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