Hi Norm,
I stand corrected,
Somehow I must have interpreted some of your posts in the past as if you
loathed the Police Officers and the Coast Guard. Do not know what made me think
that.
It is so pleasant to exchange ideas with people like you who do not want to
hang one when one makes a mistake.
By the way I think pigs are yummy too. My favorite is a BLT.
Fair Winds
Ahmet
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Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 11:28:19 -0400
Subject: [Liveaboard] How Norm would do it
Actually, the method I use to deal with police of various types is to do my
utmost to completely comply with the rules they are enforcing.
At one time I was responsible for dealing with port entry paperwork and port
officials on a APL containership on the Indian Ocean shuttle run. Siri Lanka
was the most challenging.
Every port official there got one carton of cigarettes, except Customs got two
(there were two men). The second time I visited Colombo three Customs
officials showed up and requested three cartons of cigarettes because there
were three of them. I told them my employer instructed me to give them two
cartons and I would not jeopardize my job. They then proceeded to check every
declaration item to find a way to lever out that third carton of cigarettes.
They counted the cigarettes in the ships store (something they always do
anyway), then the beer in the beer locker. They then demanded I awaken the
Captain (it was 4am and he had just gone to bed) to check the ships's pistol
(and serial number) and count the bullets. Finally we had to dump out all the
"narcotics" (Rx drugs) tabs to be counted. Everything was spot-on. They left
with their two cartons and never hassled me again.
With Cops and the Coast Guard the rules they enforce, almost without exception,
exist for our safety and I do my best to be a safe driver/navigator by
complying with those rules.
A few weeks ago we were boarded by the Coast Guard 30 miles offshore on our way
from Fernandina Beach FL to Morehead City NC. It was our eighth CG boarding.
We were friendly, polite, and did everything we could to make their job easy
and simple. As with every other CG boarding there were no violations.
There were two Coast Guard boardings that did fill me with loathing.
The first was in Point Judith RI. I was anchored in the only place available
to me where the boat would fit. A fierce Northeaster was blowing cold and wet.
At slack tide my boat had about 10 feet of it's stern over a line between two
red buoys near the north end of the harbor, blown there by the strong northeast
winds. When the current started flowing we were clear of the "channel". Due
to the storm, there was no normal traffic, which ordinarily consisted of small,
center-console type, private boats. When the CG arrived they told me that at
the Harbor Master's request we were ordered to leave the harbor because I was
blocking the channel.
The second, was in Morehead City NC. I was anchored in the only place I felt
was protected, a basin at the end of a cut on the north side of the town.
There was a marina nearby. The Coast Guard arrived at 0830 the next morning in
boarding mode; coming straight at me with a man hanging out each side of the
wheelhouse. They went right to work with their inspection and then declared
that I was "anchored in the channel" (which was untrue) and must leave
immediately. I believe they were summoned to harass us at the behest of the
nearby marina owner to punish us for not lining his pockets with dockage fee
money.
I have never referred to cops as "pigs". Pigs are yummy. I like pigs.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying Gloucester MA
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.
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