I swear to God if we end up like Britain, I’m moving to…uhhhh…damn.
Nine different people have emailed me this story today, and it’s just such a great story of Hope and Change and the future of America as we become more and more like Europe after Obama is elected. Sorry, I’m feeling fatalist today. Seeing all my money disappear out of my IRA account slow but sure, it has this effect on me. I’m seriously ready to start stabbing.
Anyhoo, of shrinking balls from across the sea:
A gardener has been ordered by council chiefs to remove three foot high barbed wire ringing his allotment - in case thieves scratch themselves climbing over it.
Bill Malcolm, 61, took the drastic step of installing the wire in a bid to prevent burglars raiding his tool shed and ransacking his vegetable plots.
Intruders have struck three times in four months, stealing more than £300 worth of hardware, including spades, forks and hoes as well as destroying his potato patch.
The fed-up gardener surrounded his 600 square yard site in Worcester with a single strand of barbed wire, which stood no more than waist high.
But his local council declared the security measure was a health and safety hazard and warned him they would forcibly remove it if he refused.
Bill said: ‘It’s an absolutely ridiculous situation, all I wanted was to protect my property but the wire had to go in case a thief scratched himself.
‘The council said they were unhappy about the precautions I had made but my response was to tell them that only someone climbing over on to my allotment could possibly hurt themselves.
‘They shouldn’t be trespassing in the first place but the council apologised and said they didn’t want to be sued by a wounded thief.
‘I told them to let the thief sue me so at least that way I would know who was breaking into my allotment but everything I said fell on deaf ears. It seems as though they are so wrapped up in red tape, they are unable to help me.
‘It was just three foot high and wasn’t as though I’d dug a moat filled with piranha and erected six foot iron railings.
‘A lot of people, myself included, are growing our own veg to beat the credit crunch. But what’s the point if they are going to be ripped up by mindless idiots?
‘I take care of this allotment, it’s somewhere peaceful to come to after work, but it’s very demoralising to have your belongings stolen all the time and your hard work ruined.’
…Bromsgrove District Council admitted tenants were responsible for keeping their own plots secure but argued that the land is surrounded by post and rail fencing.
A spokeswoman said: ‘With regard to the barbed wire, when this is identified on site, we are obliged to request its removal or remove it on health and safety grounds to the general public as this is a liability issue.
‘This is a requirement enforced by our health and safety department.’
Well if you’re gonna be that way about it, why stop there?
Locks on doors should be removed because a thief might bruise his foot while kicking the door in to your house, or might cut himself while smashing your car window.
Women should not be allowed to wear purses slung across the chest because a mugger might sprain his wrist trying to pull it off. And it should become law that mugging victims must comply peacefully and allow a mugger to leave the scene at a walking pace, else he might fall down go boom while running away.
Let’s just cut the crap, mates. All citizens must provide free and effortless entry into all of their property, including cars, houses, businesses, wallets, and so on. It’s the only civilized thing to do and will prove yet again (as though any more proof were needed) that Europeans and Brits are more sophisticated, enlightened, and rational than the Hillbilly States of ‘Murrica.
Sad… Just sad… I shudder to think that things could ever get so bad. Perhaps we should chip in and send them a case of Vagisil.
October 9th, 2008 at 3:40 pmDidn’t I just mention in the last post that England is going into the crapper. At what point did England decide that it was going totally PC? (No matter what the cost)
October 9th, 2008 at 3:41 pmWe are already paying criminals to steal elections here (great travesties from little ACORNs grow). The Socialist Republic of America is not far behind our friends in Britain.
October 9th, 2008 at 3:44 pmHey! I have a coment in moderation! Now I feel all initiated!!
October 9th, 2008 at 3:45 pmI ‘heart’ my Castle Doctrine!
October 9th, 2008 at 3:46 pmI am suffering.
I have End Times Stress Disorder (or Apocalypse Stress Disorder? Apocalyptic Stress Disorder? whichever sounds best).
Who do I sue?
Will someone please hold me?
October 9th, 2008 at 3:50 pmTHIS IS INSANE, WTF?!?
October 9th, 2008 at 3:55 pmIt’s gotten to the point where shit like this from the UK doesn’t even surprise me any more.
October 9th, 2008 at 4:03 pmThey have already suggested that they not put locks on their sheds, the thieves might cause more damage breaking in!
October 9th, 2008 at 4:11 pmRachel…Mexico?
Sure, they’ll shake you down for money but leave you the hell alone to live as you please.
I’m seriously considering goin’ south.
October 9th, 2008 at 4:14 pmWhat next?
A requirement that he keep planting his garden and stocking his tool shed, because the ones breaking in have a right to expect something for their efforts?
October 9th, 2008 at 4:29 pmThis might help cheer you up … although those of us who watch it may be later rounded up and shot.
I thought it was funny … and scary at the same time.
October 9th, 2008 at 4:41 pmI was almost the 10th person to send you this Rachel before I saw your post. I was wondering the same thing. How long before door locks are outlawed since it might hurt a thief’s poor widdle footsies? My only advice to this poor man would be, if he really wanted to see and end to this shit, is to emigrate here. I’d be glad to have him as a neighbor and get him a membership in the local gun club.
Britain…leave your balls at the door.
October 9th, 2008 at 4:48 pmIt’s always a local Council that figures in these crazy stories, have you noticed? I am not sure whether their members are elected, or whether they are appointed by the Labour (socialist) government, or what. Probably if the fed up citizens/subjects were to picket the Council HQ, they’d be arrested for unlawful assembly. This is the sort of government that Britain’s opinion-molders have convinced the Brits to vote for during the last 11 years, and unfortunately, it is the sort of government that may sneak in to the White House in November.
October 9th, 2008 at 4:50 pm::sigh::
I’m stopping at the liquor store on the way home.
Again.
October 9th, 2008 at 4:51 pmCasto, that’s a funny video! I liked the last line the best!
“Hope for the change of
the hope of the change”
Perhaps because I’m just mean like that, the utter wackiness of a in Peru also gave me a good laugh.
October 9th, 2008 at 4:57 pmAustralia? (A country we can move to…?)
October 9th, 2008 at 5:00 pmBritain, we hardly knew ye.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:00 pmBill’s right (prev. thread) — buy ammo!
October 9th, 2008 at 5:16 pmYou know, I was reading a speech by a (European of some sort)woman the other day, in which she was bemoaning the creeping takeover of Europe by radical muslims. And one sentence struck me (basically for its absurdity) She said something like: When the muslims finally do take over all of Europe, ALL of the US Marines will not be able to occupy one-tenth of the continent to push back the muslims. (paraphrasing) Isn’t that the very heighth of gall! Thinking that - after they rolled over for the muslims - the good old USofA would once again come running in to save their asses! And I believe that that is what the Brits and the rest of the euro-weenies believe in their hearts will happen.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:17 pmDoes anybody here care?
Do I hear a rousing cheer of: SOD OFF!!
(I’ll post a link to the whole speech if I can find it again.)
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:20 pmI thought England was cool, once. Ever since I saw “Battle of Britain” with me Dads. What a bunch of tough blokes! And blokesesses!
Then, I went there for a couple weeks and realized it’s all Upper class/Lower class primitive - do you know, in Crowthorne, they have a deli counter in the supermarket but DON’T SLICE MEAT AND CHEESE so you can make a decent sammich? I got chunks. CHUNKS! of meat and cheese to make my sammiches.
They had a slicer there and everything, I asked the chap behind the counter why he couldn’t slice my cold cuts for me. “Oh, no, we don’t use that for sandwich meats.”
WTF??? Do I want to know what it’s used for???
So. Let ‘em rot in their own mess; I’ve been there and never will get over it, so screw ‘em. I mean, come ON!!! Chunks of meat for sammiches…I bet the bloody Queen gets nice, thin sliced ham she can bloody well READ through for her deli treats.
Oh, yeah, and the whole world war thing, too. Twice. Saving their hooty-toot butts like that. Pussies.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:21 pmOne minor point, though, and that is about the fact that this did occur on an ‘allotment’. That’s akin to a community garden here in ‘Murrica, ceppin’ they have to rent it from somebody — sometimes private, sometimes public land — and they don’t share the whole thing, they get assigned plots. So his allotment is just one plot in a large, community garden area.
Gardening, socialist style!
[Now, see, that right there is why we live in the middle of this here farm -- no little old ladies in tennis shoes telling us what to do!]
October 9th, 2008 at 5:32 pmWe just keep creeping towards that tipping point.
I’m not kidding, arm yourself, at some point this is going to be a world wide civil war. It won’t be about color or religon or country vs country, it’ll be ideology vs ideology.
Socialists verus Libertatians.
Just be glad you’re on the side with the guns.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:37 pm*cries at what has become of England*
October 9th, 2008 at 5:40 pmWe’ve lost about a third of our retirement, but we keep chucking money in there — The Boss and I aren’t 50 yet, and it’s bound to recover some day, right? Right?
It’s our folks I worry more about — they have to deal with this shitty mess on fixed incomes!
October 9th, 2008 at 5:45 pmMy advice to him is to plant a row of poison ivy. The dumbass crooks are too stupid to know the difference.
October 9th, 2008 at 6:11 pm“They shouldn’t be trespassing in the first place but the council apologised and said they didn’t want to be sued by a wounded thief”
you’d think that even in the UK,a jury would throw that suit out
October 9th, 2008 at 6:15 pm“I’m not kidding, arm yourself, at some point this is going to be a world wide civil war. It won’t be about color or religon or country vs country, it’ll be ideology vs ideology.”
it’ll be coming sooner than you think
October 9th, 2008 at 6:16 pmChange is a comin’. Thanks Democrats!
October 9th, 2008 at 6:16 pm“It’s gotten to the point where shit like this from the UK doesn’t even surprise me any more.”
me either
October 9th, 2008 at 6:17 pmHissyfit, local councils are elected bodies, and this is a Conservative led council rather than a Labour one.
To me, this just goes to prove that nothing whatsoever will change when Labour get their arses kicked in the next elections. Different faces, same old shit. Around 70% of our laws are made by the EU anyway, so democracy over here is pretty much as dead as common sense.
Hopefully I won’t even be here for the next general election, but my choice would be either UKIP or the Libertarian Party. A vote for any of the main parties is a waste of time.
October 9th, 2008 at 6:24 pmWhere’s 14karat? Did she say she was going on vacation and I missed it. We need some more demotivators about England, Obama and ACORN.
October 9th, 2008 at 6:32 pm*cackles*
October 9th, 2008 at 6:37 pmPoison ivy! YES!
I have stayed in the Hilton in Bromsgrove on many visits to the Birmingham area. Who knew I came so close to eviscerating myself on this man’s fence. Thank god the authorities are paying attention!
October 9th, 2008 at 6:56 pmMare,
I won’t claim motivator fu levels of 14K or hM, but here is my quick take on a motivator. The part about the Scots is inspired by John Smeaton - the baggage handler at Glasgow that kicked the shit out of the islamos that attacked the airport.
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I agree that the poison ivy is a great idea, but what if the poor litte wobber gets an infection from scratching too much???
October 9th, 2008 at 7:06 pmOh for God’s sake. There are times when I think, “That’s it. We’ve grown as dumb as we can get.” And then something comes along and shows me that I’ve been so horribly fucking wrong about that. No, no we haven’t reached that point yet…we, apparently, have a long way to go.
As far as I’m concerned, if a criminal injures himself in the act of a crime, that’s the cherry on top of the ice cream.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:07 pmSorry for the indunation Rachel, I was one of the nine, but you know what they say about shooting fish in a barrel - It may be easy, but that doesn’t mean that it’s any less fun!
October 9th, 2008 at 7:18 pmBill Whittle does a great send up on the whole barbed wire & crook BS in his essay called “Responsibility.” Always a good read - even on the 10th time through.
Serenity is right - sadly. Just when I begin to think it can’t get any worse - BLAM! We get hit with this madness.
My smack in the face today was this piece on “that ONE” written by Stanley Kurtz (great and valuable work that he is doing). This is nuts and will kill our democratic processes. I think that the media is coming around on these things though - unwillingly, but they have to protect what remains of their reputations.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:20 pmIf you let the socialists take over in America in November you too will know how this feels. Here in New Zealand, the Police charge people who defend themselves from knife and machete wielding robbers. Socialist governments take everything away from you, includig the basic right to self defence. Watch who you vote for, you may get more than you realise.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:26 pmT Rich, I wouldn’t count on the Scots doing much of anything. It was just revealed that the Scottish government has been negotiating with the muslim “councils” to institute shar’ria law courts in Scotland. It’s pretty much a done deal. Just like it was revealed that shar’ria courts are operating in England legally. Also in Jolly Olde, the police have been ordered not to enter areas of violent crime and violent crime scenes, as there is danger of injury to the police. meh.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:27 pmMeanwhile, in Copenhagen, the police insist that everything is “normal” as hundreds of muslims riot and engage in shootouts in the public streets. The police deny that there is any problem at all, and insist that the city is calm. Make your vacation plans now, folks.
The government socialists encouraging the free-lance socialists.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:38 pmAnother thought on the poison ivy… I personally know a young man who unknowingly got into some poison ivy. He didn’t discover his mistake until he had engaged in *ahem* autoerotic activities, thus spreading the toxin to his nether regions.
Were such a thing to befall a thief, I would consider it a bonus.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:42 pmFair enough. But in order to understand life, one has to discern patterns. And to do this, it is important to keep in mind that an exception, by itself, does not invalidate a generalization. If one looks at a large sample of these “shrinkage of balls” types of policies, he or she will find a predominance of them originating from those with a left of center worldview.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:43 pmSome years ago an old lady put some wire up to protect her house from the burglurs who’d often broken in. When told to take it down because it might hurt the criminals, her response was along the lines of, “That’s the point, ya twit!”
If Adolph was around today, poor Winney would be fined for having a poor attitude toward him…
October 9th, 2008 at 7:48 pm“If Adolph was around today, poor Winney would be fined for having a poor attitude toward him…”
and then Winnie would’ve beaten the shit out of the judge trying to fine him
October 9th, 2008 at 7:51 pmI’ll wager you’re not the only one wondering that (safe bet for me, since I’m with you there!) — or any other policing body now in the service of the One!
October 9th, 2008 at 7:55 pmNot sure if I have mentioned this before, but I am a reformed liberal (too much good vodka during my youth is to blame, that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it.) Well, now that I’m a dyed in the wool conservative, I just had the thrill of a lifetime when I looked at buying my first gun at Walmart (I know, I know, don’t pick on me.)
For the last several months my husband has been saying that we really need to get some sort of firearm before the election. He keeps mentioning a shotgun, but I haven’t a clue what would be decent, yet affordable. I am hoping to present him with this on his birthday.
Any advice is welcome. But, please be gentle with me, I’m pure as the driven snow (where guns are concerned.) =o)
October 9th, 2008 at 8:12 pmOkay, so we need to pool our money, buy some podonc island somewhere and install a government we own. We award ourselves citizenship there and issue passports but never leave. Then we denounce our US citizenship and quit paying taxes. Now the beauty is that they will never kick us out, we get more rights than all the suckers paying taxes here, and then we can always get free medical care and collect SS benefits when we turn 70. Well, 65 for you geezers.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:14 pmTo Rob Farrington–
“Conservative” doesn’t mean the same thing in the UK that it means here. Every party in the UK is socialist; the “Conservative” party is just slightly less socialist.
This isn’t anything new in England. If there is a “right of way” on your property, you have to let bearded boobies in Birkenstocks lollygag across your land at their leisure.
I’d go for the moat and the piranha, myself.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:16 pmSSG King … I’m with you … load up on the ammo. I’m figuring we could be on the verge of war if things get bad enough around the globe, local unrest at a minimum. All of the major countries are up the creek, and things are going to get tough for millions, perhaps hundreds of millions of folks. Desperate even, and that’s the adds to the usual billions who suck on the hind teet.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:27 pm“SSG King … I’m with you … load up on the ammo. I’m figuring we could be on the verge of war if things get bad enough around the globe, local unrest at a minimum. All of the major countries are up the creek, and things are going to get tough for millions, perhaps hundreds of millions of folks. Desperate even, and that’s the adds to the usual billions who suck on the hind teet’
oh,my ammo supply is large-and growing-along with other equipment and supplies
October 9th, 2008 at 8:39 pmMAMT#6 - For whatever it’s worth to you, a short-barreled Mossberg 500 pump gun is cheap, reliable and goes from daytime straight into evening.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:55 pmBill (Mamba 1-0),
Well, you have succeeded in ruining my night with the comments about the surrender of the Scots.
Dammit, it’s not the desire of the people in Scotland or England or anywhere else. Smeaton fought back, the stories Rachel posts from England always start with a patriot who fights back. Unfortunately, the people who are elected to serve the citizens/patriots always side with the punks/perps/islamos.
The politicians are so pussified (HT Kim du Toit), and they assume that the rest of the population is as weak and as scared as they are. Shepherd Book needs to inform these linguini spines that there is a special hell for cowards (and people that talk at the theatre).
I truly do resist the idea of needing guns, or that a revolt is near; however, it is getting harder to push down the sense that it may be what we are headed for. I pray that it does not come to pass.
Well, I came back to post this motivator of Smeaton, and by God, he deserves it. The page I pulled the pic from called him the Jack Bauer of Glasgow.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:09 pmAmmo is key, because . Some of the legislation that’s been bandied about on that has involved making existing caches of unmarked ammo illegal!
Dang — must add “learn to ” to my “to do” list. Apocalypticism is hard work!
October 9th, 2008 at 9:12 pmSpeaking of buying ammo, it’s 41 days until .
And speaking of : My Awesome Mixed Tape #6 - he would be a good person to ask about first gun acquisitions.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:16 pmMAMT#6
Although I don’t (currently) own any guns, I grew up with them and can attest to the validity of the advice given in Rachel’s posts and by the commenters - just click on the GUNS link to the right.
Also, an excellent overview of a beginner’s arsenal is given at The Other Side of Kim. But, be prepared to lose your purity after reading that post.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:22 pmMy Awesome Mixed Tape #6,
A Mossberg 500 series 12 gauge shotgun is a good value. Think about 300 bucks new, or 150-200 bucks at a pawn shop.
Don’t bother with anything other than 12 gauge. The ammo will be too hard to find when things get rough.
Take it out and shoot it until you’re BOTH comfortable with it. Then put it in a safe place in the house AND HAVE A PLAN about who will grab it when you are both there. (during panic times folks almost always assume the other is going for the gun, while they go for the phone)
The thing is to really be familiar with it, go ahead and shoot it a lot so you won’t be scared of the “boom” if, heaven forbid, you are ever forced to defend yourself. Good luck.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:40 pmWith Obama, Pelosi, and Reid we won’t end up like Britain, we’ll zoom past them like they are standing still. I don’t want to end up like the liberals with their threats to move out of the country, so the best I’ve come up with is to move to Alaska. Still a part of the U.S., but as far away from it as possible - if that makes any sense. Anyway, I actually like cold weather…
October 9th, 2008 at 9:52 pmFor home defense and personal protection pistols I am partial to three brands of guns; Sig Sauer, Walther and Browning.
For all of them I would go ahead and use 9mm but .45 is a great round too. You will hear all kinds of views on why one over the other and I am giving my personal preference, I like how a 9mm handles and the fact that it gives me 10-15 rounds in one mag rather than 6-8
October 9th, 2008 at 10:11 pmPara: 12 gauge has a bit of a kick, though, and may be a bit much for a beginner.
20 gauge is widely available, though it comes in fewer varieties than 12 gauge. It also kicks quite a bit less, while still retaining enough power to get the job done.
(In shotgun shells, the larger the number, the smaller the shell. So a 12 gauge is bigger than a 20 gauge, and a 28 gauge is smaller than a 20 (28 gauge is hard to find, though).)
The Mossberg 500 is a good suggestion. I’d also look into a Maverick 88 - basically a less expensive version of the Mossberg 500 - or a Remington 870, preferably a used Wingmaster model though a new Express model isn’t that expensive either (maybe $50 or so more than a new Mossberg). You could also look into a semi-automatic shotgun like a Remington 1100 or a Mossberg 930. Semi-autos are more expensive than pumps and somewhat less reliable, however they kick less and allow faster follow-up shots.
My suggestion is to see which one fits you best and is within your budget, and get that.
October 9th, 2008 at 10:47 pmPara, I was going to recommend the
; compact 18.5″ barrel, pistol/stock grip easy for us wittle wimmins to handle easily.
Mossberg’s copy sez it all:
Whether it’s survival in the backcountry
October 9th, 2008 at 10:54 pmor hurricane season on the coast,
one can never be too prepared
for the unexpected.
I wouldn’t go with a pistol gripped shotgun, either. They are difficult to control and usually painful to shoot. They are definitely NOT a beginner’s weapons. Hell, not too many professionals use them either, simply because a shotgun with a full stock is quicker and easier to use.
October 9th, 2008 at 10:56 pmNotice that the man lives in a “council house,” i.e., public housing. The government is his landlord, so of course they can tell him what to do. If he owned his own home, he probably would be ok (at least until the thief actually did scrape himself, at which point he’d be at the mercy of the idiot judges over there).
That’s the consequence of letting the government buy you stuff. It’s just like you still live at your parents’ house: As long as you’re living under their roof, you have to follow their rules. The key to freedom is not depending on government for essential things like housing and health care.
October 9th, 2008 at 11:40 pmHeh
is anyone bringing the choir and the marching
October 9th, 2008 at 11:47 pmyutes?
I had read on the guardian or some such earlier this week that you can’t put padlocks on your allotment sheds either.
October 10th, 2008 at 12:42 am?
did somebody eat the haggis?
ummmm. . . will the ban hammer come down on me if I try to re-post it?
October 10th, 2008 at 1:05 am“The cause of the British Surrender”, or “Haggis revisited” — FWIW (but you prolly won’t get it unless you ):
October 10th, 2008 at 1:24 amWhen barbed wire is outlawed, only outlaws will have barbed wire.
October 10th, 2008 at 2:45 amFor a first time fire arm purchaser with little to no experience with fire arms, I’d suggest spending some time at a shooting range that has a good variety of fire arms available for range use.
Spend some cash for a trainer. Fire as wide a variety of weapons as you can. And thereby, find what is comfortable for you.
And when considering your final short list, consider ease of operation and maintenance along with the level of comfort in operational use.
October 10th, 2008 at 2:50 amAs to the other concern in this thread, I’d like to point out to the good folk here that there is no place to run to.
The options are only to Stand Up or lay down. That’s all there is.
Semper Fi
October 10th, 2008 at 3:05 amAd Triarios Redisse!
Serenity wrote:
You think there’s actually a stopping point for this sort of thing? You are such an optimist.
October 10th, 2008 at 3:35 amYou know with the falling stock market, the upcoming potential, but not necessarily inevitable, take over by socialists, and the condition of AIG and their insurance families, it’s time the wife and I took the classic carbine to the range to become familiar with it. We’ll purchase a little extra ammo too. It’s the ultimate homeowner’s insurance. It has become painfully clear you cannot trust the government with your money and trusting them with the security of your property and persons under some possible near term situations doesn’t appear to be too smart either.
Work to win the election, but have a plan B. Hell, even winning the election might require a plan B.
October 10th, 2008 at 4:10 amIf it comes to a global civil war, there won’t be politicians on the barricades: only common people like us.
October 10th, 2008 at 4:15 amOn the bright side, politicians, despite all their bowing and scraping to the enemy, will be the first to be hanged by them.
I know an agent who to his severe distaste has been assigned to the protection detail for the anointed one. He said that they all despise him. Not the reaction I’d want to evoke from the folks assigned to protect me.
On the shotties, I’d still go with the 12… if recoil is an issue, start with lower power loads, not a smaller gauge.
October 10th, 2008 at 7:24 amQuestion please — I linked the post and I copied the picture because it was fucking amazing. Is that good or bad in Lucasworld? If we give credit can we copy, or are we just supposed to say “NO REALLY GO CLICK ON THE LINK”?
October 10th, 2008 at 8:30 am“PatHMV Says:
Notice that the man lives in a “council house,” i.e., public housing. The government is his landlord, so of course they can tell him what to do. —
It’s just like you still live at your parents’ house: As long as you’re living under their roof, you have to follow their rules.”
Pat, I had posted, earlier (way near the top and sarcastically), because I was outraged at what I thought was the sheer ridiculousness of it.
I still think that, to some extent, but you have pointed out that (as usual) there really was more to the story.
Thank you.
October 10th, 2008 at 11:41 amYeah, all the Scots-Irish with any get up and go already got up and went. A good lot of them, as with my ancesters, immigrated to the American colonies after the last Ulster purge in the late 1600s. They’ve been mining coal, building railroads, fighting wars and building stock cars ever since. God bless them every one. Old Europe’s vitality and innovative spirit is alive and prospering in the United States.
In the meantime, I’ll be long dead before anyone takes exception to rewarding criminal behavior with a high-velocity .22 to the cranium. The nine is far more robust and menacing but causes involuntary shrieks upon firing. The Ruger .22 shoots a dramatic flame but maintains a civilized noise level.
October 10th, 2008 at 1:09 pmYou know, I used to be able to spell. Sorry. “…ancestors…” Good grief.
October 10th, 2008 at 1:12 pm“On the bright side, politicians, despite all their bowing and scraping to the enemy, will be the first to be hanged by them.”
and I’ve got PLENTY of rope
October 10th, 2008 at 1:37 pmSame here. Mine kept on going until they got to Texas. And there they stayed.
October 10th, 2008 at 1:43 pmThere’ll Always Be An England
Guess Not. :-/
Maybe if they started hanging these idiot council types, the remaining ones would decide it’s a health & safety issue to be on a council.
October 10th, 2008 at 1:46 pm“20 gauge is widely available, though it comes in fewer varieties than 12 gauge. It also kicks quite a bit less, while still retaining enough power to get the job done.
The Mossberg 500 is a good suggestion. I’d also check looking into a Maverick 88 - basically a less expensive version of the Mossberg 500 - or a Remington 870, preferably a used Wingmaster model though a new Express model isn’t that expensive either (maybe $50 or so more than a new Mossberg). See which one fits you best, and get that.”
I picked up a used Mossberg 500 20 guage this summer.It’s pretty sweet.And,at age 47,my machismo will not suffer from NOT using a 12
October 10th, 2008 at 1:51 pmEverybody come to Texas.
We will kick Rick Perry the faerie out and secede.
Come on in, the water is fine
October 10th, 2008 at 9:20 pmBut this man is showing initiative. He is trying to better himself. To tell such a person, “No, you have to keep yourself down because that’s our rule” is truly the most ridiculous idea of all.
October 10th, 2008 at 11:16 pm> said they didn’t want to be sued by a wounded thief.
Oh, come on — the solution is obvious, here — if a thief did sue, then you just hand it over to Sharia Courts.
Under Sharia, they’ll chop the #$%$#%#$ fucker’s hand off, first. THEN they’ll discuss the issue of “compensation”.
Do that a couple times, and no more lawsuits against THAT council organization.
Ya gotta look on the bright side of these things…
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October 11th, 2008 at 2:04 am1) Consider New Zealand. I haven’t been there, but they do rank highly on a lot of “freedom” indexes, speak English, and they ARE the location of much of that gorgeous scenery you saw in Lord of the Rings and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. Robret Heinlein also spoke moderately well of it. They’ve also been on steady track to reverse the English socialisms they had developed through the 1960s.
2) This is small potatoes… Consider the old man (65-ish) who got major crap for using a shotgun on young thugs IN HIS HOUSE a decade or so ago. He got the shotgun after the *third* home invasion robbery in, like, 2 years, IIRC. It’s not enough to be victimized — you must willingly drop your shorts and grab your ankles, too.
And they wonder why it is that crime has become rampant in the UK?
October 11th, 2008 at 2:15 amAh,, well actually something like that has been proposed already and I posted it a few days ago on BMEWS.
A council told ppl to stop locking the doors on garden sheds because the gremlins breaking into them were doing more damage in cost of replacement doors and locks then what was inside the sheds.
October 11th, 2008 at 3:01 amAh the socialist paradise thinks of all things so the common folk don’t have to.
Scuse me a moment. I forgot to unlock my front door.
I know this all makes for great blogging and getting mega-hits, but this was not this guy’s land. He was just given an allotment in a part of a communal gardening project. Kind of sad he has someone stealing his tools, but maybe he shouldn’t leave $600 of tools laying around a public garden.
You all trying to tie this into some anti-government rant all sound like a bunch of gun-nuts.
October 11th, 2008 at 5:48 amI’d suggest we just take over one of our smaller neighbors to the south, but I really don’t care for all the bugs, humidity, and disease. WTF, let’s fix this one up some instead.
October 11th, 2008 at 8:28 amThis is what happens when you give up your individual liberties for the “greater good”, especially individual firearms. I would rather die taking as many as those socialist bastards as possible with me than be a slave to a socialist society like “Britan”. What a bunch of wimps.
October 11th, 2008 at 1:42 pmAlrighty then! The following is from the NZ Police website ( ):
Tully’s right — think I’ll just stay put, thanks!
October 11th, 2008 at 10:31 pm