Guns on a Boat, Yes or No?

[weavis]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

I thought those things were a little rare, and shy. How often do you get to see it?
Those things and Horseshoe crabs look like they belong to a time long past.

Howitzers are not that rare. I raised two myself.......

[hellosailor]

Turtles tend to carry salmonella, which is why circuses and fairs that used to sell cute little turtles to the kids, haven't been allowed to sell them for ages in the US. Juvenile salmonella is suspected to also lead to some bigger autoimmune problems that can cripple for life. So, carrying turtles across borders? I'd have to be a nay-sayer on that one.

[weavis]

Originally Posted by hellosailor

Turtles tend to carry salmonella, which is why circuses and fairs that used to sell cute little turtles to the kids, haven't been allowed to sell them for ages in the US. Juvenile salmonella is suspected to also lead to some bigger autoimmune problems that can cripple for life. So, carrying turtles across borders? I'd have to be a nay-sayer on that one.

I used to work for Tortoises without Borders.

[Neeltje]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

I thought those things were a little rare, and shy. How often do you get to see it?
Those things and Horseshoe crabs look like they belong to a time long past.

If you're talking about the turtle, he may be "rare", but he sure ain't "shy". We've had some exceptionally high waters on the Saint Johns River lately, and when the tide carries him over the bulkhead, he climbs up the pier ramp and lays there for a while. We've also got a Moccasin that does the same thing, but not at the same time.

If you're talking about the Howitzer, I don't actually have one. I'm saving up for a recoilless 75 mm like the one on the tank.

Jacques

[DoubleWhisky]

Originally Posted by weavis

I used to work for Tortoises without Borders.

So You are the one standing in the hatch???

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by GuidoY

OK,
So the rest of the world doesn't share America's love of guns (unless we're shooting on their behalf).

You must be kidding. There are lots of places where gun ownership is higher than in the US.

[weavis]

Originally Posted by DoubleWhisky

So You are the one standing in the hatch???

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No

I was military intelligence. I was back at the base

[ontherocks83]

Originally Posted by weavis

No

I was military intelligence. I was back at the base

Being in a line unit I was always under the impression that was an oxymoron .

[weavis]

Originally Posted by ontherocks83

Being in a line unit I was always under the impression that was an oxymoron .

Yeah but...... who was back in Base NOT getting shot at?

[NoTies]

Originally Posted by Neeltje

Pete,

Anybody who wants to have an emotional relationship with the 80 lb. Alligator Snapper that's been squatting my pier for the past two weeks is welcome to try, but if it's all the same to you, I'll continue to sleep with my Howitzer...

Jacques

An emotional relationship doesn't have to be a loving relationship. Anger and hate are emotions also.

[Phantoms]

Originally Posted by ontherocks83

This part

Hate to break it to you, but Cop Asks for Man's License, Shoots Him When He Reaches for It - The Atlantic

[ontherocks83]

Originally Posted by weavis

Yeah but...... who was back in Base NOT getting shot at?

Oh don't get me wrong my good man I by no means meant to imply my military career choice was a smart one. C'mon I signed up to be a bullet spounge.

[avb3]

Jump to 1:39 of this Beatle song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-whxgSUWvSA

[weavis]

Originally Posted by ontherocks83

Oh don't get me wrong my good man I by no means meant to imply my military career choice was a smart one. C'mon I signed up to be a bullet spounge.

Lol
I was not in the Tortoise Brigade........or in Military Intelligence.

Just a mere inexperienced kid officer who learned quickly from the ranks as they showed me how to survive one deck dive at a time.....

[Rustic Charm]

Originally Posted by weavis

No

I was military intelligence. I was back at the base

"Military Intelligence", isn't that like an example of an 'oxymoron'

ummm, now what movie was that from?