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To: Sterco
There are neighborhoods in Denver where a few at the table might have shown you theirs.

I am sick and tired of individuals believing they have a right to make life miserable for everyone around them. We seem to have lost all sense of control and decency. The world does not revolve around just YOU.

Also, I have just about developed a new philosophy of self-defense. It occurred to me that gasoline would be a very effective means of reducing the use of firearms. If someone looks like (s)he has a tendency to pull and fire, just spread gasoline around. If you're going to kill me, we both might as well go up in flames. It would also prevent a lot of unauthorized dynamic entries into homes, etc. by those who shouldn't be there. Who in his/her right mind is going to fire a weapon with gasoline everywhere? Oops, forgot. Waco.

73 posted on 08/21/2005 6:42:50 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
I am sick and tired of individuals believing they have a right to make life miserable for everyone around them. We seem to have lost all sense of control and decency. The world does not revolve around just YOU.

You’re right. I am sick and tired of individuals believing they have a right to make life miserable for everyone around them. I have been in dinners at 4 AM with friends after a night out, and yes – there were times we got a bit loud. If a staff member had asked us to keep it down we would have. If one customer had entered and demanded we act as he demanded we would have been just a bit more than annoyed. What right does he have to ruin our enjoyment and make our life at that moment more miserable?
129 posted on 08/21/2005 7:02:34 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Also, I have just about developed a new philosophy of self-defense. It occurred to me that gasoline would be a very effective means of reducing the use of firearms. If someone looks like (s)he has a tendency to pull and fire, just spread gasoline around. If you're going to kill me, we both might as well go up in flames. It would also prevent a lot of unauthorized dynamic entries into homes, etc. by those who shouldn't be there. Who in his/her right mind is going to fire a weapon with gasoline everywhere? Oops, forgot. Waco.


You need to watch more Mythbusters on TV. They showed it is not as easy as Hollywood portrays to start a gasoline fire. Fireing a weapon in gasoline will not make it ignite. (They actually found dropping a lit cigarette did not do it, and they even had a hard time with a match).

I am afraid a gasoline moat is not going to do much but make you sick.

188 posted on 08/21/2005 7:34:33 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

"I am sick and tired of individuals believing they have a right to make life miserable for everyone around them. We seem to have lost all sense of control and decency. The world does not revolve around just YOU."

Get over yourself/quit being a fuddy duddy. There are very few on this thread--or this forum--who can't remember being a little rowdy with friends when they were teenagers or early 20-somethings--it's actually developmental behavior that's seen in EVERY generation. Man's first words: "Those kids are too noisy."

As for the gasoline ideas...thanks, very useful!


311 posted on 08/21/2005 9:21:48 AM PDT by John Robertson (Safe Travel)
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