How to avoid being killed ?

[Andrew B.]

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with ********.” ― W.C. Fields

[David_Old_Jersey]

tee hee

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by Kenomac

Refering to people in general as "Sheeple" is not considered name calling... it's referring to a behavior some people exibit.

Definition:
Sheeple (a portmanteau of "sheep" and "people") is a term that highlights the herd behavior of people by likening them to sheep, a herd animal. The term is used to describe those who voluntarily acquiesce to a suggestion without critical analysis or research.

I thought it was a self definition of Christians?

[robert sailor]

Funny

[Andrew B.]

Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

I thought it was a self definition of Christians?

Probably more applicable to delusional atheist ?

Most Christians are very morally critical...

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by Andrew B.

Probably more applicable to delusional atheist ?

Most Christians are very morally critical...

You forgot the junkies favourite... Hypo..

[tightgroup]

Originally Posted by tankersteve

And for you, Silverbullet:

Wasp spray is NOT a solution to your personal defense issues. Do some research. This subject is pretty important, yet I am willing to bet you would put way more research into your choice of anchor or barbecue, than just going off some anecdotal 'it killed some bugs good!' information.

Again, research wasp spray. It is illegal to use it in such a manner - you could be charged for that. Not stating as a fact, but it could happen. Second, there is no research showing its effectiveness on humans. Some who have had incidental contact with their eyes have remarked on how surprised they were on how little effect it had on them.

A set of stainless bars that can be locked over the companionway, spreader floodlights and a siren, along with locking your dinghy properly, are probably going to solve most of your issues. A heavy-duty, police-sized pepper spray (possibly repainted to look like a fire extinguisher and mounted on a bulkhead just like one...) and possibly a long, sharp object, as previously mentioned, should really work adequately for most people, and will get you through most anything you would realistically expect to see.

I will start a 2-year cruise in 3 years, with my wife and 2 pre-teen daughters. This is something I give some significant thought to. Is a firearm worth it? Not sure it is, even though I am well-trained in their use and have the proper mindset to use them.

Using wasp spray is like the idea of just racking a shotgun to scare off an intruder. It sounds like a good idea, until you actually analyze the effectiveness. First, you are already using a less-than-optimal weapon. Second, you let him know where you were. And third, you told him that you have one less round than you could carry. If he doesn't run screaming from your residence like a little girl in a horror house, as many imagine, you still have a real problem to deal with.

If I may, locking yourself in the cabin, is about the worse thing you can do. A little gasoline, obtained from your outboard and voila instant BBQ. But in my case I would rather be judged than mourned..

[John Noonan]

I'm such a bad Chemist that I couldn't make a batch of Meth but as dumb as I am I do know ammonia.

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by Andrew B.

Probably more applicable to delusional atheist ?

Most Christians are very morally critical...

Yes. of other people .

But nonetheless the book of babble does seem very big on defining it's followers as sheep who need a shepherd. Others prefer to be own shepherd.

[robert sailor]

Getting funnier

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by tightgroup

If I may, locking yourself in the cabin, is about the worse thing you can do. A little gasoline, obtained from your outboard and voila instant BBQ. But in my case I would rather be judged than mourned..

errrr, how about a bit of forethought then? ......and not leaving a can of gasoline to hand in the cockpit?

Just a wild and crazy idea......

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

errrr, how about a bit of forethought then? ......and not leaving a can of gasoline to hand in the cockpit?

Just a wild and crazy idea......

I don't know.. it would deter the 'Invader'...
I mean.. WTF wants to go through a blazing hatchway to grab a melting laptop...
Cruisers Objective Achieved... no entry... bad guy leaps back into Panga or water and is gorn...

[Strait Shooter]

Originally Posted by boatman61

I don't know.. it would deter the 'Invader'...
I mean.. WTF wants to go through a blazing hatchway to grab a melting laptop...
Cruisers Objective Achieved... no entry... bad guy leaps back into Panga or water and is gorn...

And THEN we shoot him?

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by Strait Shooter

And THEN we shoot him?

Yup you catching on quick .

[Andrew B.]

Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

Yes. of other people .

But nonetheless the book of babble does seem very big on defining it's followers as sheep who need a shepherd. Others prefer to be own shepherd.

When I manage to get the biased bs cleaned from my life is perception
glasses I will attempt to properly retort. Some follow civil and moral principles,
others follow the babbling of their own, my mind is mightier than anything,
delusions.

I guess when one is a long time many posts contributor the "be nice" rule
doesn't apply ?

And what did the OP ask ?