How to Avoid Pickpockets
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From: Ari Silverstein, C.T.A. on 31 Jul 2010 11:11 On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:23:50 +0200, Martin wrote: > On 30/07/10 17:03, Ari Silverstein, C.T.A. wrote: >> On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:28:57 +0200, Martin wrote: >> >>> On 30/07/10 07:37, Anonymouse wrote: >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> An amusing fantasy but why don't you just pack some heat? >>>> >>>> I must say one of the first things I do in Paris is buy a weapon >>>> suitable knife (last trip it was a balisong and a coup de poing (brass >>>> knuckles... the french do all sorts of sizes and styles)) >>>> >>>> I go anywhere I want now and I don't back down. >>> >>> Do Europeans visiting the USA need to buy themselves AK47s or M15s to >>> feel safe? >> >> Neither unless you know what you are doing with them. > > We know what we are doing with them. Yeah, I bet you do. > We are driving off feelings of paranoia and/or killing thieves. Have a good life. -- Ari Silverstein, C.T.A; C.T.A.S, FREE Cruise Travel Advisory Services Sign up for special email deals @ www.CruiseQuick.com - Sells more cruises than 99% of the agencies in America. (not affiliated)
From: Ari Silverstein, C.T.A. on 31 Jul 2010 11:15 On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:52:14 -0500, Anonymouse wrote: > On 7/30/2010 3:28 AM, Martin wrote: >> On 30/07/10 07:37, Anonymouse wrote: >>> >>>>>>>>>> An amusing fantasy but why don't you just pack some heat? >>> >>> I must say one of the first things I do in Paris is buy a weapon >>> suitable knife (last trip it was a balisong and a coup de poing (brass >>> knuckles... the french do all sorts of sizes and styles)) >>> >>> I go anywhere I want now and I don't back down. >> >> Do Europeans visiting the USA need to buy themselves AK47s or M15s to >> feel safe? > > Hi, > > there are bigger legal problems in the US with carrying a handgun... you > WILL go to jail for example... you will NOT make bail. Put down the crack pipe. > US cops are very different than most European cops. 1+1=2 are we bonding yet? > but if you are moderately skilled with a knife get one! You can get away > with a lock blade knife in your pocket. > > I have a somewhat checkered past and am proficient with a knife, brass > knuckles, long and short arms. So you're a arm amputated gorilla? > in one neighborhood I lived in I routinely carried a Street Sweeper > shotgun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armsel_Striker since it wasn't > concealed I was legal in that state. Fun at parties too. > it all depends on where you are... if the people in the area look like > you you're probably OK... if they don't you're probably NOT OK. Good reason not to visit Xrazdiak, yes? > if you can bring in a decent sized automatic knife the shock value alone > will deter most muggers that aren't armed with a gun. And those that are will shoot you dead. > btw... I happen to live in the most dangerous city in the US. > > ttyl That's in Oregon, right? You haven't a clue what you are blithering about. -- Ari Silverstein, C.T.A; C.T.A.S, FREE Cruise Travel Advisory Services Sign up for special email deals @ www.CruiseQuick.com - Sells more cruises than 99% of the agencies in America. (not affiliated)
From: Erilar on 31 Jul 2010 15:38 Martin <martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > On 30/07/10 17:57, Erilar wrote: >> , but I find plain white bread, even good white bread, boring >> compared with bread of other "colors" 8-) >> > > Even a freshly baked French baguette? Just the smell makes me hungry. Freshly baked almost anything creates hunger! -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist
From: Martin on 31 Jul 2010 18:04 On 31/07/10 21:38, Erilar wrote: > Martin<martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> On 30/07/10 17:57, Erilar wrote: >>> , but I find plain white bread, even good white bread, boring >>> compared with bread of other "colors" 8-) >>> >> >> Even a freshly baked French baguette? Just the smell makes me hungry. > > Freshly baked almost anything creates hunger! EXCEPT what you call paste bread LOL When I worked really, really late, I used to cycle home in the middle of the night past a Dutch real baker.I used to arrive home starving.
From: Irwell on 31 Jul 2010 22:01
On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:04:05 +0200, Martin wrote: > > When I worked really, really late, I used to cycle home in the middle of > the night past a Dutch real baker.I used to arrive home starving. Shouldn't that be spelled Bakker? |