Very OT - Jack-booted storm troopers

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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People were allowed to sled all day on Queen Anne hill. Although the road
was closed, it crossed several cross streets, some of them very busy.
Although there are stoplights at each of these intersections, it is
obvious
that sledders, skiers, snowboarders, snowmobiles, and all the rest were
not
going to pay the slightest attention to them. Several sledders were nearly
hit by cars on Mercer Way. The police closed down the sledding at dusk,
believing that it was too dangerous for the winter recreation activity to
continue at night.

As is typical in Seattle, when the police tried to close down the hill,
the
crowd started to riot. No doubt Rich S. would have been the first to try
to
sue the city if he had gotten run over by a car in the dark.

1. My comments were directly in response to the TV coverage - I wasn't
there.
2. I am referring to the three-block area between Valley Street and Prospect
Street. There is but one intersection at Aloha Street and it is far from
busy. Mercer Street is several blocks away and is a major thoroughfare.
Anybody sledding there is an idiot.
3. I saw the tape of the police rousting the sledders well before dusk.
4. It should be typical everywhere to resist illegal government actions. If
the street is closed to traffic, the cops have no business running people
off.
5. You have no idea of what I would do under any circumstances. Are you
making a statement of fact, O self-proclaimed world famous flight
instructor?

Rich S.

"Rich S." wrote in message
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| 1. My comments were directly in response to the TV coverage - I wasn't
| there.

I saw the same TV coverage. What I got out of it was that Seattleites, as
usual, were behaving like lunatics.

| 2. I am referring to the three-block area between Valley Street and
Prospect
| Street. There is but one intersection at Aloha Street and it is far from
| busy. Mercer Street is several blocks away and is a major thoroughfare.
| Anybody sledding there is an idiot.

If you watched the TV coverage then you know that the sledders were going
far beyond the three block area and crossing Mercer Street.

| 3. I saw the tape of the police rousting the sledders well before dusk.

It was dusk. It looked lighter on TV because the cameras have automatic
exposure adjustment. Sunset this time of year is 4:30, about the time that
police closed the area.

| 4. It should be typical everywhere to resist illegal government actions.
If
| the street is closed to traffic, the cops have no business running people
| off.

The city has every duty and right to mitigate dangerous situations. The city
issued a lawful order.

| 5. You have no idea of what I would do under any circumstances. Are you
| making a statement of fact, O self-proclaimed world famous flight
| instructor?

I am not only world famous, but omniscient. I know things about you that
even you do not know. :-)

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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The city has every duty and right to mitigate dangerous situations. The
city
issued a lawful order.

To quote Bill the Cat. "Pppphhhhhhwwwwwttttttt !"

Rich S.

"Rich S." wrote in message
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| "C J Campbell" wrote in message
| ...
|
| The city has every duty and right to mitigate dangerous situations. The
| city
| issued a lawful order.
|
| To quote Bill the Cat. "Pppphhhhhhwwwwwttttttt !"
|

Don't do that! Now you have clean your computer screen.

I'd rather fly with you than argue with you any day. Tell you what. Call
PAVCO at 800-645-3563 and put yourself on my schedule and N7277M any time
we are free. We'll go flying, my treat. If I get real ambitious, I'll even
make up some sort of " I Flew With the World Famous Flight Instructor"
certificate for you, suitable for framing.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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Don't do that! Now you have clean your computer screen.

I'd rather fly with you than argue with you any day. Tell you what. Call
PAVCO at 800-645-3563 and put yourself on my schedule and N7277M any time
we are free. We'll go flying, my treat. If I get real ambitious, I'll even
make up some sort of " I Flew With the World Famous Flight Instructor"
certificate for you, suitable for framing.


Now you've done it! Gone and spoiled a perfectly good argument - and just
when I was starting to wax eloquent, too.

Ok - but only if you'll risk life and limb for a ride in the Emeraude. I
promise to not push you out (canopy won't open in flight).

Rich "Oh waa!" S.

"Rich S." wrote in message news:dvCdnbA-|
| Ok - but only if you'll risk life and limb for a ride in the Emeraude. I
| promise to not push you out (canopy won't open in flight).
|

I guess I get the better part of the deal, then.

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 12:51:01 -0800, "Rich S."
wrote:

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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Don't do that! Now you have clean your computer screen.

I'd rather fly with you than argue with you any day. Tell you what. Call
PAVCO at 800-645-3563 and put yourself on my schedule and N7277M any time
we are free. We'll go flying, my treat. If I get real ambitious, I'll even
make up some sort of " I Flew With the World Famous Flight Instructor"
certificate for you, suitable for framing.


Now you've done it! Gone and spoiled a perfectly good argument - and just
when I was starting to wax eloquent, too.

Ok - but only if you'll risk life and limb for a ride in the Emeraude. I
promise to not push you out (canopy won't open in flight).

Damn it Rich and C.J., Don't either of you know the unwritten Usenet
rules?

Once an argument has started it *MUST* escalate into a flame war, in
which it is *REQUIRED* that one of the parties make derogatory
personal remarks about the other, after which it is *MANDATORY* that
the other compare the first to Hitler or a Nazi. At which point one
of many NetCops is *COMPELLED* to try to invoke Godwin's Law.
Following that, of course, are the *OBLIGATORY* postings of Godwin's
Law corollaries.

Acting civil is going to spoil the reputation of this newsgroup.

- John Ousterhout.-

"John Ousterhout"
wrote in message news

Damn it Rich and C.J., Don't either of you know the unwritten Usenet
rules?

Once an argument has started it *MUST* escalate into a flame war, in
which it is *REQUIRED* that one of the parties make derogatory
personal remarks about the other, after which it is *MANDATORY* that
the other compare the first to Hitler or a Nazi. At which point one
of many NetCops is *COMPELLED* to try to invoke Godwin's Law.
Following that, of course, are the *OBLIGATORY* postings of Godwin's
Law corollaries.

Acting civil is going to spoil the reputation of this newsgroup.

So - sue my a$$, you **&*&^%^% brown-shirted hippie!

And have a good day.

Rich S.

"John Ousterhout"
wrote in
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| Damn it Rich and C.J., Don't either of you know the unwritten Usenet
| rules?
|
| Once an argument has started it *MUST* escalate into a flame war, in
| which it is *REQUIRED* that one of the parties make derogatory
| personal remarks about the other, after which it is *MANDATORY* that
| the other compare the first to Hitler or a Nazi. At which point one
| of many NetCops is *COMPELLED* to try to invoke Godwin's Law.
| Following that, of course, are the *OBLIGATORY* postings of Godwin's
| Law corollaries.
|
| Acting civil is going to spoil the reputation of this newsgroup.
|

Well, if you insist, you stinkin' net Nazi. :-)

From: John Ousterhout

Date: 1/8/2004 10:22 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 12:51:01 -0800, "Rich S."
wrote:

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
...

Don't do that! Now you have clean your computer screen.

I'd rather fly with you than argue with you any day. Tell you what. Call
PAVCO at 800-645-3563 and put yourself on my schedule and N7277M any time
we are free. We'll go flying, my treat. If I get real ambitious, I'll even
make up some sort of " I Flew With the World Famous Flight Instructor"
certificate for you, suitable for framing.


Now you've done it! Gone and spoiled a perfectly good argument - and just
when I was starting to wax eloquent, too.

Ok - but only if you'll risk life and limb for a ride in the Emeraude. I
promise to not push you out (canopy won't open in flight).

Damn it Rich and C.J., Don't either of you know the unwritten Usenet
rules?

Once an argument has started it *MUST* escalate into a flame war, in
which it is *REQUIRED* that one of the parties make derogatory
personal remarks about the other, after which it is *MANDATORY* that
the other compare the first to Hitler or a Nazi. At which point one
of many NetCops is *COMPELLED* to try to invoke Godwin's Law.
Following that, of course, are the *OBLIGATORY* postings of Godwin's
Law corollaries.

Acting civil is going to spoil the reputation of this newsgroup.

- John Ousterhout.-

You forgat the part about degenerating to blatant sarcasm.

Or was that starting a string of puns?

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired