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Skriven 2011-05-22 08:44:20 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: DAMAGE & CONTROL
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-=> Glen Jamieson wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 GJ> So did they refuse you entry or were you able to make them see reason?

 DD> RU NUTZ!?!?!?! We are talking about the military form of bureaucracy
 DD> here. There is very little else so hide-bound and unthinking. As I

 GJ> Even worse than US airport security?!  I had to give up a baby-sized
 GJ> nail clipper that had a 2 cm nailfile attached.  (In retrospect I
 GJ> should have broken off the nailfile and given it to the man.)

Cut from the same bolt of cloth. I think it must come from strapping on a
uniform and being given a whiff of that heady drug -- POWER. 
 
 DD> refused to give up my little knife to be subsequently destroyed,
 DD> Georgia and I went to the museum across the parking lot where I told
 DD> the lady at the counter that they were missing a bet - and some funds -
 DD> by not setting up a service similar to a "hat check" where visitors to
 DD> the ship could check nail clippers, embroidery scissors, tiny knives,
 DD> etc. and reclaim them after a tour of the old boat, paying either a set
 DD> fee or leaving a gratuity (which would probably make them more money).

 GJ> I presume she saw sense, and cooperated.

Doubtful, as the idea was not invented there and, worse, I was a tourist from
"elsewhere". 
 
 GJ> For anyone with imagination and the desire to harm others, there are
 GJ> many kinds of lethal weapons that will pass the security screenings,

 DD> Back in the 1980s, just as an experiment I made a .22 calibre "belly
 DD> gun" which fit inside a standard Storm King (Zippo knock-off) lighter.
 DD> It was, in the first model, a single shot piece. The Mark II version

 GJ> I have wondered about that sort of micro gun; what is the recoil like?
 GJ> Or is it fired while holding it back against a solid wall?

It fired .22 calibre "shorts" so the recoil was not enough to be a problem in
holding on to the piece. And as it was designed as an "emergency measure" was
not taken into account. Being basically a "belly gun" accuracy was not a
consideration either.
 
 DD> had a reloading mechanism and held three rounds - with one up the
 DD> spout. I also drew up plans for one which would fit into a standard
 DD> sized BIC lighter. It was a single shot, use it once and toss it sort
 DD> of thing. Never got around to building that thing, though.

 GJ> It could fit into the steel-capped toe of a safety boot...

Make you walk funny, though. I think Rosa Kleb's poison tipped knife that
popped out of her shoe in one of the James Bond flickers would probably work
better. 
 
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Poisson a la Provencale
 Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Chilies, Booze, Mushrooms
      Yield: 8 servings
 
      2 lb Fish filets
      2 lg Onions
      3 cl Garlic
     11 oz Fresh mushrooms
      2 tb Olive oil
      2 lb Fresh tomatoes
           +=OR=+
     28 oz Can peeled tomatoes w/most
           - of the juice poured off
      1    Fennel sprig
      1    Bay leaf
           Salt & pepper
           Tabasco sauce
    1/4 lb Butter
    1/4 c  Cognac
 
  Chop finely the onions, garlic and 7 ounces of the
  mushrooms. Brown onions in oil, then add garlic and saute
  briefly. Add mushrooms. Saute briefly.
  
  Add tomatoes, fennel, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Simmer
  gently for 10 minutes.
  
  Remove from heat and pass through a sieve or food mill (not
  a food processor). Add a dash of Tabasco. (Sauce can be made
  ahead and refrigerated.)
  
  Slice remaining mushrooms and saute for 3-5 minutes in
  approximately 2 tablespoons butter.
  
  In a large saute pan, brown fish in butter. Pour warm cognac
  over fish and flambe. Place fish in baking dish, pour sauce
  over and garnish with sauteed mushrooms. Bake 15 minutes in
  a 400xF/205xC oven.
  
  Serve with rice.
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

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