Gita, no worries mate, I guessed you were, see my post on this topic.
Celtic grins with a wicked sparkle of mischief in his eye.
Posts by Celtic
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15Looking for a Job and other ramblings
by Yerusalyim inno, i'm not leaving the military, but i am job hunting.
here's the deal my job is as a small group leader for the advanced noncommissioned officer's course (ancoc).
the army, as of 1 oct 04 is canceling phase 1 of ancoc.
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How would you protect an oil tanker in the South China Seas?
by Celtic inoften peoples thoughts of cornwall in times gone by are of swashbuckling pirates and other such things.
certainly these activities used to go on a great deal even to the point where lights would be hung on lanterns on clifftops during storms to lure ships to their fate on the rocky shoreline below, then to plunder the ship of it's goods, the ships captain obviously believing that the lights signified a safe anchorage.. ---.
they say that everything starts with ideas.. now this is only a semi serious post, but i just thought, i would post it for schenalligans fun to see others responses.. piracy in the modern world is as much a serious threat today as it was in times gone past.
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Celtic
Often peoples thoughts of Cornwall in times gone by are of swashbuckling pirates and other such things. Certainly these activities used to go on a great deal even to the point where lights would be hung on lanterns on clifftops during storms to lure ships to their fate on the rocky shoreline below, then to plunder the ship of it's goods, the ships captain obviously believing that the lights signified a safe anchorage.
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They say that Everything Starts With Ideas.
Now this is only a semi serious post, but I just thought, I would post it for schenalligans fun to see others responses.
Piracy in the modern world is as much a serious threat today as it was in times gone past. Terrorists and other organisations often see shipping and maritime activities as soft targets. There are well documented and known locations in the world where this is still a very serious threat indeed. Today, imagine a giant oil tanker being invaded by pirates and the repurcussions not just for the ship, it's contents and the crew but in a worse case scenario the greater consequences in terms of a major environmental catastrophe.
If it was your responsibility to protect your vessel in an area which was prone to shipping piracy, what measures would you take to stop the invading party from boarding your ship?
Would you use very high pressure water cannons to splat them, or would you grease the whole of the topsides of the ship so that they could not get a grip when trying to climb aboard, or would you spray sticky gunk over the decks so that once aboard, they were stuck fast like super glue? Would you use weaponry, if so what weaponry would you use as the most effective deterrent? Or would you be tempted to use similar to farmers for livestock, an electric fence surrounding the vessel so that any unwelcome boarding party would receive a nasty surprise of a shock going through their system?
What ideas do you have?
Whilst this is a semi serious thread, I can't help but chuckle too at the fun you could have, oh my!!
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Looking for a Job and other ramblings
by Yerusalyim inno, i'm not leaving the military, but i am job hunting.
here's the deal my job is as a small group leader for the advanced noncommissioned officer's course (ancoc).
the army, as of 1 oct 04 is canceling phase 1 of ancoc.
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Celtic
Who said anything about mercenary activity, you think I was joking perhaps?
Yeru, for more information on the extent of the problem, plus it's a very very well paid job especially for former military personnel, try google and type in 'anti shipping activities messages', perhaps one day you might have a use for this sort of option which still helps others and protects your countries national interest. All the best to you and your partner!!
Mark
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Looking for a Job and other ramblings
by Yerusalyim inno, i'm not leaving the military, but i am job hunting.
here's the deal my job is as a small group leader for the advanced noncommissioned officer's course (ancoc).
the army, as of 1 oct 04 is canceling phase 1 of ancoc.
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Celtic
You might think that I was joking with the above, but it is a very serious issue, here is a link for you to look at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/pirates.htm
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Looking for a Job and other ramblings
by Yerusalyim inno, i'm not leaving the military, but i am job hunting.
here's the deal my job is as a small group leader for the advanced noncommissioned officer's course (ancoc).
the army, as of 1 oct 04 is canceling phase 1 of ancoc.
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Celtic
Yeru, I'm getting tad cheesed off with the gardening business, you wouldn't fancy setting up a company in the South China Seas to stop modern day pirates from boarding vessels and ships would you, only I reckon there must be some very good money in that business. I think I need something more exciting to get my teeth into, you provide the defensive tools of the trade and I'll use my brain on tactics. Let me know what you think.
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Stopping the WT
by Celtic intaking a leaf out of the book from the road protest camps and other campaingning groups against this and that which i have been involved with, it occured to me the other day perhaps one of the most effective means of stopping the wt in it's tracks is to halt the litureture distribution system they employ, i.e.
in the uk setting up a protest camp right outside their bittacy hill complex, to actually stop the trucks from entering onto the roadway, if no one is up for that, how about tipping bagfuls of sugar in their lorry deisel tanks?
any other ideas?
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Celtic
Fair points, apologies for not responding to your replies before, that microphone frequency one though was a right beauty idea, cheers Mike, and Simon, point taken, Danny too, cheers.
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Day 5 Steve and Joy's Excellent Adventure
by jst2laws intuesday we had a wonderful visit with the andersons.
sorry we failed to post it until now but i was minutes from sending this yesterday when we drove out of the last sprint cell in central illinois that handled internet service for that day of travel.. .
we did not talk with the andersons much about the lawsuit ?
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Celtic
Celty hopes all is going well with the pair of you in the Windy City!!
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How far can you walk drunk?
by catchthis in.
http://www.wagenschenke.ch/
(just move your mouse opposite of the guy falling) .
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Celtic
Would help if the site was in English
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Are You A Deisel Mechanic? Problem With My Motor, HELP
by Celtic ini drive a peugeot 405 gt turbo deisel estate, fitted with the 1769cc engine on a k plate (early 90's).. just now i noticed on the way home that from the bottom of the engine, oil was absolutely pissing out the thing, i managed to get the car the few miles home, topping up often with fresh oil.
are there any deisel mechanics amongst us who might be able to tell me what the problem is, would it be the oil seal or perhaps the sump which is knackered?.
if you are not familiar with these engines or have knowledge of deisel engined cars, could i ask politely, that you do not respond to this thread, cheers.. many thanks in advance.. .
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Celtic
I have to disagree, since I own two of these peugeots, whilst now the other one is being repaired, this repair not being a mechanical fault as such, but was caused by a rather deep rutted farm track upon a clients property, the old one I'm driving has just clocked up 200,000 miles and I would not hesitate to drive it anywhere on the european continent as it is 100% reliable.
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Music Prodigy - Check this out!
by sunshineToo in.
i met her first when she was just 10. and i met her last when she was 14. back then she was just a smart kid with good fingers.
but now i can see that she has matured as a fine musician.
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Celtic
England lost the football, Celty cries all woeful.
How do I type in the sound when you cry boowhahhhh ma ma huarhhhhhhh ma maaaaaa!!