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Yossarian
12-17-2004, 10:45 AM
i mean the color coded things the gov't issues?

i don't
BrewMaster
12-17-2004, 10:49 AM
i vote mojo. i only pay attention because NPR usually mentions it. otherwise, no.
cheapie
12-17-2004, 10:56 AM
depends if i'm flying or not.
blueindian
12-17-2004, 11:14 AM
nope. hell, i don't even know what the colors mean.
exigent_chick
12-17-2004, 11:47 AM
I have to because of where I work. Security changes based on what the color is.
Booyamos
12-17-2004, 11:53 AM
eh i read about them every once in a while, but usually ignore the warnings. It is just a scare tactic anyways.
ialsohaveadream
12-17-2004, 12:06 PM
i vote mojo. i only pay attention because NPR usually mentions it. otherwise, no.

:stupid: Mojo for me.
bachviet
12-17-2004, 02:30 PM
Nope not really...
Sir_Froggy
12-17-2004, 02:58 PM
mojo is only half the battle :shifty:

:P

and no
whitak24
12-17-2004, 03:30 PM
goose

and no, i don't pay attention.
BrewMaster
12-17-2004, 03:45 PM
goose?
x1337xD335C1P13x
12-17-2004, 03:50 PM
not really....unless theyre like...yea watch out for bombs falling out of the sky
BrewMaster
12-17-2004, 03:51 PM
not really....unless theyre like...yea watch out for bombs falling out of the sky
by that time you're screwed anyway...
Sir_Froggy
12-17-2004, 04:02 PM
goose

and no, i don't pay attention.

ralph wiggum never says goose :(
oblongmelon
12-17-2004, 04:43 PM
hell no-If I did I'd stay in my house-curled up in a little ball in the corner gripping my rosary beads till they were worn smooth...if it gets so bad that the bombs start falling-I'm gathering up my entire family in one room after putting a big giant red x on the top of the house....Man didn't you people ever see that movie Empire of the Sun???
Hypnotist
12-18-2004, 11:54 PM
Yeah... "Govt. Intelligence" is so reliable and all... 9/11 investigation shed a little light on the subject?
zippyjuan
12-19-2004, 01:00 AM
No way. The odds of it actually happening to me are so small as to be rediculous and even if it did happen, there is nothing that I can do to prevent it. They had lots of general warnings that I think were just to scare people. They never had anything specific enough to warrant them. How many have there been since the election? Zero. Makes you wonder. Just like the California "power shortages" we had. Once they started to investigate the utilities abusing things to make a profit there has not been a single caution. And demand for electricity is even higher than then.
dsuds
12-19-2004, 05:38 AM
No - because I live in outer podunk, it wouldn't make a very good terrorist target. We're not even downwind from a decent terrorist target. That and I own old military guns... I WILL SHOOT BACK. And my 8mm Mauser is much more accurate in my hands than their AK-47s are in theirs. Go ahead... fsck with me.
OC
12-19-2004, 06:44 AM
No - because I live in outer podunk, it wouldn't make a very good terrorist target. We're not even downwind from a decent terrorist target. That and I own old military guns... I WILL SHOOT BACK. And my 8mm Mauser is much more accurate in my hands than their AK-47s are in theirs. Go ahead... fsck with me.
I've been feeling the pull of a new gun hobby myself.
kimchicowboy
12-19-2004, 06:56 AM
mojo for me. how you like that, homeland security? HA! i'm so lame.
ray
12-19-2004, 10:36 AM
After speaking with someone who worked in Langley...absolutely I do.
Merlin
12-20-2004, 05:23 AM
depends if i'm flying or not.

:stupid: I voted no because I really don't care. But if I have to go to the airport I do like to know how aggravating TSA will be and how much of my time they will waste.
le_stick
12-20-2004, 09:17 AM
No - because I live in outer podunk, it wouldn't make a very good terrorist target. We're not even downwind from a decent terrorist target. That and I own old military guns... I WILL SHOOT BACK. And my 8mm Mauser is much more accurate in my hands than their AK-47s are in theirs. Go ahead... fsck with me.

It's true that the 8mm Mauser is much more accurate/powerful than their AK-47, but i still prefer the AK-47 over any other rifles because of their reliability.
BTW, I have 2 SKSs, 1 MAK-90 and 1 VZ24 Mauser and 1 .40S&W. So I'm ready for anything.....well sort of...
Mommypooh
12-20-2004, 09:57 AM
I have to because if I go visit my mom, and it is above yellow I have to have my purse and diaper bag completely searched upon entering and leaving.
dsuds
12-20-2004, 11:00 AM
It's true that the 8mm Mauser is much more accurate/powerful than their AK-47, but i still prefer the AK-47 over any other rifles because of their reliability.
BTW, I have 2 SKSs, 1 MAK-90 and 1 VZ24 Mauser and 1 .40S&W. So I'm ready for anything.....well sort of...

I agree, an AK-47 is the model of reliability for a semi-auto/full-auto weapon. But an 8mm Mauser is bolt action, and bolts are more reliable than autos. I was referring to was the TV footage of those yahoos firing AK's from over their heads. All that would do is tell me where to aim :fal:
bbrian
12-20-2004, 11:51 AM
No - because I live in outer podunk, it wouldn't make a very good terrorist target. We're not even downwind from a decent terrorist target.
I always thought the same thing until I did a bit of research. Turns out there are tons of terrorist targets upwind from me.

As for the color-coded mess, it doesn't make any difference what I do. Either the govt will act on the threat or they won't act. Hiding in my house won't pretect me.