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This was at Ojia April 2009...Eye just added a new Tricorn from Hattitude. Too Cool !

That is the aim... But It ain't changing my mind none..Oceanside gets up to 20,000 poeple attending the Harbor days event...I have had too much fun thar to give it up. _____________________________________________________________________ If anything..over tyme ....And a little luck.. The Queen Mary may well morph into a big event for the Steam Punk crowd... They don't need me to -E- mail as We can see they have a good start by getting Abney Park to play at thar Mascaraed Ball.It is a perfect location for that. .. It be thar gain ifen they stay abreast of what is written on these boards.. I was just wondering Why organizers don't put much thought in choice of dates... There are only so many of us...to go around.. We went to Ojia this week end and found that though it was billed as Elizabethan...It was obvious the pirates in port ; out numbered the Queens court and here cohorts..LoL..

Ransom, Yes! And eye likewise look forward to seeing you, Chain Shot,Patrick,Dman,Claire,Mr. Smee, and the rest of the crew... My Wife is coming as is The Capt. of Stranglehold Capt. Syn And his , Marogga Dune. Most Likely eye will get to go on the firing line this tyme once I make arrangements for black powder...

Gray Dog..that was a good laugh!

We were teaching a Talk Like a Pirate segment at our recent "Pirate Training day" for Stranglehold.. So I decided not to dress as a Pirate but rather a simple seaman of the period to press the point that there really is no such thing..that it's more of a modern phenomena. Just because one robs a ship of goodies didna change ones speech patterns..

Nope...Eye will be stealing something from Rumba..LoL

Hey Patrick ..Tell Clair Oderlesseye will be thar..would like to hang out with the TO7S again.. Thanx

WHY WHY WHY!!!!!! Can't they all figure it out by now???? Tyming is everything.. We will be doing Oceanside more than Likely. Oceanside will be the same as Ojia on the first week end Sept 19th-20th 2009 this year on the calender... They should have the Queen Mary event in July....eeerr somethin

M.A.d'Dogge Eye have me eye on this one.. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template...&hasJS=true Question is, does the biposition butterfly latches accept a TSA lock. I could not tell.the video clip didna give a close up and the zoom window would not load.. the case is exactly what I need if I can put my own locks on it..

You Have Company..Better have the rum ready!

PlayBoy Mansion...

SWEET!

M.A.d'Dogge Where'd ye get it? It got suggested to me to avoid all this garbage with airports, TSA and fear of theft, is to go to my local gun shop and have them Fed-Ex my guns to a gun shop at or near my destination...They have a license to ship weapons..

I will say flying with my guns, is definably an issue of flying to PiP that I do have to take thought on ..so input from those who have experience on this would be valuable.. Great Idea Patrick..Thieves are on the look out for store bought cases that are easily concealed...

Well it looks like Eye can have what ever box I want as long as it has a TSA Approved lock on it.. http://www.nextag.com/tsa-locks/compare-html TSA web site concerning air travel with guns... http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/ass...orial_1666.shtm Capt. Bo of the WTF co. I found this interesting enough to re-post this...for cautionary methods Originally Posted by Texasflyboy View Post Even at a large hub airport with over a thousand flights per day, the number of people who have motive and opportunity to steal your bag is usually less than 20. Knowing that, you can increase your chances of making your bag less attractive to "thefts of opportunity" or increase the chance that if your bag is "misplaced" (means hidden for later retrieval and theft) you may be able to get it back fairly quick. I'll say this once, speed is your friend. The very second your bag goes missing, start screaming, and keep screaming until the cops arrive. If you know a reporter, or someone at the local newspaper or TV station, call them too. You want a Law Enforcement Officer present and involved as soon as possible, and not the TSA or the airline, who are never your friend. My experience and suggestions are below. Your mileage may vary. Since I worked for many years in the airline industry, well before TSA existed, and long after, here are some thoughts on this issue. I've traveled with firearms since 1985, and haven't lost one yet. I've had stimulating discussions with TSA personnel from time to time regarding my personal measures, but my bag always flies. I usually end the discussion with "I'll stop taking these measures when you guys stop stealing". The news articles on TSA personnel stealing speak for themselves. The TSA thieves are usually only outdone by the Airline thieves, who compete with the usual sundry thieves stealing your stuff while its out of your control at the airport. When I travel with long or short guns, the case contains many things other than the firearm. In no particular order, here is what I include in my firearms cases. * A high security small padlock purchased in Europe on the exterior. These can be mail ordered. They are small, effective, extremely difficult to pick, and do not subscribe to the TSA master key system. One style of these locks has a "round count" as it counts the number of times its been opened. I own several of these locks. They cost about 25 Euros. Using a European style lock is an extra layer of security to prevent the unauthorized opening of the lock by either authorized personnel, or ex TSA/Airline employees working in the Airline industry. * A photograph, inside the case, on top of everything, taken with my digital camera and printed with my home printer showing the case and its contents, along with that day's newspaper. I have the original digital copy on a thumbdrive in my pocket. I can't stress this point enough, the very last thing your should do before you turn over your checked bag is to photograph it with a digital camera. You'll need that photo later and it will be the deciding factor in many cases in getting your bag returned. * A notice stating that no ammunition is inside the case (I pack ammo separately or purchase it locally). * One or two, possibly three anti-tamper devices. * Many of these anti tamper devices are inexpensive and can be purchased on the Internet. They are well worth the expense. My favorite is: * Trace It Powder Cheap and deadly effective. It cost at least one Airline employee their job in Phoenix in 1998. Open and shut case. * Several copies of news articles, courtesy of Google, describing successful prosecutions of TSA or Airline employees for Theft. Just to remind folks of the consequences. * For longarms, the stock is wiped down and wrapped in cling film or saran wrap prior to it being closed. This is another anti-tamper mechanism for those familiar with forensics evidence methods. * Locked to the longarm through the receiver is a steel bike cable locking (or mating) it to the case. The same cable is covered with little Christmas bells. (Thieves like objects like rifles to be silent, the little bells are easy to miss and make a lot of noise when you're trying to be covert) On some occasions when I am traveling light, I have several Scuba Diving weights padlocked with a high security padlock to the firearm. The weight increase ensures that its difficult to steal and carry discreetly (this works well for pistols). Its in your interest, within the airlines bag weight restriction, to make the bag as heavy as possible, not as light as possible. Thieves are lazy. * A small pistol case is not your friend. Your case should be large enough to be noticed and difficult to conceal. When I travel with pistols, I usually place a small case inside a larger case just to make it more difficult to steal. The smaller case can be used once you get to your destination, and the larger case can be stored locally (like in your rental car trunk). * In over 30 years of working at airports, 100% of bag thefts were male. As a result, pink can be your friend. One of my close associates had a pelican style case made in bright pink and covered it with pro feminine stickers like "Breast Cancer Awareness" or "Code Pink". You can see his case 100% of the time when it gets loaded on an airplane. I've seen it loaded from 6 gates away. Smart. Impossible to hide that anywhere and any guy walking across a ramp or parking lot is going to get a lot of stares. He carries a simple black elastic bag in his carry on that slips over the case when he has it. Discreet, and smart. Everyone in bag make up (where 80% of thefts occur) is going to remember a pink rifle case. The last item I use when I am traveling with a high value (to me) firearm. It is a plunger activated audio alarm. Opening the case causes a shrill high db alarm to sound. It can't be turned off, you need a key. I have the only key. The one time it was activated I was in the terminal area, standing in the security line about 150 yards away and I heard it go off. My cell phone rang about 5 minutes later. Needless to say, it was an interesting discussion with the TSA that day. No one was happy about the conversation, least of all the airline employee who said he was just making sure the case was locked. The final task is an engraved plate that I adhere to the exterior of the case with my cell phone number with a message "For entry please call the cell phone number and I will open the case for inspection on demand". I've been called over the years I have done this, many times by TSA or airline personnel wanting to see inside the case. After a brief discussion the case is closed. One thing to remember, that many folks forget, in this day and age it is impossible to get a job on an airport without being fingerprinted. And gun owners are a small fraction of the passengers who are transporting high dollar high value bags. The one time my rifle case was "misplaced" it was with United Airlines in Denver (at DIA airport). I went to baggage claim and presented to the bag agent, and then to the station manager (who I had summoned) my file folder showing all the preventative measures I had taken. I called Denver PD from the bag office and told them a firearm was missing in the airport. I informed the dispatcher my next phone call would be to the media. And I would be calling the media until I had an officer to talk to. I had one of Denver's finest standing in that office in about 50 seconds. Needless to say, things got interesting real fast. We had a brief discussion regarding fingerprints, video recording, and other measures I know that the airport employs to counter bag theft. All bag inspection areas are video recorded. I had a meeting to make, so I left my card with the nice police officer who was by now talking to his duty Sgt. who were both in a tense discussion with the Assistant Station Manager. My cell phone range when I was on the Rental Car bus. They had "found" my case and its contents and wanted me to return to pick it up. Pays to be proactive folks. If you think before you fly like you're likely to think after its been stolen, you might be a little more creative and proactive about protecting your personal property, as I am. I got my of my ideas on protecting my property from Airport LEO's who have worked bag theft rings for many years. In the late 1990's, there were several bag theft rings operating in the U.S. who were airport gypsies, they worked a city for a few months at a time hitting high value bags, what they were looking for were usually financial instruments or high dollar cargo (like diamonds). The methods the owners used to protect their property (like the UV powder) is one I adopted for my own use.There are a number of imaginative ways to use the powder. I use several methods, depending on what I am traveling with and the type of weapon. I would not sprinkle it. You need to contain it and find a way to ensure its disturbed when the case is opened. The simplest method is to duct tape a piece of cloth to the top of the lid and the bottom so that the excess cloth forms a pouch when you start to close the lid. Opening the case causes the cloth to stretch and eject the powder. You don't need much. In the semi dark work areas a strong mag lite style UV light will light up the powder from 20 feet away. Alternately, place about 1-2 tablespoons of powder in the center of a same colored towel. Fold carefully over the top of the weapon. To see the weapon they will move the towel. I usually place the bolt in a ziploc bag inside the folded towel to add weight to ensure that they open the towel to see what the heavy object is. This ensures that powder escapes the case and distributes in the area where the case was opened. I have used contraptions before (like small mousetraps) but this invites inspection which causes a false alarm and now I have powder all over the inside of the case to clean for the next time. Nothing, and I mean nothing gets the attention of the media today like a missing "gun" at the airport. And nothing gets the airlines and TSA's attention like asking the media to get involved. It's a win win for the gun owner.

Eye was Surprised at the cost of air fare myself.. I already made reservations for round trip to Miami. Grand total round trip was 316.00 ... The car rental was a bit more for the total of seven days... My guns are coming with me in locked cases TSA approved..I still need to find those cases though..I have not looked yet..however my Garb/and Lean to (which Eye still need to fabricate) is more irreplaceable to me.That is all getting Fed-EXed to my Hotel I am staying in the first night before I head on down to Key west.. Then Fed-EXed home before I board to come home...Wife has 35% discount because she is a Fed-Ex employee..Huzza... Tyme to google TSA Approved Lock boxes...

Welcome back Black hearted pearl..

Eye remember ye..welcome back !

Eye would have never thought.. Boat Houses

Eye changed mine avatar because I wanted to show thar are other sides to me..That said..I don't change it like shuffling a deck of cards...That would be ' Sibble 'of me..100 personalities...

In the coming weeks I will be looking into simple plans for a lean too as I will be flying. Ok.. I'm excited to know I getz to meet some of ye scallywags. No registration form is available yet..

Book Marked!

EYE!

I just got a letter of marque ( Hall pass From wife ) to go to PiP this year...Huzza!