A+ headline. Liter vote from me :P

mush pot?

This'll get 'em a LOW

Drubell:

Was it good for you too?

Maybe they where G.E.C.K. hunting?

BoronCarbon: Drubell:

Was it good for you too?

Simulposts make me happy

This would be one hell of a story to tell over beers.

"So, this one time, we were duck huntin'..."

That just quacks me up.

/sorry, just had to say it

steelwelder: This would be one hell of a story to tell over beers.

"So, this one time, we were duck huntin'..."

Think about the other side,

"This one time we got sent out to vsl ancroaching a nuclear facility security zone"

Wouldn't a fence kind of be a good idea for a secure area?

Hunter was released for good conduck.

/can't stop

Bestbank Tiger: Wouldn't a fence kind of be a good idea for a secure area?

you gonna put it underwater?

Should've brought a dog. Then they could have stayed in the boat and just had the dog scare the ducks.

Then again, the dog would've laughed at them every time they missed.

\Hated that dog.

I saw the word Hunter in the article and all I could think of was screaming jumpy zombies running around Megaton. I should probably sell my 360.

How odd...it says they may or may not have crossed a non-existent perimeter with signs they may or may not have seen. Some fine reporting if I've ever seen it.

If it's such a high security area that they need to bring in local law enforcement and the coast guard for people getting near it then maybe for Christmas they should ask Santa for that fence.

Best headline today.

Security was supecting fowl play

Seacop: Bestbank Tiger: Wouldn't a fence kind of be a good idea for a secure area?

you gonna put it underwater?

A float line, like they use for marking swim areas would probably cost a fraction of what this response did (or at least what it will be billed as).

Nice to see the penalty ranges from a stern letter to over $30,000. I say don't tell 'em what they're getting until the trial, keep 'em guessing.

Frow: How odd...it says they may or may not have crossed a non-existent perimeter with signs they may or may not have seen. Some fine reporting if I've ever seen it.

If it's such a high security area that they need to bring in local law enforcement and the coast guard for people getting near it then maybe for Christmas they should ask Santa for that fence.

I'd imagine a fence in a marsh isn't exactly the easiest or cheapest thing to build. Plus once the got close to the perimeter security noticed and they didn't get any closer. Not everything needs to be solved by building a fence.

Why is this a news story? Nothing happened at all.

TommyDeuce: Seacop: Bestbank Tiger: Wouldn't a fence kind of be a good idea for a secure area?

you gonna put it underwater?

A float line, like they use for marking swim areas would probably cost a fraction of what this response did (or at least what it will be billed as).

Nice to see the penalty ranges from a stern letter to over $30,000. I say don't tell 'em what they're getting until the trial, keep 'em guessing.

I'll bet we don't bill for the response, and a float line is easily bypassed., so is a fence by large vsl traveling faster than say 15kts.

Not to mention if a prop did get fouled in a float line or someone did get near the fence we'd respond anyway.

How Much Will a Chain Link Fence Cost? (new window)

For those of you suggesting they cordon off an X-feet radius around a nuclear facility.

That doesn't even include the price of the laborer/slave.

/I was told there would be no math

/obligatory
//link is hotter than nuclear fission

FTA: Seabrook Police Sgt. John Wasson said the men were local.

This is a local plant for local people!

I can has classic Nintendo game thread?

Grouchy Old Bear: That just quacks me up.

/sorry, just had to say it

You're disssssspicable

Lieutenant Dan!?!?!?!?

Really what the FA should have said:
As of Tuesday night, no charges had been brought against any of the agencies, local or federal. If charges were brought, said Palin, they would come from the President.

"We're going to investigate and question the agencies whether they saw the hunters, in orange vests, with licenses attached," said Palin. "They never said whether they did."

Seabrook police questioned the men, said Palin.

"The duck hunters got close to the perimeter," said Palin. "There was no trespass, no charges. They were on the banking, in and out of the boat."

The men were armed only with shotguns, said Palin.

"Our only response is, at no time was safety or the security of hunters in jeopardy," said NRA spokesperson Sarah Palin. "Our hunters followed procedure, but local law enforcement was involved."

"The main thing we're trying to get out to the government, there is a hunting zone," said a spokesperson for freedom. "There is no fence, just laws; government may not be aware, they could accidentally cross into them."

So...

Hunters got close to the line but did not cross.
Every security agent in the area was alerted and they called in a cutter, or something....
No charges were filed...

If the hunters being 10 feet from the line makes you nervous...make the line 10 feet further away.

Dennis_Moore: nervous...make the line 10 feet further away.

They can't
There's laws
said Palin
NRA representative.
Didn't you read my fantasy article?

Bestbank Tiger: Wouldn't a fence kind of be a good idea for a secure area?

Seacop: you gonna put it underwater?

Well, yes. Why not? I've seen plenty of fences that go from being on land to being in ponds or other bodies of water. They could even make the fence tall enough to stick out of the water. Or perhaps they could drain the swamp instead. Then there's the possibility of using a string of buoys to support the fence. There are several options available here that would work sufficiently.

Seacop: TommyDeuce: Seacop: Bestbank Tiger: Wouldn't a fence kind of be a good idea for a secure area?

you gonna put it underwater?

A float line, like they use for marking swim areas would probably cost a fraction of what this response did (or at least what it will be billed as).

Nice to see the penalty ranges from a stern letter to over $30,000. I say don't tell 'em what they're getting until the trial, keep 'em guessing.

I'll bet we don't bill for the response, and a float line is easily bypassed., so is a fence by large vsl traveling faster than say 15kts.

Not to mention if a prop did get fouled in a float line or someone did get near the fence we'd respond anyway.

Not so much to stop people (or boats) but to say "don't cross this line". Outside the line, we look at you with binoculars for a bit, over the line, that will be $32,500.

/Unless you're a hot chick, then it's supervised probation.

A better headline would have been: Three armed men in camouflage prompt multi-agency response near nuclear power plant.


/Damned liberal media!

Unfortunately, it's not a matter of "if" but "when"...

/30 years old
//wouldn't have kids in this global environment for all the tea in China
///not that we as Americans would own that tea anyway

unfrozencavemanlawstudent: I saw the word Hunter in the article and all I could think of was screaming jumpy zombies running around Megaton. I should probably sell my 360.

See, the first thing I thought of was this:

Yoyo: Bestbank Tiger: Wouldn't a fence kind of be a good idea for a secure area?

Seacop: you gonna put it underwater?

Well, yes. Why not? I've seen plenty of fences that go from being on land to being in ponds or other bodies of water. They could even make the fence tall enough to stick out of the water. Or perhaps they could drain the swamp instead. Then there's the possibility of using a string of buoys to support the fence. There are several options available here that would work sufficiently.

not as far as preventing entry, maybe keeping people from accidentaly encroaching, but even if someone was to sit outside the fence for a few minutes a coast guard asset would still be dispatched.

TommyDeuce: Outside the line, we look at you with binoculars for a bit, over the line, that will be $32,500

The CFR's would have to change for that to work.

Snackly: How Much Will a Chain Link Fence Cost? (new window)

For those of you suggesting they cordon off an X-feet radius around a nuclear facility.

[Approximately $1000 for 100'] doesn't even include the price of the laborer/slave.

Well then, perhaps barbed wire would be a better choice since it's usually cheaper than chain link. I'm suggesting that if individuals can cordon off their pasture land, which can have miles of perimeter, then the operators of a power plant, nuclear or otherwise, can fence in their property as well.

Yoyo: Snackly: How Much Will a Chain Link Fence Cost? (new window)

For those of you suggesting they cordon off an X-feet radius around a nuclear facility.

[Approximately $1000 for 100'] doesn't even include the price of the laborer/slave.

Well then, perhaps barbed wire would be a better choice since it's usually cheaper than chain link. I'm suggesting that if individuals can cordon off their pasture land, which can have miles of perimeter, then the operators of a power plant, nuclear or otherwise, can fence in their property as well.

The property is fenced, and entering that zone is a whole new ball game, this is the zone OUTSIDE the fence.

Seacop: not as far as preventing entry, maybe keeping people from accidentaly encroaching, but even if someone was to sit outside the fence for a few minutes a coast guard asset would still be dispatched.

Agreed. Nothing will prevent entry in all cases, least of all unattended static obstacles. It seems to me that this particular case was a result of the boundary being poorly marked, not the willful intrusion of a hostile agent.
/props to the Coasties for keeping out waterways safe.

That_Bob_Guy: Three armed men ... nuclear power plant.

That's just bad PR ever since Chernobyl.

Yoyo: Seacop: not as far as preventing entry, maybe keeping people from accidentaly encroaching, but even if someone was to sit outside the fence for a few minutes a coast guard asset would still be dispatched.

Agreed. Nothing will prevent entry in all cases, least of all unattended static obstacles. It seems to me that this particular case was a result of the boundary being poorly marked, not the willful intrusion of a hostile agent.
/props to the Coasties for keeping out waterways safe.

Thanks for the props, for the most part they are pretty clearly marked, I doubt they missed the signs, seems more a like a "Sign? What sign? Ohh that sign? Huh. guess I uh, missed it."

Bestbank Tiger: Wouldn't a fence kind of be a good idea for a secure area?

The Seabrook plant is surrounded by marsh. Wouldn't really be feasible to install a fence around it.

Sim Tree: Don;t you usually have nautical maps before you go boating? You know, so you don't sail into the forbidden zone?

Who needs nautical maps when you're only a few feet from shore?

The glow in the dark mutant ducks should have been a clue.