It is the weekend and as usual I have found a story that is NOT part of the driving stories of politics….as a political geek, it hurts me to write about something other than politics or economic…..but I try to be a well rounded blog……so with that said….OFF WE GO!
We have all seen the stories of this camper getting lost in the woods or that climber that has been overdue back at base and then the massive amount of rescue attempts to find these people…helicopters, people, dogs and well, the usual rescue stuff……and each of these tries cost millions to either state, local or federal governments…..
Well, my feeling is that the people that go up Mt. Hood in winter and then get caught by a storm or such….should be liable for the cost….if these people are not bright enough to know what happens then they need to pay the piper…regardless of the cost….
I bring all this up because of a situation in the Indian Ocean…..a Danish couple and their 3 children have been nailed by pirates off Ethiopia……..but there is more to this story that just that….
On a blog on which they chronicled their voyage, they reported that they had drawn up a “pirate plan” in case of attack. They sent daily position reports to naval authorities. They were comforted by the sight of anti-piracy patrol planes overhead. And they thought the vastness of the sea would help protect them.Jan Quist Johansen, his wife, Birgit Marie Johansen, and their sons, Rune and Hjalte, and daughter, Naja, ages 12 to 16, were captured by pirates Thursday in the Indian Ocean. Two adult Danish crew members also were seized in the attack on the Johansens’ 43-foot sailboat.
I totally agree! When I read the initial news reports including their blogging about it, I was appalled that a parent would put his family in harm’s way. Definitely MORON!
Thanx Ed and thanx for dropping by…please do not be a stranger……I am sick of these people that think their crap does not stink and they are immune to stuff…….
Well, superficially, I agree. However, the adults might be nice people and their kids so awful that the world would be well rid of them – or to put it another way, how can YOU (or I) pass judgement on them for supposedly “putting their children at risk.
However, the US (and the UK) has managed to go to war against ENDLESS countries and groups it disagrees with, but can they sort out/kill a few pirates? Can they hell! We know pretty much who they are and even WHERE they are, but do any of us DO anything? Not a bloody thing.
The problem is NOT just a few foolish pleasure sailors either – these assholes (the pirates) are costing us ALL of us, a huge amount of money on the price we pay for imported goods and the cost of exporting goods of our – the insurance premiums alone have rocketed because of this and our governments do NOTHING! WHY?
That said, I agree about the rescue thing you go on about, but in the UK the problem is miniscule in comparison, because most of the people who do the rescuing are volunteers such as mountaineers and other like minded people (even the RNLI sea rescue is UNPAID) – so it doesn’t cost the taxpayer a dime unless the rescued person is hospitalised and THAT is free to EVERYONE in the UK – and so it should be… of course, it’s different in the US… 😆
Like in the US…if you have a boat and out on a day cruise and run out of gas, the Coast Guard will come get you and you will pay for being dumb…..all I am saying is that we sp[end too much time rewarding morons for stupid decisions….
Oh, I get you now – you mean like PAYING politicians and stuff :loL:
uh huh……