Tried to launch my boat today, launch ramps CLOSED!

I tried two ramps, the launch ramp at Cabrillo Beach, Los Angeles
Harbour, and Long Beach Harbour. Both closed.

Maybe this was some local thing.

Jim



Chuck Tribolet wrote:
 > Where?
 >
 > The Coast Guard Pier launch ramp in Monterey was open today.
 > The name is appropriate -- the CG ties up to the breakwater next
 > to it, and CG Station Monterey is about a block away.
 >
 >
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Do they normally have a cop stationed at these ramps?

If so, they could be closed for Orange Alert because the cop was needed
elsewhere, not because they thought the terrorists were gonig to try to escape
in a Boston Whaler.
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Actually, since they had a cop sitting by the sign, the ramps would need to
have multiple cops on an ordinary day for the possibility I just advanced,
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On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 03:45:00 GMT, Jim <Jim.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

 >The cop sitting by the closed sign told me that it was closed because of
 >the orange terror alert.
 >
 >Anyone know anything about this? Is this what we can expect from now on?

There must have been another reason - that just doesn't make any
sense.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
----------
"We may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries:
Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless
God never did and so, if I might be judge, God never did make
a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling."

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Shortwave Sportfishing <tomf123removethis.RemoveThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<vqiivv4eehun5belq039h38cj5bdhjm1af.RemoveThis@4ax.com>...
 > On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 03:45:00 GMT, Jim <Jim.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
  > >The cop sitting by the closed sign told me that it was closed because of
  > >the orange terror alert.
  > >
  > >Anyone know anything about this? Is this what we can expect from now on?
 >
 > There must have been another reason - that just doesn't make any
 > sense.
 >
 >They have closed the ramp I used to use outside of Boston ever since
9/11. There has been a cop there 24hr a day since then. STUPID STUPID
STUPID

WHAT A WAISTE OF MONEY

I am all for being safe but come on.......put up some cement blocks
and shut the ramp down and put the police to a better use if you need
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Shortwave Sportfishing <tomf123removethis.TakeThisOut@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<vqiivv4eehun5belq039h38cj5bdhjm1af.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>...
 > On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 03:45:00 GMT, Jim <Jim.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
  > >The cop sitting by the closed sign told me that it was closed because of
  > >the orange terror alert.
  > >
  > >Anyone know anything about this? Is this what we can expect from now on?
 >
 > There must have been another reason - that just doesn't make any
 > sense.
 >
 > Later,
 >
 > Tom
 > S. Woodstock, CT

It makes perfect sense because it is part of our plan to keep
terrorism in the forefront of peoples' thoughts 24-7. We cannot let
out guard down on this issue because it will cost our fearless leader
votes if we don't have an endless series of annoying incidents to
remind all how dangerous everything is.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" <tomf123removethis DeleteThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message
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 > On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 03:45:00 GMT, Jim <Jim DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
  > >The cop sitting by the closed sign told me that it was closed because of
  > >the orange terror alert.
  > >
  > >Anyone know anything about this? Is this what we can expect from now on?
 >
 > There must have been another reason - that just doesn't make any
 > sense.

Here in Rochester, my local ramp was open the weekend before last, and there
were probably 75 boats anchored, fishing for perch. The docks had been
removed, but with two people, launching wasn't a problem. But, I saw
something I'd never seen before at this location: There were two CG guys
walking back and forth constantly between the jetty which protects the
channel into Lake Ontario, the the launch site, which is directly adjacent.
At first, I thought they were checking safety equipment, or doing the DEC a
favor and looking at fishing licenses. But, they didn't pause long enough to
check equipment as each boat came in. Then it dawned on me:

It was a gorgeous day and the lake was flat as glass. It would've been a
breeze to bring a small boat across from Canada.

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"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler RemoveThis @squidlegs.com> wrote in message
news:3OeKb.34955$A6.2025@news01.roc.ny...
 > "Shortwave Sportfishing" <tomf123removethis RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote in
message
 > news:vqiivv4eehun5belq039h38cj5bdhjm1af@4ax.com...
  > > On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 03:45:00 GMT, Jim <Jim RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
  > >
   > > >The cop sitting by the closed sign told me that it was closed because
of
   > > >the orange terror alert.
   > > >
   > > >Anyone know anything about this? Is this what we can expect from now
on?
  > >
  > > There must have been another reason - that just doesn't make any
  > > sense.
 >
 > Here in Rochester, my local ramp was open the weekend before last, and
there
 > were probably 75 boats anchored, fishing for perch. The docks had been
 > removed, but with two people, launching wasn't a problem. But, I saw
 > something I'd never seen before at this location: There were two CG guys
 > walking back and forth constantly between the jetty which protects the
 > channel into Lake Ontario, the the launch site, which is directly
adjacent.
 > At first, I thought they were checking safety equipment, or doing the DEC
a
 > favor and looking at fishing licenses. But, they didn't pause long enough
to
 > check equipment as each boat came in. Then it dawned on me:
 >
 > It was a gorgeous day and the lake was flat as glass. It would've been a
 > breeze to bring a small boat across from Canada.
 >
 > I think we can expect all sorts of strange stuff for quite some time.
 >

I'm glad the CG is there to keep the likes of Don and Lloyd out of our
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On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 14:47:27 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
<ancientangler.RemoveThis@squidlegs.com> wrote:

 >"Shortwave Sportfishing" <tomf123removethis.RemoveThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
 >news:vqiivv4eehun5belq039h38cj5bdhjm1af@4ax.com...
  >> On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 03:45:00 GMT, Jim <Jim.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
  >>
   >> >The cop sitting by the closed sign told me that it was closed because of
   >> >the orange terror alert.
   >> >
   >> >Anyone know anything about this? Is this what we can expect from now on?
  >>
  >> There must have been another reason - that just doesn't make any
  >> sense.
 >
 >Here in Rochester, my local ramp was open the weekend before last, and there
 >were probably 75 boats anchored, fishing for perch. The docks had been
 >removed, but with two people, launching wasn't a problem. But, I saw
 >something I'd never seen before at this location: There were two CG guys
 >walking back and forth constantly between the jetty which protects the
 >channel into Lake Ontario, the the launch site, which is directly adjacent.
 >At first, I thought they were checking safety equipment, or doing the DEC a
 >favor and looking at fishing licenses. But, they didn't pause long enough to
 >check equipment as each boat came in. Then it dawned on me:
 >
 >It was a gorgeous day and the lake was flat as glass. It would've been a
 >breeze to bring a small boat across from Canada.
 >
 >I think we can expect all sorts of strange stuff for quite some time.

I fish Narragansett Bay and environs a lot and there have been some
restrictions put in place around the Bridges like you can't fish
within 500 feet of the bridge and a couple of others like you can't
fish from shore around the bridges which make no sense at all. The
fishing clubs were told that the DPU in RI was given a directive from
the Dept. of Homeland Security and they couldn't do anything about it
because it involved funding of some sort.

Of course, after all this came out, just to test the system, I
anchored directly under the Pell (Jamestown) Bridge and fished for
black fish for about four hours, was passed by two Coasties in high
speed partol boats and a 100 foot cutter and nobody said nuttin'. :>)
And yes, I was monitoring 9/16 and the local working frequency, 13.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
----------
"We may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries:
Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless
God never did and so, if I might be judge, God never did make
a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler"(1653)<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 15:36:58 GMT, "NOYB" <NOYB RemoveThis @noyb.com> wrote:

 >
 >"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler RemoveThis @squidlegs.com> wrote in message
 >news:3OeKb.34955$A6.2025@news01.roc.ny...
  >> "Shortwave Sportfishing" <tomf123removethis RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote in
 >message
  >> news:vqiivv4eehun5belq039h38cj5bdhjm1af@4ax.com...
   >> > On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 03:45:00 GMT, Jim <Jim RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
   >> >
   >> > >The cop sitting by the closed sign told me that it was closed because
 >of
   >> > >the orange terror alert.
   >> > >
   >> > >Anyone know anything about this? Is this what we can expect from now
 >on?
   >> >
   >> > There must have been another reason - that just doesn't make any
   >> > sense.
  >>
  >> Here in Rochester, my local ramp was open the weekend before last, and
 >there
  >> were probably 75 boats anchored, fishing for perch. The docks had been
  >> removed, but with two people, launching wasn't a problem. But, I saw
  >> something I'd never seen before at this location: There were two CG guys
  >> walking back and forth constantly between the jetty which protects the
  >> channel into Lake Ontario, the the launch site, which is directly
 >adjacent.
  >> At first, I thought they were checking safety equipment, or doing the DEC
 >a
  >> favor and looking at fishing licenses. But, they didn't pause long enough
 >to
  >> check equipment as each boat came in. Then it dawned on me:
  >>
  >> It was a gorgeous day and the lake was flat as glass. It would've been a
  >> breeze to bring a small boat across from Canada.
  >>
  >> I think we can expect all sorts of strange stuff for quite some time.
 >
 >I'm glad the CG is there to keep the likes of Don and Lloyd out of our
 >country.

I was up at Lake Champlain this summer and there were a ton of
Canadian boats in and around the place we were staying at.

Of course, I was about an hour south of the border, but hey.. :>)

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
----------
"We may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries:
Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless
God never did and so, if I might be judge, God never did make
a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler"(1653)<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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There are already some security zones in Long Beach Harbor. Probably can
not launch and stay the 500' from the cruise and cargo ships. Remember this
is one of the busier West coast ports.
Bill

"Shortwave Sportfishing" <tomf123removethis DeleteThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message
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 > On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 03:45:00 GMT, Jim <Jim DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
  > >The cop sitting by the closed sign told me that it was closed because of
  > >the orange terror alert.
  > >
  > >Anyone know anything about this? Is this what we can expect from now on?
 >
 > There must have been another reason - that just doesn't make any
 > sense.
 >
 > Later,
 >
 > Tom
 > S. Woodstock, CT
 > ----------
 > "We may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries:
 > Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless
 > God never did and so, if I might be judge, God never did make
 > a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling."
 >
 > Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler"(1653)<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Mad Dog Dave wrote:

 > Shortwave Sportfishing <tomf123removethis RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<vqiivv4eehun5belq039h38cj5bdhjm1af RemoveThis @4ax.com>...
  >> On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 03:45:00 GMT, Jim <Jim RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
  >>
   >> >The cop sitting by the closed sign told me that it was closed because of
   >> >the orange terror alert.
   >> >
   >> >Anyone know anything about this? Is this what we can expect from now on?
  >>
  >> There must have been another reason - that just doesn't make any
  >> sense.
  >>
  >> Later,
  >>
  >> Tom
  >> S. Woodstock, CT
 >
 > It makes perfect sense because it is part of our plan to keep
 > terrorism in the forefront of peoples' thoughts 24-7. We cannot let
 > out guard down on this issue because it will cost our fearless leader
 > votes if we don't have an endless series of annoying incidents to
 > remind all how dangerous everything is.


What? Are you saying this is all political? How can that be?


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"Mad Dog Dave" <maddogdave.DeleteThis@swash.pointyhats.com> wrote in message
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 > Shortwave Sportfishing <tomf123removethis.DeleteThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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  > > On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 03:45:00 GMT, Jim <Jim.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
  > >
   > > >The cop sitting by the closed sign told me that it was closed because
of
   > > >the orange terror alert.
   > > >
   > > >Anyone know anything about this? Is this what we can expect from now
on?
  > >
  > > There must have been another reason - that just doesn't make any
  > > sense.
  > >
  > > Later,
  > >
  > > Tom
  > > S. Woodstock, CT
 >
 > It makes perfect sense because it is part of our plan to keep
 > terrorism in the forefront of peoples' thoughts 24-7. We cannot let
 > out guard down on this issue because it will cost our fearless leader
 > votes if we don't have an endless series of annoying incidents to
 > remind all how dangerous everything is.

What's really annoying is having to monitor news broadcasts for any footage
of Bush speaking, so I can quickly get my 14 yr old son out of the room. So
far, the kid's writing better than many college kids. Wouldn't want him
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