Why there was no looting during the Nashville Flood.

http://i.imgur.com/M4ey5.jpg

(and if you saw this already, why didn't you post it? Hm?)

Freakin' hilarious! My wife's grandparents live in Nashville, so I could see that happening.

LOL Awesome!

there are some people with A beer in one hand a gun in the other!

that is why I love america (for now)

Shortest dude is holding the biggest revolver.

hotlinked for ease of viewing

The smartest guy in that pic is the one holding the camera.

not so sure.. the guy with the camera looks downrange

yep, he's on the wrong end of those toys...of course, so are most of the people IN the shot.

mad_machine wrote: not so sure.. the guy with the camera looks downrange

But he doesn't look like a f'n idiot ;)

The chance of one of them shooting a looter is pretty much zero. The chance of one of them shooting another is much higher.

I count at least three guns that appear to be pointed AT someone. Remember kids, don't point a berkeleying gun at anything you don't intend to kill. I've had to tell my neighbor: "I love you man, but if you point that berkeleying thing at me one more time, I'm going to take it out of your hand and ram it up your ass sideways."

Otto_Maddox wrote: The chance of one of them shooting a looter is pretty much zero. The chance of one of them shooting another is much higher.

I live on the outside of Nashville and I'm a pretty good shot, so don't bet on it.

Alcohol and guns, what a great mix

Gotta love the USA

There was a flood in Nashville?

poopshovel wrote: I count at least three guns that appear to be pointed AT someone. Remember kids, don't point a berkeleying gun at anything you don't intend to kill. I've had to tell my neighbor: "I love you man, but if you point that berkeleying thing at me one more time, I'm going to take it out of your hand and ram it up your ass sideways."

I'm right there with you, I can't stand it even when a toy gun is pointed at me.

storytime:

In a previous life I worked as an ice cream man for a couple of summers. One day this obnoxious kid was "shooting" me with his toy gun, and after a bit I said "ok kid I get it, now get that thing out of my face". He kept on being a little brat and pointing that thing at me and pretending to shoot, so I refused to sell him ice cream. In his best spoiled brat voice he said "I don't care, I didn't want any ice cream anyway" Then I told him that I didn't mean just today, but he wouldn't be getting any ice cream for the ENTIRE SUMMER. He would still try, but I never forgot, and wouldn't sell the little brat anything. Finally after a couple of weeks his Mom approached the truck berating me for refusing to serve him. I told Mom that her kid was a brat, and he should be more respectful to his elders. I also told her that if he behaved I'd agree to sell him some overpriced ice cream. For the rest of the summer he would come up to the truck with his tail between his legs.

lesson: Don't berkeley with the ice cream man!

Cone_Junky wrote: Alcohol and guns, what a great mix Gotta love the USA

I thought alcohol was ncessecary for most things?

Liquor steadies the hand, at least in the old west gunfighter movies

i seem to remember that pic originally being posted during the hurricane katrina aftermath

I live in Western Tn. and it flooded here as well. I believe one reason you didn't see / hear anything about looting was because folks got together right away and helped each other out when it came to looking after each other's property. That's not to say there wasn't any looting, it's just that it was small scale and was stopped quickly.

I make no claims that's a recent picture. I just found it funny.

http://www.slapyo.com/2005/09/29/why-there-was-no-looting-in-texas/

Hmm shotguns and pistols; I would have thought Tennessee was better equipped. Pretty much everyone I know has atleast one carbine or battle rifle. Two is one and one is none. They get lonely...

Remember the poor EBR's

is the guy leaning his arm on the telephone pole aiming his gun at the camera man??

Cone_Junky wrote: Alcohol and guns, what a great mix Gotta love the USA

Then move to Sweden.

Hippy.

pilotbraden wrote: Liquor steadies the hand, at least in the old west gunfighter movies

That only works if you have DT's in the first place.