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Old 09-08-2009, 07:27 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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TIJUANA, Mexico - Police in the Mexican border city of Tijuana say they have arrested six men for stealing pieces of the U.S. border fence to sell as scrap metal.

Holes in the border fence once were more commonly made by migrant smugglers, but fewer people are trying to cross because of a weak U.S. economy and a crackdown on immigration.

Cops: 6 held for stealing border fence pieces - Focus on Mexico- msnbc.com
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Old 09-08-2009, 01:03 PM
 
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Perhaps these suspects were fans of cowboy singer Gene Autry, and were humming to themselves as they worked,

"Oh, give me land, lots of land
under starry skies above,
Don't Fence Me In.

Let me ride over wide-open
Spaces that I love..
Don't Fence Me In....


etc etc etc.

At least, it's an idea worth looking into...
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Old 09-08-2009, 01:04 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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Perhaps these suspects were fans of Gene Autry, and were humming,

"Oh, give me land, lots of land
under starry skies above,
Don't Fence Me In.

Let me ride over wide-open
Spaces that I love..
Don't Fence Me In....


etc etc etc.

At least, it's an idea worth looking into...
We are not fencing them in silly, trying to fence them OUT!
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Old 09-08-2009, 01:06 PM
 
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We are not fencing them in silly, trying to fence them OUT!
I take a fence at the hole idea...and hope you'll all continue to keep me posted. This stuff borders on the ludicrous.
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Old 09-08-2009, 01:09 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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I take a fence at the hole idea...and hope you'll all continue to keep me posted. This stuff borders on the ludicrous.
No the fence is ludicrous, did you see that tin can version of a fence? What a joke.
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Old 09-08-2009, 02:32 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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It's a barrier meant to slow people down. A canal with a vertical wall would have been a better choice.
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Old 09-08-2009, 02:40 PM
 
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I take a fence at the hole idea...and hope you'll all continue to keep me posted. This stuff borders on the ludicrous.
Wire you taking a fence? The above barb penned just shows that no one is barred from digging a hole with their post here at C-D, an electrifying idea.
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Old 09-08-2009, 02:57 PM
 
Location: So. of Rosarito, Baja, Mexico
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Sorry John...that news is two weeks old already.
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Old 09-08-2009, 03:02 PM
 
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Wire you taking a fence? The above barb penned just shows that no one is barred from digging a hole with their post here at C-D, an electrifying idea.
Just tossing in a few barbs.....no a fence intended. A very wise man once said, "When you fence others OUT....you're also fencing yourself IN"....and, of course, you can't expect those on the other side to be willing to split the cost.

I suppose this means that illegals, who in the past have been derided as 'mojados' or 'alambristas' will now be known as 'cercadores'..????

When you lock a man out, you shouldn't be surprised if he 'takes a fence'....even if it's one section at a time...
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Old 09-08-2009, 04:49 PM
 
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It's a barrier meant to slow people down. A canal with a vertical wall would have been a better choice.
go ahead dig a moat in put gators in it
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