Bob, at 11:22 on Jul 20 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> Oh sure, statistically there is no argument with that at all,
BG> but if driving, I can at least minimise the likelihood of my
BG> having an accident. Not so with a random attack by a bunch of
BG> ferals though. 

BL> Get a dog and train it to chase cats.

I have trained my bullets to chase (and catch) cats, and they eat much less
than dogs as well.  Nor do they shit all over the lawn, either...

BL> I disturbed two hoons in my back yard last night, yelled
"Cats!" and when 
BL> Jess attacked they ran like crazies! I didn't even get a swing at them with
BL> my hammer - they were a 50 metres up the street by then. ROFL! It's pretty 
BL> frigtening when an ugly black hairy dog comes out of nowhere ready to rock 
BL> 'n' roll a few cats!

Just as well they bolted, otherwise Jess might have licked them to death.

BL> I tell you what: a dog shits all over an old 303 for chasing burglars.

Oh really?  Show me a dog which can run at 2500fps then...

BL> The beauty is that you know some bastard is not going to sneak up on you in 
BL> the dark; the dog sees them first. Jess looks really mean and is totally 
BL> harmless... although, she might have gone for them if I'd have encouraged 
BL> her. 

Presumably she's marked out her own territory by now, so you shouldn't
really need to accompany her any more.  How old is she now?

BL> I'll bet they're the pricks who have been stealing my hose fittings.

Still losing those things, are you?  What's the attraction, I wonder?

Regards, Bill
@EOT:

--- MsgedSQ/2 3.50