THIS AND THAT # 3

     Now here is a lead-in to a news story you don't see every day---maybe not again in your lifetime. I quote from an Associated Press report filed in London: "A former meerkat expert at London Zoo was cleared Tuesday of assaulting a monkey-handler in a love spat over a llama-keeper."
     The altercation happened at a Zoo Christmas party. Two ladies were arguing over some issue having to do with a man they had both dated.

An internet headline screamed  -  

Serbia Finds US-bound Guided Missiles On Flight From Beirut

     Wow! Missiles bound for the US, that's all we need. And it turns out, the things were headed for Oregon. The sub-headline said the report would explain why the missiles were headed for Oregon. Well, I had to find out about this latest threat to Oregon's security, so I clicked on the link and read the report.
     Come to find out that these missiles were training missiles being returned to the manufacturer. They had neither warheads nor guidance systems and were dully packed, and accompanied by the appropriate paper work. 
     The missiles could not have hurt anyone, unless the crate they were in fell on someone's foot.
     And the report had nothing to say why they were heading for Oregon.
     So once again the media suckered me into following a story that was 95 percent hype and 2 percent substance. I can hear some of you asking, "What happened to the other 3 percent?" I'm glad you're paying attention.

You Can't Have Too Much Training

     So you have a armored truck worth probably $130,000. Then you have two guards, each who have had at least ten hours of training, beside the three hours spent on the gun range.

     Now with all these assets to provide the safe transport of money, what happens? They leave the back door of the armored truck open, so as they're driving down the road, $20 bill are flying all over the place. 
     An impossible scenario? Not according to Daniel Uria, who filed a report on just such an incident happening in New Jersey.