I read the title for this thread, and now I have a Van Halen song stuck in my head.
Just don’t get caught in possession of a sandbag in New York. It’s a criminal offense.
§ 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
"A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
degree when:
(1) He or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart gun, electronic
stun gun, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal knuckle knife,
cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles, metal
knuckles, chuka stick, sand bag, sandclub, wrist-brace type slingshot or
slungshot, shirken, or “Kung Fu star”
It’s a Class A misdemeanor, carrying a penalty of a year in jail or three years probation, plus a $1000 fine. New York takes loaded sandbags very seriously.
What I’ve seen in the northeastern United States is homes on the shoreline being raised eight or ten feet, so as to protect them against inevitable high tides.
I believe they edited out that verse for some reason.
mmm
Will they never learn?
Gone to flower gardens every one
How about a sock? “Sock loaded with sand, very cheap.” Or words to that effect, from Sweet Thursday, I think. And WTH is a slungshot?
Dan
It’s the slingshot you used to have.
Makes a lot more sense as a weapon than hauling the type of sandbag I’m familiar with from under one’s coat and attempting to use it as a cosh, as our Brit friends would say.
Or maybe there are street fighters who’d advance behind a wall of sandbags, which sounds laborious.
I buy the bags fro HD, the city provides the sand for free.
In case anyone is wondering about the sandclub: don’t bother, there are better sandwiches out there.
Is a Dag Otto better than a Dagwood sandwich?
No. Always order the Dagwood. Every time, no exceptions.
Okay, a slungshot is a loaded (built around a weight, such as a big machine nut) monkey fist.
Dan