Taxi between Cuba and Florida?

[waterdaughter]

Hard to believe, but true.

The mark of an ingenious, desperate, yet very funky people.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Third time in two years Cubans have tried to get to Florida via a floatable old vehicle. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/cuba/sfl-ccubacar08jun08,0,4414151.story

 

[BIGSAGE136]

The 1st guy that did it in a chevy is now a well paid engineer.

 

[CBulla]

You know, if the Coast Guard would stop sinking these classics turned into boats, we'd have a really neat bit of history on display somewhere.

Oh.. it sux they made it almost all the way to Key West to.. 25 miles... What would happen if they made it.. drive up a boat ramp and up US1?

And.... was the meter running?

 

[wstein]

Feet dry, they are happy US citizens....feet wet, they are still Castro's pawns.

 

[KidK9]

Turn them around and send them back. No vacancy.

 

[MtnDiver]

Apparently they will get to stay afterall.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159060,00.html

 

[waterdaughter]

Apparently they will get to stay afterall.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159060,00.html

Well, hmmm. :yelclap:

Perhaps not a popular opinion---and I apologize in advance for offending any sensitive to the issue---but I applaud their courage and lament a way of life that requires such heroic effort. It is difficult not to admire such sheer determination, even if one does not welcome their presence...is it not?

 

[ShakaZulu]

I would take a couple of 144 gal drums, weld them together and install a V4 in the rear. Setup the boyency so that it floats just below the surface. I may even put in a see-trough window so that I can checkout the fish. Hook up a high-speed floating snorkel and hit it to the US coast.

 

[KidK9]

Well, hmmm. :yelclap:

Perhaps not a popular opinion---and I apologize in advance for offending any sensitive to the issue---but I applaud their courage and lament a way of life that requires such heroic effort. It is difficult not to admire such sheer determination, even if one does not welcome their presence...is it not?

Yes, let them all in! Our porous borders do wonders for terrorism. We should welcome them with fruitbaskets and hugs. After we all eat s'mores together, we can sing Cumbaya and talk about how they are long lost relatives. Blah.