Author Topic: Airport security and airplane parts (Read 807 times)

Golfer · « **Reply #15 on:** December 15, 2006, 03:43:54 PM »

Last time I went through a non-crew line I had to go through one of the little puffer machines. This was the day after I shot maybe 300 rounds of various caliber in competition trap, skeet and target shots.

They didn't stop me...I can only imagine how much gunshot residue was all over my jacket.

Chairboy · « **Reply #16 on:** December 15, 2006, 03:45:45 PM »

I know, I know, that's gunSHOT residue. They don't care about that, they're looking for gunSHOOT residue. That's the stuff ain't been used yet.

wooley · « **Reply #17 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:25:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Well, if you did not have that oddly spelled last name of 'Graeme'

Graeme is my first name - sounds a lot like 'Graham', pronounced after half a bottle of good single-malt whisky

The fun to be had at airports is endless. One recent conversation went along the lines of:

Check-in attendant: "That's a great accent sir - where are you from?"
Me: "Why thank-you - I'm from Scotland."
Check-in attendant: "Wow that's cool. OK sir, I just need to see your passport".
Me: "Sure - there you go".
Check-in attendant: "Sir - this is a British passport - you said you were from Scotland...".

Airscrew · « **Reply #18 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:31:35 PM »

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Originally posted by wooley
Check-in attendant: "That's a great accent sir - where are you from?"
Me: "Why thank-you - I'm from Scotland."
Check-in attendant: "Wow that's cool. OK sir, I just need to see your passport".
Me: "Sure - there you go".
Check-in attendant: "Sir - this is a British passport - you said you were from Scotland...".

, hey give her a point, at least she could tell it was a british passport

john9001 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:31:50 PM »

i found out my car can travel long distances on some thing they call the "interstate", so i don't fly anymore.

Waffle · « **Reply #20 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:46:53 PM »

personally, getting searched, red-flagged for 20 mins doesn't bother me. I'd rather have that done to me than getting on the plane and end up blown up or plowed into an structure / ground.

I say that's more than a fair trade.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #21 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:54:26 PM »

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Graeme is my first name...

Oops, I assumed incorrectly. Wait a minute, why am I concerned with what a terrorist thinks? Sheesh!

Chairboy · « **Reply #22 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:03:37 PM »

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personally, getting searched, red-flagged for 20 mins doesn't bother me. I'd rather have that done to me than getting on the plane and end up blown up or plowed into an structure / ground.

I say that's more than a fair trade.

You're faaaaaaaaaaaaaar more likely to be killed by a drunk driver. You're ok, I suppose, with drunk driving checkpoints every 5 miles on the Freeway? Also, heart disease is one of the biggest killers, I'm sure you wouldn't mind having a mandatory cholesterol/blood pressure test as part of checking out at the supermarket, right?

Waffle · « **Reply #23 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:13:40 PM »

Drunk drivers aren't out looking to kill / harm me because of the country I live in / and or my beliefs. ... not sure about the red meat though......

And getting searched by an airline is their business, it's their company and passengers they're trying to protect, as well their own industry.

Kinda like this bulletin board...if there was a way to pre-screen people before they post, then you'd eliminate the tard spammers, ect...

but they dont have that in place, so they use "air marshalls" mp1-8...

wooley · « **Reply #24 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:21:41 PM »

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Drunk drivers aren't out looking to kill / harm me because of the country I live in / and or my beliefs.

And I'm sure that's a great comfort to the victims' families.

john9001 · « **Reply #25 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:45:48 PM »

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Originally posted by wooley
And I'm sure that's a great comfort to the victims' families.

i'm sure the victims families of people killed by sober drivers are taking great comfort that their loved ones were killed by sober drivers.

sober drivers kill more people than drinking drivers.

to quote Archy Bunker " would it make yous feel better little girl if they fell outa winder?"

Sparks · « **Reply #26 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:49:04 PM »

Waffle - so you think all this screening is making your journey safe ??

Next time you are boarding an airplane and they are still loading the galleys just check out the catering crew, or for that matter the baggage handlers, or maybe the freight loaders, or cleaners, or **** truck drivers .....etc etc. You think those guys / girls go through the level of security passengers do EVERY time the go through the gate ??

Flying today is a pain in the ass......

Waffle · « **Reply #27 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:54:24 PM »

would you prefer no screening at all? for anyone?

ROC · « **Reply #28 on:** December 15, 2006, 06:19:31 PM »

I'm in Sacramento. Family is in Salt Lake. 10 Hour Drive, 2 Hour Flight.

I drive. Dad continually asks why I just don't fly out here and save that long boring drive.

Door to Door It's FASTER to drive and far less irratating!

Ball · « **Reply #29 on:** December 15, 2006, 06:29:28 PM »

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, hey give her a point, at least she could tell it was a british passport

heck, she is american, i am surprised she even knew what a passport is!