Major Terrorist Threat in UK-US discovered - Page 11

BarTopDancer · 08-10-2006, 11:30 PM

So I was just about to shut down when I heard (on nbc) that the airlines are charging passengers whose bags are over the weight limit due to packing their carry on stuff. Now that is fvcked up.

Prudence · 08-10-2006, 11:36 PM

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So I was just about to shut down when I heard (on nbc) that the airlines are charging passengers whose bags are over the weight limit due to packing their carry on stuff. Now that is fvcked up.

This is why I laugh when it's suggested that airlines could provide bottled water on board. They're in such deep financial water that they'll charge for anything. Heck, this is the perfect time to go ahead with their plans to charge to check any bags at all.

I'm still waiting for the day we all fly naked after a full cavity search.

€uroMeinke · 08-11-2006, 12:07 AM

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I'm still waiting for the day we all fly naked after a full cavity search.

What about spontaneous human combustion? - once the terrorists master that, we shall never fly again

NirvanaMan · 08-11-2006, 11:16 AM

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What about spontaneous human combustion? - once the terrorists master that, we shall never fly again

Ah yes. And this is the heart of the issue. Honestly. We can never be 100% safe. We come up with new regulations. They will find a new way around them. They will start swallowing the bombs and figure out how to detonate them with their sunglasses.

We just need to keep on keeping on.

scaeagles · 08-11-2006, 06:07 AM

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This is why I laugh when it's suggested that airlines could provide bottled water on board. They're in such deep financial water that they'll charge for anything.

I think I'd pay the dollar for a bottle of water. I think most people would. If they can buy it for $5/case, sell the 32 bottles for $32, that's a nice profit.

And pretty much every flight includes beverage service in flight already, so I don't really find it to be that unrealistic.

BarTopDancer · 08-10-2006, 11:31 PM

Can't we all just get along and meet somewhere in the middle with the common ground of boobies, tacos and all things shiny?

scaeagles · 08-11-2006, 07:46 AM

I suppose it depends, Sac. If the news reports were saying that all of the United States is in flames and there is no hope for the country, I might offer that, no, the entire US is not in flames and while it is tragic and we hope and pray for the best, and we want to help in whatever we can, in Nebraska the wheat harvest went on as scheduled.

This does not belittle tragic events. It simply points out that the entire country is not in flames.

Gemini Cricket · 08-11-2006, 07:49 AM

Iraq is much smaller. It would be California with LA, SF and Sacramento in flames with people blowing themselves and others up on and near the LAX, Amtrak stations, Bart and Metro... Would the news media say that California was screwed? Yes.

scaeagles · 08-11-2006, 07:57 AM

Something tells me that if that were the case there would be a lot less sentiment trying to understand the people that were doing it, and there would be fewer cries to give up and leave CA on their own.

wendybeth · 08-11-2006, 08:11 AM

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Something tells me that if that were the case there would be a lot less sentiment trying to understand the people that were doing it, and there would be fewer cries to give up and leave CA on their own.

Have to argue against that one, Scaeagles. All California has to do is pass an eco-friendly or pro-human rights law and the rest of the country wants to disown them. California is the progressive thorn in America's side, and I suspect that if there were an insurgency of some sort the rest of the country would at least consider putting them on ignore.

As far as sentimentally trying to understand the insurgent- I don't think there are many that want to link arms with them and sing 'Kumbaya', but sometimes in order to effect a cure it makes sense to discover the cause.

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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I suppose it depends, Sac. If the news reports were saying that all of the United States is in flames and there is no hope for the country, I might offer that, no, the entire US is not in flames and while it is tragic and we hope and pray for the best, and we want to help in whatever we can, in Nebraska the wheat harvest went on as scheduled. This does not belittle tragic events. It simply points out that the entire country is not in flames.
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08-11-2006, 07:49 AM	#8
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Iraq is much smaller. It would be California with LA, SF and Sacramento in flames with people blowing themselves and others up on and near the LAX, Amtrak stations, Bart and Metro... Would the news media say that California was screwed? Yes.
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08-11-2006, 07:57 AM	#9
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Something tells me that if that were the case there would be a lot less sentiment trying to understand the people that were doing it, and there would be fewer cries to give up and leave CA on their own.
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