Travelling by Air??
10 August 2006, 09:50 AM
#31
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Durham
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I just booked a flight to the USA yesterday. Departure date 9/11 2006 DOH!
Keeping a close eye on things. Must say a little nervous!
Now I know why it was sooooooooooo Cheap.
Keeping a close eye on things. Must say a little nervous!
Now I know why it was sooooooooooo Cheap.
10 August 2006, 09:52 AM
#32
Scooby Senior
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: RIP - Tam the bam & Andy the Jock
Posts: 14,333
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by stilover
Aparently, you can't take a book on board ??? Surely it's easy to check if a book carried by a family going on there summer holiday is a bomb. Take the book and flick through the pages. If a bomb doesn't fall out, it's a safe bet to say there's no bomb. So why ban books ?? Suppose you could always batter the Pilot to death with it !!
10 August 2006, 09:54 AM
#33
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Runway two seven right.
Posts: 6,652
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by stilover
Aparently, you can't take a book on board ??? Surely it's easy to check if a book carried by a family going on there summer holiday is a bomb. Take the book and flick through the pages. If a bomb doesn't fall out, it's a safe bet to say there's no bomb. So why ban books ?? Suppose you could always batter the Pilot to death with it !!
10 August 2006, 09:56 AM
#34
Scooby Senior
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Next door to the WiFi connection
Posts: 16,293
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Great, the misses is going to Dublin tomorrow. I have to be up at 4:30am to take her to the airport but now looks like I have to leave at 3am 
that means my friday nights gone since I'll be fast asleep come 9pm.
Good thing though is that they caught the cvnts before posing any threat to us.
well done lads.
that means my friday nights gone since I'll be fast asleep come 9pm.Good thing though is that they caught the cvnts before posing any threat to us.
well done lads.
10 August 2006, 09:57 AM
#35
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Croydon - returned to democracy! Yay!!
Posts: 3,682
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by DCI Gene Hunt
Wrong.................. the 'objective' is fear and terror, and the methods used are those most likely to cause fear and terror..... which are 'mass destruction' and 'huge loss of life' that's all......
SB
10 August 2006, 09:58 AM
#36
Scooby Senior
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Next door to the WiFi connection
Posts: 16,293
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by FlightMan
The trouble is its not 1 book it it? Last year we has 62,000,000 people travel through LHR. If half of those are carrying books, and it takes 15 seconds to get the book out, hand it over, check it and hand it back, well you do the maths on how much delay that causes.
10 August 2006, 10:00 AM
#37
Scooby Regular
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Here, There, Everywhere
Posts: 10,619
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by davegtt
Great, the misses is going to Dublin tomorrow. I have to be up at 4:30am to take her to the airport but now looks like I have to leave at 3am that means my friday nights gone since I'll be fast asleep come 9pm.
Good thing though is that they caught the cvnts before posing any threat to us. well done lads.
that means my friday nights gone since I'll be fast asleep come 9pm.Good thing though is that they caught the cvnts before posing any threat to us.
well done lads.
10 August 2006, 10:02 AM
#40
Scooby Senior
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: RIP - Tam the bam & Andy the Jock
Posts: 14,333
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by mega_stream
Good to see in a time of concern the Mi5 website has ground to a halt, the place to go for advice and it looks like it's falling over!
you are aware we are at a high level security shutdown at the moment
10 August 2006, 10:03 AM
#41
Scooby Regular
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Here, There, Everywhere
Posts: 10,619
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by FlightMan
The trouble is its not 1 book it it? Last year we has 62,000,000 people travel through LHR. If half of those are carrying books, and it takes 15 seconds to get the book out, hand it over, check it and hand it back, well you do the maths on how much delay that causes.
I am all for tight security, but at times I think they go just a bit too far.
10 August 2006, 10:04 AM
#43
Originally Posted by DCI Gene Hunt
(bit like scobynet really!!!)
10 August 2006, 10:05 AM
#44
Scooby Senior
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: RIP - Tam the bam & Andy the Jock
Posts: 14,333
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Sbradley
If we're going to be really pedantic then the objective is a total overthrow of democracy (we'll pretend we still have one for now) and our way of life, to be replaced by a despotic dictatorship of Mullahs and their hangers-on. But the preferred technique is through mass destruction and huge loss of life. Just causing fear and terror isn't enough for these boys... unfortunately.
SB
SB
10 August 2006, 10:05 AM
#46
Originally Posted by stilover
Yeah, fair point. But how do you allow for the amount of people who are going to stand at checkin arguing about why they can't take a book on board to entertain their children on a 12 hour flight ??
I am all for tight security, but at times I think they go just a bit too far.
I am all for tight security, but at times I think they go just a bit too far.
10 August 2006, 10:08 AM
#47
Scooby Senior
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: RIP - Tam the bam & Andy the Jock
Posts: 14,333
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by scott8629
Somthing needs to be done soon. It makes my bllod boil. Killing innocent women and children on a plane.
Im sure im not on my own in thinking this problem needs to be resolved.
Im sure im not on my own in thinking this problem needs to be resolved.
10 August 2006, 10:11 AM
#48
Scooby Senior
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Next door to the WiFi connection
Posts: 16,293
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by stilover
Cvnts that your quite happy to have in this country apparently, going by your other posts.
Carry on your moaning like a true prat yourself. All because your not allowed a book on the plane
10 August 2006, 10:11 AM
#49
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Runway two seven right.
Posts: 6,652
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by stilover
Yeah, fair point. But how do you allow for the amount of people who are going to stand at checkin arguing about why they can't take a book on board to entertain their children on a 12 hour flight ??
I am all for tight security, but at times I think they go just a bit too far.
I am all for tight security, but at times I think they go just a bit too far.
1. Do you know of a book that will keep a child entertained for 12 hours? If so, tell me its title please.
2. Check out the IFE systems for long haul carriers now. Loads of TV channels, video games etc.
Who needs a book to keep kids entertained?
People have to understand that flying will change. Personally I'd be happy spending 8+ hours keeping my kids entertained anyway I can, if the alternative is watching them spill out of the split fuselage of a 747 thats been blown apart by some Islamist scumbag.
It really is that simple folks!
10 August 2006, 10:11 AM
#50
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Talk to the hand....
Posts: 13,331
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by FlightMan
No. The prize for the most stupid comment on Scoobynet goes to post #18 in this thread. 
Now be a good sheep and swallow your propaganda.
10 August 2006, 10:17 AM
#52
Scooby Senior
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: RIP - Tam the bam & Andy the Jock
Posts: 14,333
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by davegtt
If you say so, just because your incapable of having a reasoned debate its not my fault is it? You cant even read somebodies posts and understand them, then calling them an idiot because of your inadequences.
Carry on your moaning like a true prat yourself. All because your not allowed a book on the plane
Carry on your moaning like a true prat yourself. All because your not allowed a book on the plane
10 August 2006, 10:21 AM
#53
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Runway two seven right.
Posts: 6,652
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by unclebuck
Baaa....
Now be a good sheep and swallow your propaganda.
Now be a good sheep and swallow your propaganda.
So, go back to your tin foil lined house, keep listening for the clicks on the phone line, and enjoy you conspiracy theories.
10 August 2006, 10:44 AM
#55
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Texas - It's BIG!
Posts: 2,105
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by MY97_Toy
I just booked a flight to the USA yesterday. Departure date 9/11 2006 DOH!
Keeping a close eye on things. Must say a little nervous!
Now I know why it was sooooooooooo Cheap.
Keeping a close eye on things. Must say a little nervous!
Now I know why it was sooooooooooo Cheap.
10 August 2006, 10:44 AM
#56
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 12,329
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
So in the stroke of a HM soundbite, we have gone back to the dark ages!
X-rays are useless, trianed security gaurds, are nothing more than porters, and your freedoms are right royally f*cked!!!!
now prehaps i,m a bit cynical () but if an x ray machine thats been used for years without any concerns or issues is now suddenly incapable of telling the differance between a mobile phone or an ipods innards, then somthing seriously is amiss.
two big flaws in the argument,
one why wait until this late stage to act!!! and why the draconian measures on the ground. after 9/11 security was ramped up to the level of if it looks sharp it is, and if we dont like it it dosent go on!!!
So you can now guarantee, that some new sociallly devisive measures will be implented, the PC brigade will kick off on one, sops will be made to our ethnic friends, and the rest of us will be subjected to more intrusuion and control
The airlines will use this as an oppertunity to dump a load of jobs, and return record profits to boot.
mart
X-rays are useless, trianed security gaurds, are nothing more than porters, and your freedoms are right royally f*cked!!!!
now prehaps i,m a bit cynical (
) but if an x ray machine thats been used for years without any concerns or issues is now suddenly incapable of telling the differance between a mobile phone or an ipods innards, then somthing seriously is amiss.two big flaws in the argument,
one why wait until this late stage to act!!! and why the draconian measures on the ground. after 9/11 security was ramped up to the level of if it looks sharp it is, and if we dont like it it dosent go on!!!
So you can now guarantee, that some new sociallly devisive measures will be implented, the PC brigade will kick off on one, sops will be made to our ethnic friends, and the rest of us will be subjected to more intrusuion and control
The airlines will use this as an oppertunity to dump a load of jobs, and return record profits to boot.
mart
10 August 2006, 10:48 AM
#57
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: God's promised land
Posts: 80,907
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
To answer your first question, Mart - because they were all in the same place at the same time, thus ensuring mass arrests. In fact they've held 21 but say they are still tracking down 2 others. High risk strategy, but you can't agrue that it worked.
10 August 2006, 10:59 AM
#58
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester
Posts: 2,213
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Were flying to New York in the next couple of months from Manchester, not that keen on going now because I'm worried about flying to the states!!
I know we shouldn't give in and give them the satisfaction of showing were scared but it really makes me worry!!..
Carla..
I know we shouldn't give in and give them the satisfaction of showing were scared but it really makes me worry!!.. Carla..
10 August 2006, 11:01 AM
#59
Scooby Senior
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Next door to the WiFi connection
Posts: 16,293
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Just get on the plane... The chances of it blowing up are very small. Probably got more chance of being involved in a car accident before you go IMO.
10 August 2006, 11:03 AM
#60
Scooby Senior
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: RIP - Tam the bam & Andy the Jock
Posts: 14,333
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by davegtt
Just get on the plane... The chances of it blowing up are very small. Probably got more chance of being involved in a car accident before you go IMO.
