<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Brian:
On the other hand, since at least one parking structure in the U.S. has been bombed by terrorists, with loss of life, it seems entirely reasonable to conduct similar screening during times of heightened alert status.
The structure? The World Trade Center in 1993, of course.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/627092.asp
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Good point, except that the garage of the WTC was not a structure, but was underground and a part of the WTC foundation, which the attackers were trying to undermine.
The problem here is that these inspections are not occuring as one enters a parking structure, they occur as one enters the airport property. And srtangely enough, all they seem to check are the car's trunk (boot), ignoring all other potential hiding places
Again See:
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blsmuggled.htm
Plus, if one has a fullish tank (mine holds 50-plus liters), then one is always allowed to carry one of the most explosive liquids known to man right up to the front (usually glass) doors: Gasoline (Petrol)!
[This message has been edited by HeHateY (edited 02-20-2003).]