Buying a weapon the other side of security
Sep 15, 2001 | 5:34 pm
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Buying a weapon the other side of security
I was just think to myself, I have seen
several shops at ORD that sell things now
banned from flights. Searching everyone
before they enter the gate areas seems a
little like a waste when you can go to one
of several shops by the gates and buy a
knife !!
Anyone hear anything about closing off or
limiting items the other side of security?
several shops at ORD that sell things now
banned from flights. Searching everyone
before they enter the gate areas seems a
little like a waste when you can go to one
of several shops by the gates and buy a
knife !!
Anyone hear anything about closing off or
limiting items the other side of security?
Sep 15, 2001 | 5:53 pm
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I think they have removed all those items from shops. My father was stuck in Iowa after the incident, and when he reboarded his flight to SFO yesterday, he told me that even the pizza restaurants there were not serving pizza, as the police came and took away their pizza cutters....
Sep 18, 2001 | 9:40 am
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I wonder if the Federal Agents have ever been to a Detroit prison. If they had they would know that you can make a deadly shiv using tightly rolled newspaper. Are they going to force the news stands closed too?
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Sep 18, 2001 | 10:35 am
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Not allowing pizza cutters is moronic. In fact nearly all the new "security" procedures are moronic. Not only have they closed the proverbial barn door after the horse is out, they've closed teh wrong door! The only changes they are discussing which have ANY merit in light of last Tuesday's vile cowardly events are armed SkyMarshals and fortified cockpits. In any case, I don't think anyone will be hijacking a planeload of Americans anytime soon.
Sep 18, 2001 | 11:54 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Moriarty:
You don't even wanna think about what Jackie Chan could do with a pizza cutter!</font>
You don't even wanna think about what Jackie Chan could do with a pizza cutter!</font>
I guess the only food left in airports will be Japanese soup.
Sep 18, 2001 | 4:38 pm
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On Sunday, while buying some batteries for my MiniDisc player after security in Toronto, the newstand had a big bucket full of (gasp!) NAILCLIPPERS! I cold have bought oodles of them...
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Sep 18, 2001 | 4:40 pm
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Haven't you ever seen those newfangled bagel cutters. They often have them in hotel Executive/Concierge/Regency and other club lounges. Alternatively, they could always be delivered "pre-sliced" from a secret offsite location!
Sep 18, 2001 | 9:11 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by doc:
Haven't you ever seen those newfangled bagel cutters. They often have them in hotel Executive/Concierge/Regency and other club lounges. Alternatively, they could always be delivered "pre-sliced" from a secret offsite location! </font>
Haven't you ever seen those newfangled bagel cutters. They often have them in hotel Executive/Concierge/Regency and other club lounges. Alternatively, they could always be delivered "pre-sliced" from a secret offsite location! </font>