Scissors Found in Conn. Airport

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[mc5cents]

"What do you mean I stole something? The owner unknowingly gave his consent for me to take it."

Good one.

My take on this: What am I doing in this handbasket and where are we going?

[1Old Pro]

This is awful. Someone could have been running with them..

Or worse, they could have found a cheese knife.

[CIB-173RDABN]

It seems that there is a story like this every day now. And each time, they shut down the airport, make everyone go outside, and call back planes already in the air. Why?

Is anybody in authority thinking? This is like the little boy crying wolf. One of these days, the people in the air terminal are not going to listen. Then what are you going to do? Arrest everyone?

The airline industry was haveing public relations problems long before this (remember all the stories of air rage). This only compounds it.

Why are they (the people in charge) allowing this to go on like this? I just do not understand?

[slugbug]

Oh my, OH, you've done it now. You forgot the sarcasm tag-there are those on this forum who will take you seriously-prepare to be flamed!! LOL

[Lumberjack]

I'd fly your airline any time. I bet a whole bunch of other people would too.

Thanks. Any sane person would, and I'm being serious here. Who doubts that not a single person would attempt a hijacking in this kind of situation? I predict a 100% hijacking free rate for as long as my policies were followed.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the Airline Stewardesses. They'd be all female, first off. Second, they'd be chosen based on the following criteria:

1. Black belt proficiency in at least two major martial arts and proficiency with both a wide range of pistols and a wide range of submachineguns.

2. Customer Service skills.

3. The ability to look as much as possible like Anna Kournikova. Credit would be given, however, if they looked like the young Annette Funicello or the young Pamela Anderson.

[Demidog]

Oh my God. And I wonder if the Security Guard that found them immediately started running with them to the security checkpoint whereupon the officer in charge arrested him for dis-obeying his mother.

[freeeee]

2. Customer Service skills.

I like that part best. Your airline reminds me of Austin Powers jet minus the lava lamp.

Hey I have an idea. If you're going to convert retired bombers for your airline fleet, leave the bombadier's optics in place so we can take turns watching all the neat landmarks as we fly over them.

[NittanyLion]

proficiency in at least two major martial arts

How about proficiency in at least two "marital" arts. ;-)

[Lumberjack]

I like that part best. Your airline reminds me of Austin Powers jet minus the lava lamp.

Yeah, that's sort of the idea I was shooting for, except a bit more armed. Cute stewardesses, high powered weapons, mach speed flight. It would be heaven on earth I tell you, heaven on earth.

Hey I have an idea. If you're going to convert retired bombers for your airline fleet, leave the bombadier's optics in place so we can take turns watching all the neat landmarks as we fly over them.

That would be fun! For a quarter I could hook it up to an video game interface and let you drop virtual bombs on whatever city we happened to be flying over at the time..

[Lumberjack]

I just want to know if you need investors - or a computer geek....:)

I thought there'd be some interest. In reality though, who wouldn't invest in a venture of this nature? I'd be the first buyer at the IPO if I were an investor.

[freeeee]

For a quarter I could hook it up to an video game interface and let you drop virtual bombs on whatever city we happened to be flying over at the time..

Now THAT'S high class travel!!!!

[Lumberjack]

How about proficiency in at least two "marital" arts. ;-)

Only for a first class upgrade ticket, mind you. :)

[Righty1]

Did you catch David Brenner on FOX? He really let Ridge and his morons have it. He now shows a pic of the FBI's 20 most wanted to screeners as they are hassling him and old ladies.

[upchuck]

It really bothers me that enormous amounts of MY money are being spent on this BS.

Arm the crew, reinforce the cockpit door, let passengers with carry licenses carry and this problem will end overnight at virtually no expense. Plus, we'd save all kinds of money on the screening which could be cut back to minimal, where it should be.

Sometimes the gvt is so effing STUPID!! The entire country would be soooooo much better off if they'd concentrate on exporting the bajillion illegal aliens in this country. This is a problem of truly epic proportions and virtually nothing is being done about it.

[spectre]

LOL! I saw David. He held up the picture and said, "I say to the screeners....LOOK at these faces! Do I look anything like these guys?!" It was hysterical.

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