So this is what the anti-terrorism money gets spent on

[Duke]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/8121586.stm

A suspicious package which led to an RAF parade being cancelled in Lincolnshire, has turned out to be a phone box air freshener.

A bomb disposal team exploded the black BT device, which was spotted in the red telephone box in Market Place, Boston, by a worried member of the public.

A BT spokesman said air fresheners had been installed in enclosed phone boxes for years without problems.

Boston Borough Council is working with the RAF to rearrange the parade.

The BT spokesman said: "We do put air fresheners in some phone boxes - we like to make the environment as pleasant as possible for people using a payphone to make a call.

"Some people have been known to use phone boxes for reasons other than wanting to phone someone.

"We site the air fresheners discreetly so they don't get vandalised."

A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said: "We had no idea what it was, it was something we'd never encountered before."

Seriously

 

[arknor]

lol they will explode anything these days

 

[Tom0]

What next?

THAT DEVICE! ITS RINGING! BLOW IT UP!

ITS SWALLOWED THAT MANS CHANGE TO FUND TERRORISM!!!

 

[sixty]

Our tax hard at work...

 

[Dogbreath]

ITS SWALLOWED THAT MANS CHANGE TO FUND TERRORISM!!!

 

[rypt]

Our tax hard at work...

indeed

 

[Street]

lol they will explode anything these days

To be fair, if you could explode things at random with just the smallest reason needed you would wouldn't you? I know I would!

 

[arknor]

What next?

THAT DEVICE! ITS RINGING! BLOW IT UP!

ITS SWALLOWED THAT MANS CHANGE TO FUND TERRORISM!!!

big ben is ticking best get out the nukes

 

[Orcish-Horde]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/8121586.stm



Seriously

It may seem trivial but if it had of been dismissed and things like that are dismissed as nothing to worry about. Chance is is that someones mother, father or childern are going to get killed. The general rule is if something doesn't seem right then it is not right and need to be dealt with. After all we are at war.

 

[etom]

waht do you expect them to do not respond to bomb threats, as thats what it was... ? what tax payers money ? they are on a salary anyways thats what they are there for...

 

[rypt]

It may seem trivial but if it had of been dismissed and things like that are dismissed as nothing to worry about. Chance is is that someones mother, father or childern are going to get killed. The general rule is if something doesn't seem right then it is not right and need to be dealt with. After all we are at war.

We never went to these lengths during the IRA bombings - we did not have no liquids on flights rules ...

 

[SlyReaper]

To be fair, if you could explode things at random with just the smallest reason needed you would wouldn't you? I know I would!

That post just earned you a red flag at MI5.

 

[sixty]

...After all we are at war.

That's sarcasm, right..?

 

[robmiller]

After all we are at war.

hahaha

 

[Rroff]

At what point did common sense not say... its a BT phone box lets call BT and see what this thing is first? and these are bomb disposal people... help us all.

 

[Makunouchi]

hahaha

+1


Nothing but laughter at such a ridiculous comment.

 

[Street]

That post just earned you a red flag at MI5.

Haha.. Good job I don't look like I'm from the middle east then or they'd be round here quicker than you could say terrori..

 

[dalin80]

as long as your not a brazillian plumber then all is well.

 

[mrk]

"Some people have been known to use phone boxes for reasons other than wanting to phone someone."

What would that be then :O

Farting?

 

[andi]

Urinating.

Problem is, if they hadn't done anything, and someone had hidden a bomb in it they'd be in the ****.