Terror Plot Foiled

Scuzi · 10 Aug 2006 at 17:48

Anyone watching Bush on Sky News now?

"I want to thank the government of Tony Blair..."

I <3 Bush.

FreeStream · 10 Aug 2006 at 17:55

Scuzi said:
Anyone watching Bush on Sky News now?

"I want to thank the government of Tony Blair..."

I <3 Bush.

ha ha!!!

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Oh how ****ing nice - worke up this morning to this! :mad:

, I go to Poland on the 18th and I can't take £1200 of camera/laptop.. etc equipment with me as hand luggage atm, going in hold? Oh no! Not allowed drinks on th plane yet we can buy water, wtf :rolleyes:

So, either its all over by next week or im not going (you might say whats the point - its not a holiday for me, i've been over there for the last 6 years for 2 weeks each year. Im going to Auchwitz etc for 2 days, having a good look round and taking proper photos. Instead of using 200 photos on film which cost an arm and leg to develop

)

Something better come out of this, proof people, proof!

Over Clocker · 10 Aug 2006 at 17:59

Sinizterguy said:
Note to all those mentioning stopping people of an appearance from flying - Richard Reid, British born follower of Osama Bin Laden - quite sure he didnt look Indian or have a Muslim sounding name.

Islamic terrorists do not loom Indian, they look middle eastern

Al Vallario · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:01

Concorde Rules said:
Not allowed drinks on th plane yet we can buy water, wtf

Liquids are not allowed on board because the entire (alleged) terror plot revolves around liquid explosives. This has been confirmed by official sources, and thus the Department for Transport have put in place additional security measures which state that passengers are not allowed to take liquids on board. You can buy drinks on board because they're not liquid explosives, obviously.

It's a pain, but it makes sense

Over Clocker · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:01

fRostiE said:
well my dads supposed to be flying back from america today, and im supposed to be doing the same in 3 weeks time... nice!

now their telling me i have to be on a plane for 10 hours without an iPod...

Tragic

Would you rather be dead?

Borris · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:10

Al Vallario said:
This has been confirmed by official sources

Where / who has confirmed this, by the way?

fRostiE · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:10

mrdbristol said:
I quoted you in full , and there was no mention of delays , so please don't add to your statement after.

Directly , it doesn't affect me at the moment as I am not travelling.
But , if I was , then I would respect the measures put in place by people with far more knowledge than you or I and live with it.

If your personal comfort is more important than the potential loss of life to others , then thats your opinion.

Mark

Hi mark,

i'd like to draw your attention to the comment i made in my origional post about my father, and i quote

fRostiE said:
well my dads supposed to be flying back from america today, and im supposed to be doing the same in 3 weeks time... nice!

you can interpret my comments in any way you see fit, it doesn’t make a jot of difference what some 39 year old bloke from Bristol thinks... if MSNBC the news channel in America has the power to bring the fact that laptops and iPod are not and may never be allowed on an airplane again then i certainly can too, if you'd like to be a keyboard warrior then fair enough but just appreciate your instant reaction to flame another member of these forums might not always be accepted.

Obviously im not going to go against the requests of airlines and go, oh sod it im taking my iPod onboard despite new security measures, i also accept pilots have more knowledge of planes than i do, thanks for pointing that one out.

i wouldn’t go so far as to say my personal comfort comes above the potential loss of live, if thats how you interpreted it then i apologies profusely... i was merely stating my disappointment in society today as to refuse me the use of my belongings on a piece of public transportation

Over Clocker said:
Tragic

Would you rather be dead?

read the above, im just a dissapointed 19 year old with a dream of flying home as comfortably as possible, alas society has let me down.

im off to enjoy my holiday now, bye

JohnnyG · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:10

Scuzi said:
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Security was stepped up outside your place today :eek:

Scuzi · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:20

JohnnyG said:
Security was stepped up outside your place today

'Twas indeed. The state of alert was set at 'Exceptional' (Why oh why did they get rid of the colour scheme) for most of the morning resulting in car searches, more armed police etc. It was reduced down to 'Heightened' at about midday so hopefully things are back to normal, I couldn't be arsed taking all the guns and crap out of my boot

Over Clocker · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:21

Just drove home from work through Kingston Upon Thames.

Not exactly central london or anything!

Police & PCSO standing patrol precence the bus station and train station, standing at the entrance of a nearby petrol station etc.

Never seen anything like that before.

Ricochet J · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:22

Try living near the Canary Wharf towers, business district

Sirens are going off left, right and centre. And when I took my daily cycle route through Canary Wharf the police kindly asked me to take another route to avoid any stoppages

sphen · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:24

fRostiE said:
read the above, im just a dissapointed 19 year old with a dream of flying home as comfortably as possible, alas society has let me down.

Society has let down many starving and ill people in Africa and other deprived parts of the world. You are just simply a 19-year old spoilt brat, society owes you nothing.

Kainz · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:26

I just got home from work (finished at 17:00, got home at 18:10!) and as I work quite close to heathrow, the traffic was quite heavy. I couldn't even take the 140 bus home as it starts its journey from heathrow and they were all stuck in traffic for ages.

I ended up taking a taxi home and saw heaps of police cars/vans shooting past towards the airport. It was identical to the scenes I saw during 7/7. Credit to 'Winston!' the taxi driver who scared the balls out of me by rushing 3 red lights because the traffic was getting to him lol

Hopefully the government will take the home bred threat to our country a bit seriously now.

growse · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:28

Blobaptoblobic:

PAKISTANI INTELLIGENCE HELPED BRITAIN FOIL PLOT TO BLOW UP AIRCRAFT-PAKISTANI OFFICIAL SOURCE - RTRS

*editaion:

ISLAMABAD, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Pakistan's intelligence service helped British security agencies foil a plot to blow up several aircraft flying between Britain and the United States, a senior Pakistani official said on Thursday.

"Pakistan actively cooperated to make this happen," the official said on condition of anonymity. "There was very close cooperation between the intelligence agencies of the two countries."

The official said action was being taken in Pakistan, but would not confirm whether any arrests had been made in the country.

Brizzles · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:30

fRostiE said:
Hi mark,

i'd like to draw your attention to the comment i made in my origional post about my father, and i quote

you can interpret my comments in any way you see fit, it doesn’t make a jot of difference what some 39 year old bloke from Bristol thinks... if MSNBC the news channel in America has the power to bring the fact that laptops and iPod are not and may never be allowed on an airplane again then i certainly can too, if you'd like to be a keyboard warrior then fair enough but just appreciate your instant reaction to flame another member of these forums might not always be accepted.

Obviously im not going to go against the requests of airlines and go, oh sod it im taking my iPod onboard despite new security measures, i also accept pilots have more knowledge of planes than i do, thanks for pointing that one out.

i wouldn’t go so far as to say my personal comfort comes above the potential loss of live, if thats how you interpreted it then i apologies profusely... i was merely stating my disappointment in society today as to refuse me the use of my belongings on a piece of public transportation

read the above, im just a dissapointed 19 year old with a dream of flying home as comfortably as possible, alas society has let me down.

im off to enjoy my holiday now, bye

A Very dramatic response indeed.

If you don't care what " some 39 year old bloke from Bristol thinks " then why post on a discussion forum , I am allowed my opinion.

As you have responded to 2 people then it shows i am not alone in finding your post a little selfish and immature.

Enjoy your holiday , and i'm 39 next week , actually , so I look forward to my birthday postcard !

Mark

FreeStream · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:36

Al Vallario said:
Liquids are not allowed on board because the entire (alleged) terror plot revolves around liquid explosives. This has been confirmed by official sources, and thus the Department for Transport have put in place additional security measures which state that passengers are not allowed to take liquids on board. You can buy drinks on board because they're not liquid explosives, obviously.

It's a pain, but it makes sense

Unless they have some form of making Hydrogen and Oxygen on the plane I very very very very very much doubt water will do anything to anyone

If you say what about using to ignite power, well, whats your body 80 or whatever % made up of?

Plus your not allowed newspapers, or books!? even if they are searched through?

Its falling down tbh, i'd be fine flying without the checks.

Still, hey-ho a bunch of ******* ruin our lives once again! :rolleyes:

Guru · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:41

Just seen the news

I live on High Wycombe!!!! scummy ********!!!!!

Ashamed to have scum like that living in my neck of the woods!!!!!!!! :mad:

Brizzles · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:43

Concorde Rules said:
Unless they have some form of making Hydrogen and Oxygen on the plane I very very very very very much doubt water will do anything to anyone

If you say what about using to ignite power, well, whats your body 80 or whatever % made up of?

Plus your not allowed newspapers, or books!? even if they are searched through?

Its falling down tbh, i'd be fine flying without the checks.

Still, hey-ho a bunch of ******* ruin our lives once again!

They are not banning water on planes.

They are simply saying that you cannot bring your own liquid onto the plane.

Is this too hard to understand ?

Mark

Pudney · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:43

Concorde Rules said:
Unless they have some form of making Hydrogen and Oxygen on the plane I very very very very very much doubt water will do anything to anyone

The point is just because a liquid is in a bottle that says water, it doesnt necessarily make it water. It could quite easily be another chemical which could be used to make an explosive.

Edinho · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:45

Concorde Rules said:
Unless they have some form of making Hydrogen and Oxygen on the plane I very very very very very much doubt water will do anything to anyone

If you say what about using to ignite power, well, whats your body 80 or whatever % made up of?

Plus your not allowed newspapers, or books!? even if they are searched through?

Its falling down tbh, i'd be fine flying without the checks.

Still, hey-ho a bunch of ******* ruin our lives once again!

Whats the alternative? Have everyone boarding the plane take a swig of all the liquids they have? Good luck you might get to your destination sometime next year.

imo people carry way to much hand baggage, about time they cut it down to just the essentials, how many times do you see muppets lugging massive bags in to the passenger areas, just so they can save 15 mins at departure/arrivals.

Im just sick of all this. Give me a ticket out of this rat infested country. Thats if i dont get blown up on the way out.