Flight 253

[Grace]

I was watching several of the Sunday morning shows today. Someone brought up the father of #1 going to the U.S. Embassy 6 months ago. Another of the panelists wondered to whom the father spoke - maybe a Nigerian who happened to work there? Maybe the message never got passed up the chain?

As for the ingredients of the incendiary device - another panelist questioned - how do we know #1 brought all the stuff on board by himself? He had a reservation, and seat assignment. Maybe someone in the cleaning/maintenance crew stuck something to the bottom of his seat - or in the bathroom? Anything is possible these days.

It's beginning to look like #2 is just a bad copycat. He did everything to draw attention to himself - unlike #1.

Actually, it was kind of interesting to see all the luggage lined up on the runway, and the dog sniffing each piece.

Like Ellie, I also don't do planes. I drive - or stay home

[pomtzu]

Like Ellie, I also don't do planes. I drive - or stay home

Most people think I'm nuts for not flying. I suppose I would in an absolute emergency, but I've never had such an emergency crop up yet.

A couple of years ago I passed up an all expense paid trip to Maui, with accommodations in an oceanfront share condo. A friend of mine was giving it to me, since he already had the date reserved and couldn't change it, and he couldn't go due to family issues.

I was tempted, but in the end, just couldn't do it. Not an emergency!

[lizbud]

I read somewhere that nut #1 had a powder sewn into his underware
and the liguid was in a syringe he had on him. They should have spotted
the needle at least.

Nut #2 stayed the the bathroom for over an hour & would not get
out in preparation for landing.

[Grace]

I read somewhere that nut #1 had a powder sewn into his underware
and the liguid was in a syringe he had on him. They should have spotted
the needle at least.

Nut #2 stayed the the bathroom for over an hour & would not get
out in preparation for landing.

The syringe did not have a needle on it. You don't need the needle to draw up liquids.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Nut #2 stayed the the bathroom for over an hour &
would not get out in preparation for landing.

Solution:

Build the bathrooms as a seperate and sealed compartment in the plane.
* "Occupant" stays too long or acts phunny ... Pilot turns on the *knock-out gas*
and puts the dude to sleep. Land and haul his/her ass out later.

OR ---
Build the potty as an *EJECTABLE Pod* ---
* Trouble in Potty 3 ? --- Push da Button & ***WHOOSH*** --- Off he goes!

[lizbud]

Solution:

Build the bathrooms as a seperate and sealed compartment in the plane.
* "Occupant" stays too long or acts phunny ... Pilot turns on the *knock-out gas*
and puts the dude to sleep. Land and haul his/her ass out later.

OR ---
Build the potty as an *EJECTABLE Pod* ---
* Trouble in Potty 3 ? --- Push da Button & ***WHOOSH*** --- Off he goes!

Sounds good to me. Grace, I didn't know that.

[Grace]

#2 was in the bathroom because he was ill. Not sure if it was an up or down problem. Whichever, he needed the facilities no matter it was the last hour of the flight.

He is a business man from Nigeria.

I'm just retired from Michigan, but if I had to go, I would go - rules or no rules.