[vyper]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4778575.stm

A terrorist plot to blow up planes in mid-flight from the UK to the US has been disrupted, Scotland Yard has said.

It is thought the plan was to detonate explosive devices smuggled on aircraft in hand luggage.

Police have arrested about 18 people in the London area after an anti-terrorist operation lasting several months.

I can see a marketing up-side to all this - they could sell "approved" juice and water in-flight (moreso than currently). If they continue to block books and newspapers they can sell them too! It's win-win for security and commerce.

[aldo_14]

<< is flying to america in less than a month

I love good omens.

[Turambar]

dude, come visit me.  you could do BSG night with us, and we usually get smashed, (although  there's a margin of error that goes from tipsy to *bleeeegh*).  im over at North Carolina State University, Bowen 401.  i know, the south can be scary, but near universities its ok.

[Rictor]

Passengers waiting to check in at Manchester Airport shifted personal items to clear plastic bags per security rules implemented Thursday.

I notice they don't say anything about no hard liquor on the plane. Wooo, let's all get drunk and do Immelmanns in a 747!

[Shade]

It was apparently the work of 'Islamic Facists', according to Bush. Wonder what their leader is called, Mohammussolini? And I bet Nazis were involved too... Illinois Nazis! Fear them.

[Unknown Target]

This has got me unbelievably pissed right now. My best friend that I haven't seen in four years is coming down for just five days - and their flight got canceled because of this bull****. From Florida to the carribbean, what the ****ing hell!?

[Shade]

Yeah, it's a massive overreaction. Flights aren't more dangerous now than they were two days ago - They're safer, given that the bad guys were caught. This kind of post-incident show of force is meaningless except in the targeted areas (which would be Heathrow and definitely not the carribbean).

[Ford Prefect]

So how long do we think it will be until the only thing allowed on a plane is your nude self?

[aldo_14]

Well, I guess I'll just have to load up on sleeping pills rather than spend 7 hours with no DS, mp3s, or novels....

[Night Hammer]

wait you cant take any of that stuff on now? (DS,mp3 n what not)



where you goin in the states aldo

[Kosh]

I have a feeling a lot of this is simply hype to get bush's approval ratings up.

Maybe those guys were planning something, but they got caught so why should the rest of us worry?

[NGTM-1R]

IIRC they want you to turn on your electronics crap to make sure it really works and isn't just bomb casing.

[Ulala]

So wait... as a diabetic, I require insulin which is liquid. Am I not allowed to bring that onto planes anymore? If so, looks like I'll be road tripping until things calm down. 

[karajorma]

Medicines are allowed apparently. But don't be surprised if they ask to inspect them.

[Ulala]

Blargg, what a pain.

[Useless information]Blargg is the name of the volcanic dinosaur that resides in the lava on certain stages of Super Mario World, by the way.[/Useless information]

[Kamikaze]

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/08/10/if_the_liquid_could_.html

[Tyrian]

Insulin and baby formula are allowed, but you have to prove it isn't explosive. 

They banned books on airplanes?!?  And the DS/PSP too?!?  I can maybe understand the game system ban, but books???

[Kosh]

They banned books on airplanes?!?  And the DS/PSP too?!?  I can maybe understand the game system ban, but books???

Books can be very dangerous. We're in the middle of a war/terror alert, we can't go off and do something as dangerous to national security as reading......

[Fineus]

And big brother is laughing his way all the way to a new election.

[vyper]

As my history teacher once said back when Blair was first around, whoever wins the election the government always gets into power.