Fruitcakes and Terrorism

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http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/12/10/Consumers/fruitcake031210

And I always thought fruitcakes were weapons all by themselves.

 

We have a fruitcake that has been handed down in my family since 1926.

It is to be used, only as a last resort, as a suicide pill if we are about to be abducted by aliens.

Otherwise, it serves as a handy step-stool to get the books off the top shelf.

 

Oh good grief. Just when I thought that these security procedures couldn't get any more absurd good old Air Canada steps up to the plate once again. Yes, let us ban nail clippers and give out plastic knives and spoons and yet leave the passengers with perfectly pointy metal forks. Not to mention that you could easily sneak non-metallic weapons in on your person.

Of course the U.S. govenment's security people are pretty funny as well. When I was flying back from Auckland via L.A. I passed through Auckland's security check and then right in front of my gate I had to pass through the U.S.A.'s more stringent checks. I could barely stop myself from laughing when the lady made me take off my running shoes and then proceded to inspect the insides.

She was poking at the insoles with her fingers and took them right up to her face to get a good look at the inside toe area. To make matters worse, I have had these shoes for quite some time and wear them while hiking and when I work out on my treadmill. I was half expecting the woman to pass out but after watching her do the same inspection to the next five people's shoes I concluded that the U.S. government must have screened job applicants using a lack of sense of smell as the main job requirement.

 

I had a rather funny incident passing trough an airport security station. I was going home on leave from the peacekeeing mission in Kosovo. We were only two persons travelling, me and some major from the staff compagny. We had turned over our weapons and all that, and our transport had already gone back to camp. We were to take a plane from Pristina airport, and here the security is rather high. Well, there is a security check before you even enter the airport terminal.

The major goes in before me, and the metal detector begins to go beep. He begins to empty his pockets, and out comes a fully loaded 9mm clip. Damn he looked funny when he found it. He just turned around and ran out of the security check. A couple minutes after he came back, now without the clip. Now remember, our transport had already left, so I still don't have a clue about what the hell he did with it. But I will never forget the look on his face when he pulled that clip out.

On a similar note, we did give the airport security some gray hairs when we left for the mission. We were to bring our helmets and frag-vests into the plane. Now some of you might knw that it is common pratice to unload your weapon into the helmet. Problem is, that there are many places such a round can disappear in a helmet. It was only blanks, but still.... Rather funny...

 

I haven't flown in a while, but this just seems crazy. I mean, a fruitcake?

Last time I went on a flight, both my dad and I were carrying our multi-tools with us. They went through the x-ray and were given back to us when we went through the metal detector. So we walked on to a plane, going to the USA, with tools that had like five blades. And now, you cannot even have butter knives?

Who wants to write to Mr. Bush and tell him he is a nut?

 

I've always thought those thigns were lethal, and that's been my excuse for only ever eating some once - now there's proof to back it up!

Oh well, I guess precautions have to be taken though.