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Skriven 2011-05-15 00:57:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
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 GJ> Increasing competition between providers has resulted in "more for
 GJ> less", so you could probably get an even cheaper service that would
 GJ> work with any phone, whatever its age.

Quite unlikely.

 GJ> I would be surprised if it didn't have a built-in alarm clock that
 GJ> could be set to local time, and which had nothing to do with the
 GJ> service provider.

Surprise away.

 GJ> One of the pilots in the Delta debacle tried to dodge criticism by
 GJ> claiming that his passengers were nervous about travelling with
 GJ> someone who "was dressed like that!".

I presume that Delta and its contracted representative will be
subjected to some action resulting in a modest damage award.

 That says something about the
 GJ> sort of people who travel by Delta.  I wonder, if I wore a T-shirt
 GJ> that said, "I am a terrorist bomber", would the security people stop
 GJ> and arrest me?  What if it said, "I am an axe murderer"?  Or if it
 GJ> proclaimed truthfully, "I hate all security people!"?

If I were to wear such, I would probably be allowed to fly,
after perhaps some additional scrutiny. If you were to wear
such in an airport, it is entirely possible that you would
not be allowed to fly, as you are not entitled to the same
degree of constitutional protections as are citizens.

 GJ> Thanks to people like yourself, who prefer flavoured yoghurt

I find all yogurt an abomination: you should know that.

 -=> Glen Jamieson said to Nancy Backus <=-

 NB> Apparently.  Or at least don't respond to alloys compatible with body
 NB> chemicals...?  Another interesting tidbit is that I've been in the
 NB> same room with MRI machines without trouble (and have "declared" my
 NB> internal metal when going through the screening questionnaire).
 GJ> As the intense magnetic field of the machine is concentrated in the
 GJ> space occupied by the patient, I would not expect very much outside.

Make your own conclusion:
www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/health/19magnet.html
www.simplyphysics.com/flying_objects.html

 GJ> Quite possibly.  Apart from non-magnetic metal weapons, ceramic knives
 GJ> could be made which would be quite lethal but definitely non-magnetic.
 GJ> Hmm.  I have a pair of ceramic scissors, somewhere, meant for cutting
 GJ> and editing audio tapes. I will try carrying those next time I travel.

This of course one of the main objections to the
idiocy of the current standard magnetometry screening.

Coconut almond margarita
cat: booze
servings: 1

1 1/2 oz tequila
1/2 oz amaretto
1/2 oz Frangelico
1/2 oz almond liqueur
pineapple wedge and maraschino cherries for garnish

Blend with ice until smooth. Pour into glass and garnish.

Los Sarapes, Chalfont, PA


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