Chindie Posted April 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2022 The first time I got on a plane I got to the security check and was so focused on whether I'd got my toiletries in the appropriate clear bottles and bags and so on that I forgot my keys had a Swiss Army knife on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted April 4, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 4, 2022 4 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Going through Heathrow customs, usual thing, did you pack your own bag? Yes I did. Bag goes through the scanner and it includes a small metal thing that is basically a bit of copper pipe, a black box, a couple of wires. Security: What’s this? Me: Don’t know to be honest, that bloke over there gave it to me.... At Manchester airport, checking in, same question - did you pack your bags yourself? Not this one Who did? A bloke from work. What's in it? Aircraft parts (about 40 kgs worth) - several hundred components. They just let it through (and let me off the excess baggage). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 All this reminds me of the program "Banged up abroad". What it must feel like to get caught by security at the airport with 20Kg of cocaine strapped to your waist. It's always the last time. Some are seconds from boarding too? You just know your life will never be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 I once got stopped at one of Frances airport and interrogated for having a bloody flick comb in my bag. They said it was a dangerous weapon. Almost missed my flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Just now, Demitri_C said: I once got stopped at one of Frances airport and interrogated for having a bloody flick comb in my bag. They said it was a dangerous weapon. Almost missed my flight But you negotiated their surrender on time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 18 minutes ago, villa4europe said: But you negotiated their surrender on time? Reluctantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2022 I swear this contestant on Mastermind is an android. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: I once got stopped at one of Frances airport and interrogated for having a bloody flick comb in my bag. They said it was a dangerous weapon. Almost missed my flight Well to be fair it does sound quite dangerous if it was covered in blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2022 Government is selling off Channel 4. Didn't even know it was Public Owned. Why's it show adverts then? I would assume it's worth far less now than a few years ago with the rise of streaming, drop in advertising revenue and move away from traditional TV viewing. Strikes me if you're going to sell it you've missed the optimum time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted April 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, sidcow said: Government is selling off Channel 4. Didn't even know it was Public Owned. Why's it show adverts then? I would assume it's worth far less now than a few years ago with the rise of streaming, drop in advertising revenue and move away from traditional TV viewing. Strikes me if you're going to sell it you've missed the optimum time. I guess there’s a difference between being publicly owned and publicly funded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 5, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, sidcow said: Government is selling off Channel 4. Didn't even know it was Public Owned. Why's it show adverts then? I would assume it's worth far less now than a few years ago with the rise of streaming, drop in advertising revenue and move away from traditional TV viewing. Strikes me if you're going to sell it you've missed the optimum time. Selling CH4 isn't about maximising income for the Government. It's about reshaping the news output the UK gets, oh and it's conveniently yet another distraction. All part of the culture wars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2022 18 hours ago, mjmooney said: I swear this contestant on Mastermind is an android. Nah definitely an iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Anyone tried Coke Zero intergalactic yet ? website is full of pretentious bollocks and Coke are the anti-christ but it’s quite an interesting flavour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 13 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Anyone tried Coke Zero intergalactic yet ? website is full of pretentious bollocks and Coke are the anti-christ but it’s quite an interesting flavour Do they do it in a bottle so you can see the guy rotting colour? That's the mistake of the Fanta mystery flavours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Not even using the dedicated soft drink thread Broken Britain. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Just walked past this door in a hospital, and I have so many questions I don't know where to start 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 It's a fake play scanner for kids, to get them used to having an MRI. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 2 hours ago, GarethRDR said: It's a fake play scanner for kids, to get them used to having an MRI. In that case I'll stop trying to find surgical masks that fit cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paddywhack Posted April 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2022 I just got back from shopping and saw my mother-in-law had popped round for a visit. I said a quick hello but that I’d be back in a second, I was bursting for the loo. I came back down a minute or two later and was a bit confused that she’d already left. Mrs P said they’d agreed that I was probably having a poo, so I was going to be ages and there was no point waiting around. That’s just not acceptable is it? A few seconds after I’d gone upstairs they were guessing if I was desperate for a shit or a piss? 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 And she was out the house pretty sharpish when she thought I was taking a dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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