why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

MarkJerling · 10-29-2015, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by FantasticMrFox

Last time I flew out of Edinburgh I realised right at the security check that I had my Swiss officer knife in my pocket. Thought "Alright, that's it then, I'll finally lose it.". Made a sad face, handed it to the security guy, he had a five second look at it, extended some tools, then put it in the tray and said it's perfectly fine

Pre 9/11 I flew NY to JHB with all the following in my hand luggage:

Full set of chrome window bezels for a 1948 Wayne gasoline bowser.
Metric socket set
1957 Ford water pump
'57 Ford water pump rebuild kit
1972 Delco HD ambulance spec alternator
A distributor cap for 272/292 Y-block V8

Said "hand luggage" weighed more than 20kg. The ground hostess who tried, and failed, to hand it to me at the end of the conveyor after the X-ray said: "You're not going to put that in the overhead compartment, are you?" Needless to say, I did not. Those were the days!

stevebrot · 10-29-2015, 03:22 PM

Originally posted by normhead

Most of the time the biggest findings in the raw data are not in the published report.

Not surprising. The dataset for the last medical research study I participated in (2013) consisted of about 15 million records. Thankfully bacon was not part of the investigation.

Steve

stevebrot · 10-29-2015, 03:25 PM

Originally posted by robtcorl

Kum ba yah

A modern dans macabre???

Steve

stevebrot · 10-29-2015, 03:28 PM

Originally posted by VoiceOfReason

Someone put a bunch of yellow stuff on your corn dogs.

I had a coworker that was totally obsessed with a yellow stuff corn dog meme....no, you don't want to know more.

Steve

stevebrot · 10-29-2015, 03:31 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by savoche

And that they lost my luggage

"I am sorry monsieur, but your luggage is not lost. It eez in quarantine in Hobokken for being 1mm over zee maximum lineal measurement. My coworkers there compliment you on your taste in undergarments."

Steve

robtcorl · 10-29-2015, 04:20 PM

Originally posted by VoiceOfReason

Someone put a bunch of yellow stuff on your corn dogs.

Years ago, at a baseball game, the gal sitting in front of us had a box of popcorn with a large blob of mustard stuck to the inside top of the box.
She dipped each piece of popcorn in the mustard before eating it, my gag reflex went into overdrive.

**clackers** · 10-29-2015, 05:02 PM - **1 Like**

I think part of the dropoff in the thread is our low morale after being told bacon is harmful.

As the T-Shirt reads: "Lettuce - the taste of sadness."

Last edited by clackers; 10-29-2015 at 06:44 PM.

tim60 · 10-29-2015, 10:47 PM

Originally posted by savoche

I like the smaller international airports. Things usually go much smoother there. And security can be a bit more reasonable. Ok, sometimes maybe a bit too reasonable, such as when I set off the detector, but nobody seemed to care. Then I noticed that the thing beeped every time someone passed through. And nobody seemed to care

Most airports I've been to have been in quite good shape. Even CdG didn't fall apart when I was there...

Most places I go if you go through the scanner and it trips they ask what it might be - belt, coins, keys etc (people sometimes forget these things) and they send you back through to put it in the tray and then come back. If you can get through without blowing the alarm, then that shows the problem was those other things. In the US that logic is not followed and they would rather do things which cost much more staff time.

The scanner in Toulouse was interesting. First time I saw it. A barrier so that only proper carry on size could get through. If it does not scan it must be checked in. Saes a problem with people with weird size and shape objects in the luggage bins, or just people too greedy to be satisfied with their share of the space, causing inconvenience to everyone else.

**savoche** · 10-30-2015, 01:41 AM

Originally posted by tim60

Most places I go if you go through the scanner and it trips they ask what it might be - belt, coins, keys etc (people sometimes forget these things) and they send you back through to put it in the tray and then come back. If you can get through without blowing the alarm, then that shows the problem was those other things. In the US that logic is not followed and they would rather do things which cost much more staff time.

The scanner in Toulouse was interesting. First time I saw it. A barrier so that only proper carry on size could get through. If it does not scan it must be checked in. Saes a problem with people with weird size and shape objects in the luggage bins, or just people too greedy to be satisfied with their share of the space, causing inconvenience to everyone else.

Ooh, a scanner sized to "encourage" people to use sensibly sized hand luggage? I like that

The only thing that makes me line up early when boarding a plane these days is that I want to secure space for my small bag in the overhead lockers - I need every bit of leg room I can get. Some people have bigger hand luggage than my checked luggage, and often two pieces, and the luggage bins are filled to overflowing in no time.

Just a few more hours now, and I'll be enjoying the, umm, comforts of long haul air travel once again

Racer X 69 · 10-30-2015, 06:13 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Merci ... and as an added note, there's a few "substitutes" out there on the market.

That's it, get 'em started early.

Racer X 69 · 10-30-2015, 07:28 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

Oh, yes. That's the other thing that is being pounded into us . SALT IS EVIL! That stuff is poison! Don't eat it!
Just ignore the fact that normal salt content for the human body is nearly 1% and without NaCl we'd die.

Too much of anything is bad for us.

Moderation is the key.

Racer X 69 · 10-30-2015, 07:29 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

Agreed. Try and find any processed food that doesn't have sugar added.

I read a while back that sugar is more addictive than cocaine.

Racer X 69 · 10-30-2015, 07:32 AM

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

I am a chocoholic...

Me too.

Isn't everyone?

Racer X 69 · 10-30-2015, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

. . . . . or "Skikeing".

What is "Skikeing"?

**rod_grant** · 10-30-2015, 01:57 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

What is "Skikeing"?

yes. people want to know!

10-29-2015, 03:12 PM	#20506
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by FantasticMrFox Last time I flew out of Edinburgh I realised right at the security check that I had my Swiss officer knife in my pocket. Thought "Alright, that's it then, I'll finally lose it.". Made a sad face, handed it to the security guy, he had a five second look at it, extended some tools, then put it in the tray and said it's perfectly fine Pre 9/11 I flew NY to JHB with all the following in my hand luggage: Full set of chrome window bezels for a 1948 Wayne gasoline bowser. Metric socket set 1957 Ford water pump '57 Ford water pump rebuild kit 1972 Delco HD ambulance spec alternator A distributor cap for 272/292 Y-block V8 Said "hand luggage" weighed more than 20kg. The ground hostess who tried, and failed, to hand it to me at the end of the conveyor after the X-ray said: "You're not going to put that in the overhead compartment, are you?" Needless to say, I did not. Those were the days!

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stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by normhead Most of the time the biggest findings in the raw data are not in the published report. Not surprising. The dataset for the last medical research study I participated in (2013) consisted of about 15 million records. Thankfully bacon was not part of the investigation. Steve

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stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by robtcorl Kum ba yah A modern dans macabre??? Steve

10-29-2015, 03:28 PM	#20509
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by VoiceOfReason Someone put a bunch of yellow stuff on your corn dogs. I had a coworker that was totally obsessed with a yellow stuff corn dog meme....no, you don't want to know more. Steve

10-29-2015, 03:31 PM - 2 Likes	#20510
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by savoche And that they lost my luggage "I am sorry monsieur, but your luggage is not lost. It eez in quarantine in Hobokken for being 1mm over zee maximum lineal measurement. My coworkers there compliment you on your taste in undergarments." Steve

10-29-2015, 04:20 PM	#20511
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by VoiceOfReason Someone put a bunch of yellow stuff on your corn dogs. Years ago, at a baseball game, the gal sitting in front of us had a box of popcorn with a large blob of mustard stuck to the inside top of the box. She dipped each piece of popcorn in the mustard before eating it, my gag reflex went into overdrive.

10-29-2015, 05:02 PM - 1 Like	#20512
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	I think part of the dropoff in the thread is our low morale after being told bacon is harmful. As the T-Shirt reads: "Lettuce - the taste of sadness." Last edited by clackers; 10-29-2015 at 06:44 PM.

10-29-2015, 10:47 PM	#20513
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,738	Originally posted by savoche I like the smaller international airports. Things usually go much smoother there. And security can be a bit more reasonable. Ok, sometimes maybe a bit too reasonable, such as when I set off the detector, but nobody seemed to care. Then I noticed that the thing beeped every time someone passed through. And nobody seemed to care Most airports I've been to have been in quite good shape. Even CdG didn't fall apart when I was there... Most places I go if you go through the scanner and it trips they ask what it might be - belt, coins, keys etc (people sometimes forget these things) and they send you back through to put it in the tray and then come back. If you can get through without blowing the alarm, then that shows the problem was those other things. In the US that logic is not followed and they would rather do things which cost much more staff time. The scanner in Toulouse was interesting. First time I saw it. A barrier so that only proper carry on size could get through. If it does not scan it must be checked in. Saes a problem with people with weird size and shape objects in the luggage bins, or just people too greedy to be satisfied with their share of the space, causing inconvenience to everyone else.

10-30-2015, 01:41 AM	#20514
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by tim60 Most places I go if you go through the scanner and it trips they ask what it might be - belt, coins, keys etc (people sometimes forget these things) and they send you back through to put it in the tray and then come back. If you can get through without blowing the alarm, then that shows the problem was those other things. In the US that logic is not followed and they would rather do things which cost much more staff time. The scanner in Toulouse was interesting. First time I saw it. A barrier so that only proper carry on size could get through. If it does not scan it must be checked in. Saes a problem with people with weird size and shape objects in the luggage bins, or just people too greedy to be satisfied with their share of the space, causing inconvenience to everyone else. Ooh, a scanner sized to "encourage" people to use sensibly sized hand luggage? I like that The only thing that makes me line up early when boarding a plane these days is that I want to secure space for my small bag in the overhead lockers - I need every bit of leg room I can get. Some people have bigger hand luggage than my checked luggage, and often two pieces, and the luggage bins are filled to overflowing in no time. Just a few more hours now, and I'll be enjoying the, umm, comforts of long haul air travel once again

10-30-2015, 06:13 AM	#20515
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers *Merci* ... and as an added note, there's a few "substitutes" out there on the market. That's it, get 'em started early.

10-30-2015, 07:28 AM	#20516
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by Parallax Oh, yes. That's the other thing that is being pounded into us . SALT IS EVIL! That stuff is poison! Don't eat it! Just ignore the fact that normal salt content for the human body is nearly 1% and without NaCl we'd die. Too much of anything is bad for us. Moderation is the key.

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10-30-2015, 07:29 AM	#20517
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by Parallax Agreed. Try and find any processed food that doesn't have sugar added. I read a while back that sugar is more addictive than cocaine.

10-30-2015, 07:32 AM	#20518
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by Ex Finn. I am a chocoholic... Me too. Isn't everyone?

10-30-2015, 01:16 PM	#20519
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by Ex Finn. . . . . . or "Skikeing". What is "Skikeing"?

10-30-2015, 01:57 PM	#20520
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Originally posted by Racer X 69 What is "Skikeing"? yes. people want to know!