tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post1627748035254610022..comments2023-09-10T16:35:32.651+01:00Comments on Captain Ranty-Lawful Rebel: Ranty Says No.Captain Rantyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07839241144954596066noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-58927784424280433162010-10-03T17:03:22.609+01:002010-10-03T17:03:22.609+01:00They should build scanners that detonate anyone wh...They should build scanners that detonate anyone who is carrying something dodgy. With suitable blast proof walls to protect other passengers.sortednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-88290615872164407662010-10-02T17:40:57.222+01:002010-10-02T17:40:57.222+01:00No worries. Drop me a line with your email via the...No worries. Drop me a line with your email via the Contact Me at mine if you like. Personally I use both the tag cloud and tags below the posts, but if you don't use many you could just do the second one. Or maybe just a simple list in the sidebar, or even tabbed buttons at the top.<br /><br /><i>We will swallow just about anything, won't we?</i><br /><br />I think the trolley dollies might.<br /><br />Sorry. Had to be done.Angry Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491082312193274360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-55625115405581544542010-10-02T17:03:38.065+01:002010-10-02T17:03:38.065+01:00These "what the butler saw" machines are...These "what the butler saw" machines are totally unnecessary anyway, the simple answer, as we all know, is profiling. <br /><br />When I'm queueing behind the old lady who is having to suffer the indignity of removing her shoes, having handbag rifled etc, it makes me want to cry out loud "FFS what are you doing, she's not going to blow the plane up, her poor husband probably fought and died just so twats like you can prod us along like cattle".<br /><br />We all know who the likely bombers are, but of course "yumanrites" stops us pulling them out in case they play the discrimination card.FireballXL5https://www.blogger.com/profile/08368570990510709678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-57984222036043650662010-10-02T13:35:44.511+01:002010-10-02T13:35:44.511+01:00Richard,
I was going to say how clever it was of ...Richard,<br /><br />I was going to say how clever it was of Vigin to slip in the scanner as if it were sexy, natural and safe.<br /><br />I really think that it was by design.<br /><br />We will swallow just about anything, won't we?<br /><br />CR.Captain Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839241144954596066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-66691143093399483492010-10-02T13:34:18.481+01:002010-10-02T13:34:18.481+01:00AE,
I remember the TSA story. I also read your gr...AE,<br /><br />I remember the TSA story. I also read your great Israeli piece when you wrote it. I remember being a little surprised. I was supposed to go there, to a town called Netanya, but I never went there, I ended up in Italy instead. Rumours at the time were that the "interrogations" on the way in and out were hard going.<br /><br />I'd be grateful for any help with tagging. I had assumed Dangermouse wanted to see tags below each piece. I have seen this "tag cloud" of which you speak on other blogs. I'm not sure which is the best approach.<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />CR.Captain Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839241144954596066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-71370882759771592532010-10-02T12:58:03.032+01:002010-10-02T12:58:03.032+01:00Captain, have a look at Virgin's new advert. B...Captain, have a look at Virgin's new advert. Body scanners are sexy after all. <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu8J2yxWhpUrichardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-3844064054114119182010-10-02T12:40:50.789+01:002010-10-02T12:40:50.789+01:00Cap'n, I'm sure you get to see a certain a...Cap'n, I'm sure you get to see a certain amount and since the link to the <i>Fail</i> was a couple of years old it's a safe bet that they've improved resolution and put in false colour just like with X-Rays. It won't be anything like the pic at the top, which was a nude model with the colours reversed once and then back again in Pshop or similar, and therefore ends up with her real skin tones. I'd bet it goes on density so metals are one colour, plastics another, watery liquids a third and so on. All skin will probably look the same regardless of real skin tone. What's there probably won't be particularly titillating but will be invasive in that airport staff will be able to see who's had boob jobs or intimate piercings and who, apart from themselves, has a tiny cock. This has <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20004436-504083.html" rel="nofollow">already happened</a>, so I'm certainly not questioning the invasive aspect.<br /><br />But like I said, I consider it invasive and an imposition to take off my boots and so I'll avoid flying at all if I don't have to go overseas or be somewhere fast. If the <a href="http://angryexile.blogspot.com/2010/01/living-with-threat-of-terrorism-compare.html" rel="nofollow">Israelis</a> - the Israelis that are on the death lists of more than half the world's fucknuts, for Christ's sake - can go from car park to gate in under an hour without having to put up with this shit then I don't see why I have to just to fly to fucking Adelaide. Fuck it and fuck them, I'd rather spend the money on petrol and the comfort of my own car. The trouble is that living on a very big island that's not always an option, and don't the bastards know it.<br /><br />BTW, if you want I'll have a look and see if I can find the link for the tag cloud I used. I'm no expert and I managed to install it without blowing anything up, and now it just sits there as a widget that can be moved around the page as I like.Angry Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491082312193274360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-62893778298498291232010-10-02T12:01:56.773+01:002010-10-02T12:01:56.773+01:00Wimpie,
Thanks for visiting, and thanks for those...Wimpie,<br /><br />Thanks for visiting, and thanks for those links.<br /><br />I will check them out.<br /><br />Not wishing to lay blame here, but I strongly believe that it was your lot who started this. With that ridiculous Homeland Security Act.<br /><br />Of course, Bush was its father and 9/11 was its mother. The bastard child responsible for ripping your Constitution to shreds was the HSA.<br /><br />You guys need to get a grip on the federal government. A revolution would do nicely.<br /><br />CR.Captain Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839241144954596066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-46058490591782125282010-10-02T11:57:50.399+01:002010-10-02T11:57:50.399+01:00AE,
I think that the truth lies somewhere in betw...AE,<br /><br />I think that the truth lies somewhere in between. I am convinced that they do NOT see some lumpen grey image, and I am reasonably sure they are unable to count pubes. Remember that we only know what they want us to know. It is far more comfortable for people to believe a lie than the truth.<br /><br />What worries me is the ineffectiveness of these damn machines. I ran a video on here where a German TV show demonstrated that a man could get the right chemicals through to concoct a bomb on the plane. Not very reassuring.<br /><br />And I should clear up one point that I omitted from the piece. I want what they want: I want to fly safe, and I want to come home to my family intact, the way I left. I don't mind a pat down IF the security bloke feels it is necessary, but the scanners are overkill. They may or may not be pervy paradise for some airport freak, but I am unwilling to step in and out of them as if it were normal. It isn't.<br /><br />I wish I had your resolve, AE. Sadly, I am an impatient git, and even flying at 500mph is too slow for me. Driving long distances drives me insane. I can't wait for matter transportation technology to arrive. Travelling anywhere in the blink of an eye. That's what we need. We can test the technology on kiddie-fiddling Catholic priests and child-raping Muslims first.<br /><br />CR.Captain Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839241144954596066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-3456139937767767882010-10-02T11:40:38.919+01:002010-10-02T11:40:38.919+01:00Gordon,
Thanks for the links. Will check them out...Gordon,<br /><br />Thanks for the links. Will check them out now.<br /><br />Yes, I do remember seeing a video of a van patrolling the streets in the US and A scanning houses. The technology is definitely here.<br /><br />Privacy is apparently something we savages don't require anymore.<br /><br />CR.Captain Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839241144954596066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-66826053228455942332010-10-02T11:38:13.745+01:002010-10-02T11:38:13.745+01:00James,
The wifey in question was the KLM check-in...James,<br /><br />The wifey in question was the KLM check-in chick. All she does is wait for planes....<br /><br />CR.Captain Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839241144954596066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-17979468781785542572010-10-02T11:37:19.164+01:002010-10-02T11:37:19.164+01:00Dangermouse,
I would introduce a tag system if I ...Dangermouse,<br /><br />I would introduce a tag system if I knew how. I looked last night but couldn't find the relevant tab.<br /><br />If anyone can advise this Luddite, please do.<br /><br />CR.Captain Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839241144954596066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-59156883882519688932010-10-02T00:32:17.309+01:002010-10-02T00:32:17.309+01:00Mate, it's slightly O/T but that image of the ...Mate, it's slightly O/T but that image of the naked chick in the scanner was a <a href="http://www.tatumba.com/blog/archives/1369" rel="nofollow">hoax</a>. Whether it was mischief or someone's guess about what the scans would be like or even deliberate disinformation I have no idea, but faked it most certainly is. Just my 2ยข but I feel arguments against airport security theatre are stronger without something that may have been put out there as a to provide a straw man for Big Brother's supporters to knock down. I might bag <i>The Mail</i> a lot but I think <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1077800/Airport-admits-strip-search-body-scanners-WILL-people-naked.html" rel="nofollow">their pic</a> is more like what's actually seen. Still T&A but it's not quite what the faked pic of the hot blonde shows.<br /><br />Back on topic and good for you for refusing to go through it. Personally even the pat down annoys me - everything about the whole process in which I'm treated as an assumed terrorist rather than a valued customer paying through the nose annoys me. So fuck 'em, if I'm not actually leaving the country I'll take the time and drive. I'd rather burn my own fuel at ground level and enjoy a slow trip than be treated with suspicion and ripped off for an uncomfortable and cramped seat and a few hours of airborne misery.Angry Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491082312193274360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-912387147407415662010-10-02T00:30:10.219+01:002010-10-02T00:30:10.219+01:00Right-oh
One Rule for us and....
I understand th...Right-oh<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/22/meps_scanner/" rel="nofollow">One Rule for us and....</a><br /><br />I understand that the technology is moving apace and that cubicles will be redundant fairly soon anyway.<br /><br />I understand Americans have clothing penetrating scanners that can see across the street - damned if I can find the link = DARPA and DHS are in there...<br /><br />However in my experience the main problem is not the tech but the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbsoPPJjPvc" rel="nofollow"> STAFF </a><br /><br /><br />(FYI there's 13 episodes of TTR out there...)Gordon the Fence Post Tortoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04426735271858751220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-18761964454337662482010-10-01T22:39:15.471+01:002010-10-01T22:39:15.471+01:00Was wifey prepared to wait for the next plane thou...Was wifey prepared to wait for the next plane though?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-78937344399034088802010-10-01T20:41:21.990+01:002010-10-01T20:41:21.990+01:00Ranty,
Am finding all this stuff fascinating to r...Ranty,<br /><br />Am finding all this stuff fascinating to read. Is there any way for you to introduce a tag system onto your blog as I am trying to get up to speed on the HMRC battle.<br /><br />Well done, by the way.<br /><br />DangermouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-38835284115796743542010-10-01T20:24:32.855+01:002010-10-01T20:24:32.855+01:00I'm waiting for the day a guy goes through one...I'm waiting for the day a guy goes through one of these with a 'lazy lob' on and the female operator of it has him done for exposure or perversion.Fascist Hippynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-22322918271925873252010-10-01T20:04:13.963+01:002010-10-01T20:04:13.963+01:00Nice one, CR, good on you for refusing. I will nev...Nice one, CR, good on you for refusing. I will <b>never</b> go through one of those things. The privacy issues were already unacceptable but this has now gone far beyond privacy issues - safe levels of radiation render the scanners useless and pointless so as well as making their scanners function properly, (Perv Level set to Max), the bastards are trying to kill us off.<br /><br />Not this awkward bastard, they're not!Barking Spiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968827142725464915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-64974908297877734462010-10-01T19:11:10.679+01:002010-10-01T19:11:10.679+01:00CR,
"I am still (slightly) stunned that no-o...CR,<br /><br /><i>"I am still (slightly) stunned that no-one else refused."</i><br /><br />They didn't because they are conditioned - <i>resistance is futile</i> and all that.<br /><br />You are a shepherd and they are sheep. That's how simple it is to understand all of this.<br /><br />You say <i>"No!"</i><br />They say <i>"Baaaa!"</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-23474819135220287632010-10-01T18:46:24.427+01:002010-10-01T18:46:24.427+01:00Well done for refusing. I knew they were in invasi...Well done for refusing. I knew they were in invasion of privacy, which is why I object, but I didn't realise they were harmful.<br /><br />I can see why they'd want to pull in fit looking blondes though :-)<br /><br />For my part, the previous raft of "security measures", take your belt and shoes off etc. were the last straw so I don't fly anywhere now. Horrendous way of getting round anyway, treated like shit, rammed in like a load of sheep and not even fed or watered unless you submit to being severely fleeced.<br /><br />I travel continuously and freely around the UK and Europe in the comfort of my motorhome, which also doubles up as my survival capsule :-) All part of staying under the radar.FireballXL5https://www.blogger.com/profile/08368570990510709678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-28220943995923661892010-10-01T18:30:55.762+01:002010-10-01T18:30:55.762+01:00No Dave, they missed that.
I hoovered it back in ...No Dave, they missed that.<br /><br />I hoovered it back in just before the big lad came at me.<br /><br />CR.Captain Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839241144954596066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-84714407204052377082010-10-01T18:20:25.089+01:002010-10-01T18:20:25.089+01:00I assume the "Pat Down" didn't revea...I assume the "Pat Down" didn't reveal the pistol you appear to have stuffed up your arse....microdavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-90209625365854919292010-10-01T17:56:21.830+01:002010-10-01T17:56:21.830+01:00Good for you SH!
That's how we defeat them ev...Good for you SH!<br /><br />That's how we defeat them every time.<br /><br />Enn. Oh.<br /><br />Simples!<br /><br />CR.Captain Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839241144954596066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-70701793560782375402010-10-01T17:53:53.863+01:002010-10-01T17:53:53.863+01:00I've refused these stupid scanners and always ...I've refused these stupid scanners and always will do. Unfortunayely the rest of the passengers are just like sheep. Not many say no, they obey the uniform! Bah!Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271194216217582823.post-79987788397583553492010-10-01T17:47:51.244+01:002010-10-01T17:47:51.244+01:00Thanks H.
I am still (slightly) stunned that no-o...Thanks H.<br /><br />I am still (slightly) stunned that no-one else refused.<br /><br />They are too used to obeying orders. However bloody stupid those orders are.<br /><br />CR.Captain Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839241144954596066noreply@blogger.com