Comments for David Gregory http://www.davidgregory.org Just Another David Gregory Blog Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:25:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Airport Body Scanners Underwear Scare by me http://www.davidgregory.org/airport-body-scanners/comment-page-1/#comment-91 me Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:25:40 +0000 http://www.davidgregory.org/?p=56#comment-91 Quote: "But chances are we will never see an “underwear bomber”." Perhaps you missed the "underwear bomber" attempt on X-mas 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/us/28explosives.html That said, I do think that the full body scanners are a complete violation, of person, privacy and rights. If you have the option for a pat down/normal screening, then they are acceptable for those who don't care. There are far more serious vulnerabilities that expose the US and other countries to attack, plane attacks are high profile but rarely successful in comparison to other types of bombings/attacks. When are trains, buses and general building/skyscraper securities going to be up to the level that seems to be required to fly? Far more people are located in a skyscraper or passenger train than an airplane. I'm waiting for the scanner proof underwear to hit the market. Quote: “But chances are we will never see an “underwear bomber”.”

Perhaps you missed the “underwear bomber” attempt on X-mas 2009.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/us/28explosives.html

That said, I do think that the full body scanners are a complete violation, of person, privacy and rights. If you have the option for a pat down/normal screening, then they are acceptable for those who don’t care.

There are far more serious vulnerabilities that expose the US and other countries to attack, plane attacks are high profile but rarely successful in comparison to other types of bombings/attacks. When are trains, buses and general building/skyscraper securities going to be up to the level that seems to be required to fly? Far more people are located in a skyscraper or passenger train than an airplane.

I’m waiting for the scanner proof underwear to hit the market.

]]> Comment on Airport Body Scanners Underwear Scare by Traveller from kent http://www.davidgregory.org/airport-body-scanners/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Traveller from kent Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:57:34 +0000 http://www.davidgregory.org/?p=56#comment-88 Quite an issue, but it will only be a major airports when it does eventually kick in to the full degree anyway i think. I definitley don't like the idea, but if we want to travel abroad by plane and these are the rules, we either have to get used to it or find another way to travel. I personally like boats :) Quite an issue, but it will only be a major airports when it does eventually kick in to the full degree anyway i think. I definitley don’t like the idea, but if we want to travel abroad by plane and these are the rules, we either have to get used to it or find another way to travel. I personally like boats :)

]]> Comment on Airport Body Scanners Underwear Scare by Wimpie http://www.davidgregory.org/airport-body-scanners/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Wimpie Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:34:48 +0000 http://www.davidgregory.org/?p=56#comment-87 Let me get this right. 2 million passengers per day (in the US only) for the past 9 years (since 9/11) equals about 6.5 BILLION passengers. One nut tries to blow up a plane with explosives in his underwear which failed. (BTW: You can’t put enough explosives in your underwear to down a plane) and now OUR GOVERNMENT want to strip search or physically pat down all AMERICAN travelers at a cost of billions of dollars. WTF? Nobody has been killed by terrorists on an American aircraft since 9/11! Odds: 1 in 6.5 billion ? or less? the bombs didn't work! Powerball 1 in 40 million? State lottery 1 in 14 million. I'm 162 times more likely to win the state lottery, than to be killed by terrorists on a plane! WHAT ARE OUR LEGISLATORS SMOKING? What about the 300,000 killed in car crashes in the same period? What's wrong with this picture? Anybody see it like me? Join us on Facebook: All Facebook Against Airport Full Body Scanners 14,000 members Let me get this right.

2 million passengers per day (in the US only) for the past 9 years (since 9/11) equals about 6.5 BILLION passengers.

One nut tries to blow up a plane with explosives in his underwear which failed. (BTW: You can’t put enough explosives in your underwear to down a plane) and now OUR GOVERNMENT want to strip search or physically pat down all AMERICAN travelers at a cost of billions of dollars. WTF?

Nobody has been killed by terrorists on an American aircraft since 9/11!

Odds: 1 in 6.5 billion ? or less? the bombs didn’t work!
Powerball 1 in 40 million?
State lottery 1 in 14 million.

I’m 162 times more likely to win the state lottery, than to be killed by terrorists on a plane!

WHAT ARE OUR LEGISLATORS SMOKING?

What about the 300,000 killed in car crashes in the same period?

What’s wrong with this picture? Anybody see it like me?

Join us on Facebook:
All Facebook Against Airport Full Body Scanners
14,000 members

]]> Comment on Solar PV in Devon ! Renewable Energy Green and Clean by Roger Handy http://www.davidgregory.org/solar-pv-in-devon/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Roger Handy Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:07:51 +0000 http://www.davidgregory.org/?p=45#comment-84 Whey Aye man - you can keep yer poooofy solar pv panels in Devon - Up North we're so hard we divvna need the 'leccy you soft shandy drinking southerners. On a manchester away day we wer so hot we had to strip down to our grundies Whey Aye man – you can keep yer poooofy solar pv panels in Devon – Up North we’re so hard we divvna need the ‘leccy you soft shandy drinking southerners.

On a manchester away day we wer so hot we had to strip down to our grundies

]]> Comment on Why Oh Why BBC Fly First Class by Roger http://www.davidgregory.org/why-oh-why-bbc-fly-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Roger Thu, 20 May 2010 10:56:18 +0000 http://www.davidgregory.org/?p=36#comment-80 Aww leave the Beeb alone - if it wasn't for first class and business passengers airlines would have to charge much more for economy. Aww leave the Beeb alone – if it wasn’t for first class and business passengers airlines would have to charge much more for economy.

]]> Comment on Flowers Crisis Volcano Ash Halts Essential Import – No Flowers by Petal http://www.davidgregory.org/flowers/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Petal Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:37:43 +0000 http://www.davidgregory.org/?p=33#comment-72 Thanks a bunch Well if you do finally get your flowers from Kenya heres a nice video about how to look after them <a href="http://www.viddler.com/explore/yarr/videos/8/">Thanks a Bunch</a> Thanks a bunch
Well if you do finally get your flowers from Kenya heres a nice video about how to look after them Thanks a Bunch

]]> Comment on Chile Earthquake – Another Call for Emergency Disaster Relief by By 'eck http://www.davidgregory.org/chile-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-62 By 'eck Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:47:07 +0000 http://www.davidgregory.org/?p=6#comment-62 How sad for all those people that were in that earthquake. I am sure that mother nature is pissed. We have all gotten off track of what is important. We need to protect our earth and to remember what life is really about. It makes me sick on how far gone people are in this world. I am sure she is just cleaning up the mess that we have made. How sad for all those people that were in that earthquake. I am sure that mother nature is pissed. We have all gotten off track of what is important. We need to protect our earth and to remember what life is really about. It makes me sick on how far gone people are in this world. I am sure she is just cleaning up the mess that we have made.

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