Live ATC - A victim of homeland security??

"StallFearer" wrote in message
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I threw away my .45 and bought a pack of tweezers for protection in my
home. ;-)

The one I love is when the media report that someone is keeping "bomb-making
materials" in their home. Looking around my house I have:

wire
wire cutters
aluminum foil
ceramic bowls
iron filings
cinnamon
potassium permanganate
potassium nitrate
gasoline
oil
brake fluid
glycerin
ice
sugar
batteries
clocks
cellular phones
laptop computers
portable radios
smokeless powder
other ammunition
pool/spa chlorine
old newspapers
alcohol
urea
fertilizer
laundry detergent
propane
paraffin
sawdust
a bundle of fuse cord (for a toy black powder cannon I once had)
string

Of course, my 73 year old mother also has most of this stuff, plus
nitroglycerin. In fact, she is likely to set off bomb sniffers just walking
(well, riding her scooter) through an airport.

I'm probably missing a lot of other really obvious stuff, but then I am not
interested in making bombs, either. I think every reporter who writes an
article saying that somebody was keeping bomb-making material in his house
should be forced to do a complete inventory of the bomb-making materials
that the reporter keeps in his own house. That goes for idiot law
enforcement officers who continue to perpetuate this, too.

On Sun, 16 May 2004 11:08:41 -0700, C J Campbell wrote:

The one I love is when the media report that someone is keeping "bomb-making
materials" in their home. Looking around my house I have:

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cinnamon



What? What is that used for, other than food? What's the ingredient
that's relevant to the topic at hand?

In article , Greg Copeland
wrote:

On Sun, 16 May 2004 11:08:41 -0700, C J Campbell wrote:
The one I love is when the media report that someone is keeping "bomb-making
materials" in their home. Looking around my house I have:
cinnamon

What? What is that used for, other than food? What's the ingredient
that's relevant to the topic at hand?

Cinnamon, in certain quantities, is a poison.

On Mon, 17 May 2004 12:56:15 +0000, EDR wrote:

In article , Greg Copeland
wrote:

On Sun, 16 May 2004 11:08:41 -0700, C J Campbell wrote:
The one I love is when the media report that someone is keeping "bomb-making
materials" in their home. Looking around my house I have:
cinnamon

What? What is that used for, other than food? What's the ingredient
that's relevant to the topic at hand?

Cinnamon, in certain quantities, is a poison.

Ya, so is nutmeg. But he was talking about bomb making material. So,
what's the connection?

Hey! Watch out! I have gallons and gallons of dihydrogen monoxide stored
here, and I even brought bottles of it along on my recent flight where I
overflew the airspaces of some major airports!

You think it's not dangerous? Check he http://www.dhmo.org/




"Greg Copeland" wrote in message
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On Mon, 17 May 2004 12:56:15 +0000, EDR wrote:

In article , Greg Copeland
wrote:

On Sun, 16 May 2004 11:08:41 -0700, C J Campbell wrote:
The one I love is when the media report that someone is keeping
"bomb-making
materials" in their home. Looking around my house I have:
cinnamon

What? What is that used for, other than food? What's the ingredient
that's relevant to the topic at hand?

Cinnamon, in certain quantities, is a poison.

Ya, so is nutmeg. But he was talking about bomb making material. So,
what's the connection?

On Mon, 17 May 2004 08:21:02 -0500, Greg Copeland
wrote:

On Mon, 17 May 2004 12:56:15 +0000, EDR wrote:

In article , Greg Copeland
wrote:

On Sun, 16 May 2004 11:08:41 -0700, C J Campbell wrote:
The one I love is when the media report that someone is keeping "bomb-making
materials" in their home. Looking around my house I have:
cinnamon

What? What is that used for, other than food? What's the ingredient
that's relevant to the topic at hand?

Cinnamon, in certain quantities, is a poison.

Ya, so is nutmeg. But he was talking about bomb making material. So,
what's the connection?


Cinnamon AND dihydrogen monoxide (or anything really) can kill in high
enough doses. Cinamon is JUST as dangerous as tweezers.

Cinnamon is used in sticky bombs.

EDR wrote in message ...
In article , Greg Copeland
wrote:

On Sun, 16 May 2004 11:08:41 -0700, C J Campbell wrote:
The one I love is when the media report that someone is keeping "bomb-making
materials" in their home. Looking around my house I have:
cinnamon

What? What is that used for, other than food? What's the ingredient
that's relevant to the topic at hand?

Cinnamon, in certain quantities, is a poison.

On Mon, 17 May 2004 15:10:51 -0700, Adam K. wrote:

Cinnamon is used in sticky bombs.


Good one. LOL. Um, I think that's sticky buns.

Cinnamon is used in sticky bombs.

Good one. LOL. Um, I think that's sticky buns.


Not when you also put in cayenne.

Jose


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On Mon, 17 May 2004 12:56:15 GMT, EDR wrote:

In article , Greg Copeland
wrote:

On Sun, 16 May 2004 11:08:41 -0700, C J Campbell wrote:
The one I love is when the media report that someone is keeping "bomb-making
materials" in their home. Looking around my house I have:
cinnamon

What? What is that used for, other than food? What's the ingredient
that's relevant to the topic at hand?

Cinnamon, in certain quantities, is a poison.

My Organic Chem lab T.A. had us write out the lethal ways that water
can kill you / hurt you on EVERY lab. I'll never forget:

Can cause drowning if inhaled into the lungs in quantities greater
than 2 tablespoons.

Can cause excessive urination if large quantities are consumed.

Can cause kidney failure if EXTREMELY large quantaties are consumed
over a large period of time (12 hours).