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Heathrow terminal to undergo tests
Re: Heathrow terminal to undergo tests
DevilsPGD wrote:.
>
> This has the nice side effect of not opening up any security holes
> (since if you could already sneak through items anyway, why would you
> bother applying for a permit to sneak items through?)
Applying for a permit wouldn't prove that you have been able to sneak
items through, but would now give you permission to sneak the item
through and not risk anything by getting caught. How would this make us
safer? Are you suggesting that the average Joe be permitted to take
weapons through security, or just a banned 12 oz can of Coke? (Let's
forget for a second how deadly a Coke can or the ingredients can be)
That reminds me of an idea a guy I know used once when he was a bit
younger. People were reluctant to buy returned items because the
packaging didn't look new. I fixed that problem by convincing the owner
to buy a shrink wrap machine. So, even though the items were still
marked as returns, people trusted them simply because they were shrink
wrapped. This is the same guy, who sent a letter to his local post
office, when he was 18, saying that it would be a good idea to add to
the zip code, as it would make sorting easier. After all, if you put a
route number in the zip code, then the mail could get quickly sorted to
the right carrier. The next thing he knew, the letter had been forwarded
to Washington, and nothing was ever heard from the local office again.
A few years later, Washington managed to mangle that idea by Zip+4.
At least the guy didn't claim to invent the Internet, but.... he was
there in the early years.
DevilsPGD wrote:.
>
> This has the nice side effect of not opening up any security holes
> (since if you could already sneak through items anyway, why would you
> bother applying for a permit to sneak items through?)
Applying for a permit wouldn't prove that you have been able to sneak
items through, but would now give you permission to sneak the item
through and not risk anything by getting caught. How would this make us
safer? Are you suggesting that the average Joe be permitted to take
weapons through security, or just a banned 12 oz can of Coke? (Let's
forget for a second how deadly a Coke can or the ingredients can be)
That reminds me of an idea a guy I know used once when he was a bit
younger. People were reluctant to buy returned items because the
packaging didn't look new. I fixed that problem by convincing the owner
to buy a shrink wrap machine. So, even though the items were still
marked as returns, people trusted them simply because they were shrink
wrapped. This is the same guy, who sent a letter to his local post
office, when he was 18, saying that it would be a good idea to add to
the zip code, as it would make sorting easier. After all, if you put a
route number in the zip code, then the mail could get quickly sorted to
the right carrier. The next thing he knew, the letter had been forwarded
to Washington, and nothing was ever heard from the local office again.
A few years later, Washington managed to mangle that idea by Zip+4.
At least the guy didn't claim to invent the Internet, but.... he was
there in the early years.
Re: Heathrow terminal to undergo tests
"T5 is already a testament to the skill and hard work of the thousands
of people, including architects, planners, construction workers,
airport and airline staff, who have together made the building happen.
very nice but....
Have they forgotten about the worker who paid the ultimate price when he was
killed at the site in an accident then?
* w w w .personneltoday . com /Articles/2005/08/05/31043/building-worker-dies-at-heathrows-terminal-5.html
"T5 is already a testament to the skill and hard work of the thousands
of people, including architects, planners, construction workers,
airport and airline staff, who have together made the building happen.
very nice but....
Have they forgotten about the worker who paid the ultimate price when he was
killed at the site in an accident then?
* w w w .personneltoday . com /Articles/2005/08/05/31043/building-worker-dies-at-heathrows-terminal-5.html
