tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post3685740106911724114..comments2023-12-15T01:18:40.855+11:00Comments on Expat@Large: Thailand Continues To Use "Bogus" Detectorsexpat@largehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-78522164118681868632010-01-31T00:24:52.543+11:002010-01-31T00:24:52.543+11:00Expert marketing. Huge margins (because there is f...Expert marketing. Huge margins (because there is f*** all inside the plastic) allow huge "purchase commissions", and the rest of it is just a vaguely plausible story to give everyone in the procurement chain something to believe in, and so pretend to themselves it's not just greed! No surprise at all that they’ve successfully marketed them into Thailand, I’ll be keeping an eye out in a few other likely countries around here.markehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387629308058823374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-12893976950818657002010-01-29T21:51:33.957+11:002010-01-29T21:51:33.957+11:00They've still got the "bomb residue"...They've still got the "bomb residue" swabs in Oz airports. I cop a wipe about three times a year on average!!rockstar69https://www.blogger.com/profile/03070622649926776410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-75470141328187416622010-01-29T20:47:03.670+11:002010-01-29T20:47:03.670+11:00Dick: OMG it's like a penis, only smaller.
Da...Dick: OMG it's like a penis, only smaller.<br /><br />Dan: the fact this guy was chiropracter automatically means he is not qualified to make any logical or informed scientific decisions.<br /><br />Black: these things are pretty expensive for pretend scanners. But so long as all the local officals get their cut...expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-87895668285173856702010-01-29T12:47:44.985+11:002010-01-29T12:47:44.985+11:00Along the same lines as this scanner... At Aldergr...Along the same lines as this scanner... At Aldergrove airport in Northern Ireland a few decades ago, a new explosives detector was installed. It was a frame or archway through which all air passengers had to pass. Those who set off the buzzer were taken to one side and frisked by security personnel.<br />However, setting off the detector was a completely random matter. Because the detector was just a pressure point on the floor. So if you happened to step on it, you set off the buzzer.<br />But the airport had decided that a fake detector was better than nothing, would hopefully have a deterrent value, and would do till the proper security equipment turned up. It worked till people eventually copped on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-6014891193104574332010-01-29T12:37:55.627+11:002010-01-29T12:37:55.627+11:00'...it is a worry and a disappointment that in...'...it is a worry and a disappointment that in this advanced scientific age, supposedly intelligent people who are in roles responsible for the lives of the public...'<br /><br />http://www.danploy.com/diary_archive_11.htm#There%27s%20another%20oneDanPloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141529316324762686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-76439182138736704972010-01-29T04:03:00.860+11:002010-01-29T04:03:00.860+11:00Oh well....back to genital x-rays.Oh well....back to genital x-rays.Dick Headleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978203284842718331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-3718620040557458942010-01-29T00:39:28.371+11:002010-01-29T00:39:28.371+11:00Paula: I was thinking of myself actually!
Sav: *s...Paula: I was thinking of myself actually!<br /><br />Sav: *sigh* back at ya!expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-61964703231190588482010-01-28T21:33:00.194+11:002010-01-28T21:33:00.194+11:00*sigh* i am no longer surprised by the actions/ven...*sigh* i am no longer surprised by the actions/venality of human beings. xoxoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-68596428259505605452010-01-28T17:44:35.008+11:002010-01-28T17:44:35.008+11:00Uh oh... Some of my relatives have eyebrows like ...Uh oh... Some of my relatives have eyebrows like that!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740413068485005824noreply@blogger.com