Aviation News of the Weird
While sifting through our alerts, we often see stories we have to read twice just to make sure we're not reading the Onion.
There's always crazy stuff going on in the aviation industry, and if you're like us, you love to read about it.
Enjoy!
Bob
EoS Blog Team
07/08/2008
Man Hides Mace Where Sun Doesn't Shine
Not Exactly the Proper Use of an Emergency Slide
07/09/2008
07/10/2008
07/14/2008
07/18/2008
Oooooklahoma, where a naked passenger comes sweepin' down the plane
08/05/2008
10/07/2008
Excuse Me While I Powder the Passengers
This is not a Good Example of a Binding Agreement
10/08/2008
03/11/2009
Something Fishy is Going on Here
07/23/2009
Funny Airport Names from Around the World
Being Treated Like a Dog Might Not Be That Bad...
08/03/2009
09/02/2009
10/05/2009
10/27/2009
Airport Scanned Chihuahua Sends Bulgarian To Prison
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36 Comments:
While I am not offended, I certainly don't think this is an appropriate use of the blog. You want to move on from ID or other topics? Fine. You want to keep things less formal than a press release? Fine. Heck, I applaud that. But I can get news of the weird anywhere. Give us actual substantive topics to yell at you about.
July 8, 2008 3:06 PM
11 September 2001: Terrorists hijack planes using boxcutters. Government response: Passengers now searched for anything remotely resembling a sharp object.
22 December 2001: Richard Reid attempts to give himself the hot-foot on board American Airlines Flight 63. TSA Response: Travelers now have to remove shoes at security checkpoints.
10 August 2006: Plotters in London are arrested after they hatch a scheme to make liquid bombs out of Tang (an unpopular breakfast drink) and hydrogen peroxide. TSA response: Travelers no longer allowed to bring their own beverages from home; reasonable-sized toiletries are now banned.
7 July 2008: Some dingbat sticks a can of mace in his butt and tries to get through security.
I don't like the pattern that's been developing. I fear what TSA's response will be this time. I'm also going to buy stock in rubber glove manufacturers and "personal lubricant" purveyors.
July 8, 2008 3:14 PM
Lighten up, Anon#1. I think stories like this are not only interesting on their own weird merits, but (intentionally or not) they also highlight the official response to such incidents which is a large part of what this blog is about.
Get yourself an RSS reader, skip the headlines that don't appeal to you, and take a chill pill.
July 8, 2008 4:59 PM
Bob! Your post from 7/1 just got posted on 7/8!
...and here I thought my posts were taking a long time to clear.
,>)
July 8, 2008 6:22 PM
Anonymous said... Bob! Your post from 7/1 just got posted on 7/8!...and here I thought my posts were taking a long time to clear.
,>)July 8, 2008 6:22 PM
Funny. Just in case anybody was wondering, I intentionally gave this an older date so it wouldn't trump any of the newer posts.
Bob
EoS Blog Team
July 8, 2008 6:57 PM
Bob said:
"I intentionally gave this an older date so it wouldn't trump any of the newer posts."
Smart move! Otherwise, you would have been accused of having all kinds of nasty intentions.
Bob, you really seem to understand this new on-line "community" and are trying your best with a tough audience. Thanks for all your efforts! Now, if you could just snag a promotion to Kip's job...
July 8, 2008 8:47 PM
Very Bad Man wins for that excellent comment. I LOL'd.
July 8, 2008 9:35 PM
Dang Blogger Bob, don't do that again.... I came this close to missing the mace in the body cavity story.
This has so many punch lines, I will try my hand at a few.
1) I guess that is one way to avoid a prostate exam.
2) *sniff* *sniff* "Dude, try Beano that one brought tears to my eyes"
3) Makes you wonder where he keeps his stun gun.
4) Burning and itching? Try Tucks' Medicated pads.
Does mace really need a "Do not use rectally" label? ..... maybe it does… maybe it does.
July 8, 2008 9:37 PM
Guys lets keep in harmony!!
July 9, 2008 1:21 PM
sorry isnoop but I'm with anonymous.
This was backdated so it didn't trump? Or was it backdated because you wanted to post somethign and not get hounded for ignoring all the comments on your front page posts? I don't believe blogger Bob unfortuantely even he has lost my respect and trust at this point.
July 9, 2008 6:42 PM
CBGB said...I don't believe blogger Bob unfortuantely even he has lost my respect and trust at this point.July 9, 2008 6:42 PM
If you don't trust any of us, then why do you want us to answer your questions? You wouldn’t believe us anyways.
This is simply something new that I wanted to try out. It didn't warrant a new blog post, so I backdated it and gave it a category on the side bar. Everything doesn't have to be a conspiracy you know. :)
Bob
EoS Blog Team
July 10, 2008 10:18 AM
CBGB said...I don't believe blogger Bob unfortuantely even he has lost my respect and trust at this point.July 9, 2008 6:42 PM
Bob said...If you don't trust any of us, then why do you want us to answer your questions? You wouldn’t believe us anyways.
Bob, you took the comment out of context and quoted just the part that paints CBGB in a bad light. What's up with that?
There's a very legitimate question within CBGB's comment. Why are you posting new entries while continuing to ignore the questions in the two other most recent ones? To me, it is apparent that CBGB's comment shows frustration over that more than anything else.
The stated goal of the blog is to engage the public. We're the public, and we are not being engaged in any real way by the blog team. Your TSOs (or those claiming to be TSOs) engage us more than the blog team does. Of course, on this backdated post of no real substance, you've decided to engage us. I can see how some might read conspiracy into that ;)
July 10, 2008 11:29 AM
RE: my last (as of yet unapproved) comment: I should clarify, less there be any confusion. I don't necessarily agree with CBGB's comment, but I certainly understand where he's coming from. The only point I'd take blogger Bob to task over is quoting out of context. I thought the blog post itself was quite funny, backdated or otherwise ;)
July 10, 2008 11:38 AM
you missed giving it the headline "the human skunk?!"
The more you learn about some peoples, the less you want to be stuck with them in an aluminum flying tunnel at 10,000 feet altitude.
lol, wow and strange
Printing
July 10, 2008 12:06 PM
Put the mace where the sun never shines? That's the end! Lol!
July 12, 2008 6:11 AM
Very interesting topic, thanks.
Goodbye,
Alejandro Arco
October 9, 2008 6:57 PM
@this blog
This blog seems to be very interesting,why don't you guys use some social networking tools like rss(feed-burner),twitter etc to enhance your reach.
@all commentators
Quite hot discussions here!!
Please don't mind other as every one have rights to present their thoughts and you are free to condemned them with your own logics.
December 24, 2008 3:37 PM
As a hypnotherapist I have noticed that more people seem to be suffering from fear of flying as a result of 9/11. Some light hearted stories just might help chill everyone a bit!
January 17, 2009 2:46 AM
"Terrorists Evolve. Threats Evolve."
Maybe NOT in this chrise period.
Let's hope so.
March 5, 2009 5:30 AM
nice post..
thanks for sharing..
May 3, 2009 3:11 PM
Unfortunately I think it is almost impossible to stop someone if they really want to harm people.
However, I still think that the remit of a terrorist is to cause terror & they seem to be achieving that in alot of areas without doing anything themselves.
May 24, 2009 7:41 AM
Why would anyone choose to be offended by having something to smile about? Although I have to say my chair has suddenly become very uncomfortable after reading that story about the mace! Just as well the passenger who let the emergency chute down didn't have any of that stuff with him! Nice post, thank you.
July 7, 2009 9:13 AM
I agree with my fellow hypnotherapist Jon Rhodes, about there being benefit to fosucing upon the light hearted instead of things which increase fear. Far too many people are afraid of flying, and a change of focus with an associated change of emotion is to be welcomed.
July 28, 2009 12:47 PM
its unbelievable the idiotic behavior of some passengers. in these times it doesn't take much for a response or over-reaction from fellow passengers.
but the mace in body cavity...why oh why?
August 6, 2009 4:25 AM
"The human skunk?!" very terrible thing.
September 29, 2009 2:26 AM
Roseanna and Jon have the right idea. I am a hypnotherapist as well, and have had to treat a person that was suffering with a fear of flying because of 9/11. It is pretty tough for them.
That being said, the 07.23.2009 post "Being Treated Like a Dog Might Not Be That Bad..." is pretty funny. LOL!
October 6, 2009 4:31 PM
I just read the article you just linked to about the Indian airline. I would totally be upset with the pilots and flight attendants fighting in the cockpit.
I used to fly 4-6 times a week. I try to avoid it at all costs now!
October 6, 2009 10:53 PM
Yea those staff are annoying, but pilots why would u need to talk to them ?
October 15, 2009 5:24 AM
i think you dead wrong about this issue .
like bad man said :
Terrorists hijack planes using boxcutters. Government response: Passengers now searched for anything remotely resembling a sharp object.
October 16, 2009 12:57 PM
Mace is a dangerous enough thing to keep on your person, but hiding it in certain cavities is lunacy.
Imagine having to ask the mugger to wait while you take your pants down and fish out the mace.
October 24, 2009 6:07 AM
Well I have fear of flying as well, and it's strange as I'm living on an island where the only proper way to get out of it is by flying...I've actually tried hypnotherapy but it didn't bring me too far...So I'm still cruising the web for solutions and insights...
Marcia
October 24, 2009 11:21 AM
Man, what the heck is so important with that can of pepper spray that would make that guy try to hide it there!
Just buy more when you land...
November 17, 2009 2:47 AM
The mace sounds short of painful. Why do people feel the need to shove things in the wrong place. ouch.
November 30, 2009 8:53 AM
I think that I know why the mad with the Chihuahua did what he did. I had to fly our dog from Ecuador to the United States once. It was a nightmare. She isn’t a big dog either. I needed more stamps, paid more fees, and had to file more forms for that little thing. It was almost harder getting my dog into the United States than it was getting my wife’s green card. The man’s actions were obviously uncalled for.
January 5, 2010 12:03 AM
OUCH! That can of mace story just makes me wince! I don't even want to think about what he intended to do with it on the plane.
January 23, 2010 1:12 PM
People complain that government should be more 'approachable' and then complain when you are.
I think this blog is a great idea (visibility on the net is the future for government) so forget the naysayers. What's wrong with a little fun and humor in life. Is government banned from being funny?
Anyway... Love the funny airport names. My best: Wuhu Airport, China.
February 4, 2010 11:23 AM
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