Dave Kearton wrote:
> David Bromage" <dbromage@no-spam> wrote in message
> news:4160F1E9.2020400@no-spam October 4, 2004 - An
> adult toy shut down a key regional airport for
> | almost an hour today when it was mistaken for a bomb, Queensland police
> | said.
> |
> | The vibrating object was discovered at Mackay Airport by a security
> | officer who noticed the suspicious package inside a rubbish bin at the
> | terminal cafeteria at 9.15am (AEST), a police spokeswoman said.
> |
> | Cafeteria manager Lynne Bryant said her staff had been cleaning tables
> | when they noticed a strange humming noise coming from the rubbish bin.
> |
> | "It was rather disconcerting when the rubbish bin started humming
> | furiously," she said. "We called security and next minute everybody was
> | being evacuated while they checked it out."
> |
> | The police spokeswoman said the terminal was evacuated immediately.
> | Passengers who had arrived on a recent flight, check-in staff, cafeteria
> | employees and hire car personnel were all forced to leave.
> |
> | "Another two flights were expected to land at that stage but alternate
> | arrangements were made for the passengers to collect their luggage away
> | from the terminal," the spokeswoman said.
> |
> | She said the emergency situation was revoked just before 10am when the
> | package was identified as an "adult novelty device".
> |
> | AAP
> |
>
> Makes you wonder what they would have done if it was discovered a few
> minutes later when the bin wouldn't be humming, but moaning "Oh God, Oh
> God, Oh God, Oh God, Oh God, Oh God, "
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave Kearton
Sort of gives a new meaninf to "F**king up the system" doesn't it?
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