Thursday, August 10, 2006

"Priorities" Dept

Quote of the day from Heathrow security personnel, who have been responsible for enforcing the ban on all carry-on items other than "essential items" (i.e., passport, boarding pass and wallet):

"But you'd be surprised how many women try to insist that their make-up is an essential item."

1 Comments:

At 12:02 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here's more:

Ed Lappen, 55, a businessman from Boston, who was traveling with his wife and daughter to Russia, found himself unable to travel further. "We're safe, we're OK," he said at Heathrow. "Now my daughter is going to get a shopping trip in London."

Hannah Pillinger, 24, seemed less concerned by the announcement. "Eight hours without an iPod, that's the most inconvenient thing," she said, waiting at the Manchester airport

 

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