More terrorism

ExigeKen · Post by **ExigeKen** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:24 am

Government are considering stepping down from the current security alert level as we speak.

Life must go on

Take care

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:09 am

ExigeKen wrote:Government are considering stepping down from the current security alert level as we speak.

These lagging indicators just make the Government look incompetent and ill-informed.

Any idiot can say after a bombing "security should be on full alert".

The value-added is to say this before the bombing attempts

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:44 am

Glad I'm not in the RAF anymore, they go to high alert and close the base down. Proper knee jerk response.

The government in all its wisdom have replaced the traditional Bikini system with its 5 steps of alert to the new national 3 steps. a cynic would say that was to keep the public on edge as the alert level will never be on the zero setting

Feckers.

Rich

woody · Post by **woody** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:43 am

BiggestNizzy wrote:A bomb scare in kilmarnock today briefcase left at tesco's they shut off the 1 way system.

Just think though if it had happened last week some junkie would have just stolen it.

Then we might have had the headline

Al-Qaeda target Kilmarnock crack house, Longpark destroyed - Area Improved

Oh FFS

Your not wrong though

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:46 am

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote: The government in all its wisdom have replaced the traditional Bikini system with its 5 steps of alert to the new national 3 steps. a cynic would say that was to keep the public on edge as the alert level will never be on the zero setting Feckers.

Rich

Could be worse, the French have a 3-teir system:-

1. Retreat
2. Surrender
3. Collaborate

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:06 am

GregR wrote:
RICHARDHUMBLE wrote: The government in all its wisdom have replaced the traditional Bikini system with its 5 steps of alert to the new national 3 steps. a cynic would say that was to keep the public on edge as the alert level will never be on the zero setting Feckers.

Rich
Could be worse, the French have a 3-teir system:-

1. Retreat
2. Surrender
3. Collaborate

Dur mais rectifiez

Post by **Shug** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:25 am

ExigeKen wrote:Government are considering stepping down from the current security alert level as we speak.

Life must go on

Take care

Yup, Central Station was crawling with armed response yesterday, back to usual today (albeit with with one half of the big entrance gates closed, so you couldn't just drive, say, a jeep in)

mac · Post by **mac** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:28 am

or drive it into the carpark between platform 10 & 11

Mac

Post by **Shug** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:29 am

mac wrote:or drive it into the carpark between platform 10 & 11

Mac

Yup, that was shut off completely yesterday too. But not today....

Oh well - if you're gonna go, you're gonna go

skellyjohn · Post by **skellyjohn** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:26 pm

I dropped the Mrs off at the airport this morning and was surprised at how much damage the baddies had caused. A lot worse than it looked on tv and the whole place stinks of burnt plastic - bit like my car last summer.

Scotty C · Post by **Scotty C** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:09 pm

Liverpool Airport has been shut down today due to a suspicious car being found .

Apparently it was taxed, insured, had wheels and the radio was still in it .

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:41 pm

I was being dropped off in Cardiff airport on Sunday night. Shock horror, coppers everywhere and no vehicle access to terminal.

What a load of P**H!

Get some perspective and check out what's happening in Baghdad.

In this country i'm more likely to be killed by a golf ball than a terrorist attack. And i don't even play golf!

(mini rant at no one in particular now over)

Ron

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:46 pm

Shug, I think the central station extra security was partly terrorism related and also because Prince Charles was coming to Glasgow yesterday. Think he might have been travelling by train.

I've got 2 trips to London Heathrow next week from Glasgow Airport. Think I'll arrive a wee bit earlier than usual for the security checks!

D

mac · Post by **mac** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:49 pm

Maybe they thought the McD's in the airport was a drive thu?

Mac

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:04 pm