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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:03 PM Original message |
so, my sibling flew for American Airlines on 9/10/01 from LA to Boston |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yep. Sensitivity of a dead tick. |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:27 PM Original message |
thx. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yah. I'm 32 blocks away. |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
42. hugs to you |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Or how about, the sensitivity of a girl who was only 13 and living |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:27 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. who's now an adult and no doubt remembers 9-11. whats your point? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. She remembers 9/11 from the perspective of a 13 year old in Hawaii, |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. i dont know...what if she walked into the airport in hawaii? n/t |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:06 AM Response to Reply #38 |
54. So, you'd obviously agree, that she's a pretty well informed person if she's been accepted to MIT? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 01:06 AM Response to Reply #54 |
64. She's well informed on math and science if she's been accepted to MIT. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. Oh but.... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Anybody know where there's a crowded theater? |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
40. Just don't yell "I have a bomb" on a plane |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. ... |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I don't agree with the tasering but I think he should have been kicked out. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I think he should have been removed. What bothers me |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:04 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Then we're in agreement. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. You are not bothersome to me. |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Mr. Kerry should have listened to his questions |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #19 |
55. That's not what happened |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:17 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. You're exactly right. Your sixth paragraph points out the paradox the police who provided security |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:39 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. Very well said. I wish I could recommend a reply. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:48 AM Response to Reply #19 |
62. Yeah!!! Blame Kerry! |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. yeah - crazy me, crazy sister. we should just know intuitively when art |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. I think I love you. n/t |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. Once they realized that the device was not a bomb, but simply |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Fine, they should drop the charges. The OP isn't about that. |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:28 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. thank you. that's seems to be missed on a few here. n/t |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. You're welcome |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:47 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. only she can say. but she should know that she probably scared more than a few people. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. The Op was about more than that. The OP accused her of intentionally |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:48 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. and thoughtless and insensitive. that's correct. dont know if it was intentional. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:01 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. You said she knew what she was doing. That would be intentional. n/t |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. Okay fine. You're assuming that she didn't know what she was doing. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:03 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. I understand why we're all paranoid in airports now. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:12 AM Response to Reply #24 |
57. THAT is where we converge. I agree that once her "art" was exposed for what it was, she should have |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. Real threats should draw more attention than non-threats. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Yes, I think that real threats should wear a large stamp on them that says "REAL" |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 08:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
66. But, they treat the guy in the t-shirt exactly the same way as the guy with 5 lbs of semtex |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 08:45 AM Response to Reply #66 |
70. That's true - none of this stuff strikes me as effective in actually |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. I do not see this pin that lights up ones name as a comment on 9/11 attacks. |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. ya dont know its a pin that lights up until you know its a pin that lights up. |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. That's what a lot of people said about the Civil Rights marchers in the 1960s |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I agree with you. |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. but you dont knnow until you know, right? |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. I'm not talking about the crime vs non crime discussion. People do things |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
43. But now that they KNOW, they should drop the charges. n/t |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. agreed...and knowing my sister, she probably would agree too. n/t |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 01:01 AM Response to Reply #48 |
63. Ourbluenation, |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #63 |
72. that was my thought...book smart and street stupid. too bad she didn't stop for a sec |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
11. How was that gal supposed to know? |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Perhaps her 42 year old boyfriend could have told her |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. And she was 13 and living in Hawaii when 9/11 happened. |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
49. Yet she uses a reference to a 60's comedy show "Sock it to me" ? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 08:39 AM Response to Reply #49 |
67. She's seen a show and likes it, she'll remember that detail |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
15. Surely people who work with the public for any length of time see all sorts of things? |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. It was freaking out all the people around him - some guy went over to him and forcefully told |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Then perhaps she doesn't need family members trotting out her job problems |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:39 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. huh? wow. all i'm saying is that there are others to think of in this story.... |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:12 AM Response to Reply #37 |
56. Funny, I didn't see you posting her name or any identifying information |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. 'Maybe your sister needs to find a job where she isn't working with the public' - What nerve. |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. sorry bluebear. so, so sorry. she would love to quit but her circumstances will not allow it |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. She's working with the public & is being tempted to misuse her authority because |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. my understanding is that it would have very much been in her authority. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:06 AM Response to Reply #31 |
53. I used to work out with a flight attendant who felt the same way |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 08:41 AM Response to Reply #31 |
68. Why is it cold to suggest a person get a job compatible with their |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:29 PM Response to Reply #68 |
76. Sorry, playing the twin towers falling on a plane on 9/11 is not acceptable. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:43 AM Response to Reply #15 |
61. Give me a break |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 07:04 AM Response to Reply #61 |
65. That's my point. The public has a tendency to be assholes. If you can't deal, |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:57 AM Response to Reply #65 |
73. here's the deal |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
22. There's no evidence the girl "knew what she was doing." |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
33. I'm not sure she knew what she was doing. I think she was clueless. |
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piesRsquare (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
59. From the message boards at the Boston Herald regarding this issue... |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
69. Did the passenger have his DVD player plugged into the plane's entertainment system? |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. no, it was only seen by people around him. every 9-11 is a tense day for passengers and crew. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. So why didn't the offended person referenced in the OP do that? |
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theredpen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
74. Better Days |
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