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Wires in jacket snag Delta flight
New York Daily News ^
| 1/07/04
| AP
Posted on 01/07/2004 1:24:38 AM PST by kattracks
HEBRON, Ky. - A woman with a jacket designed to heat up like an electric blanket ended up cooling her heels in Paris yesterday when jittery airport officials yanked her from her flight. The woman was bounced from a Paris-to-Cincinnati flight just before it left France because of suspicious wires poking out of her leather jacket. It turned out that the motorcycle jacket was designed with wires to heat up and keep the wearer warm, officials said.
As an additional precaution, all passengers and their luggage were rescreened when Delta Flight 43 landed in Cincinnati.
The Associated Press
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; cdg; cvg; dal43; motorcycles
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posted on
01/07/2004 1:24:39 AM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
While I was in Atlanta over Christmas, my mom gave me her old DVD player, and I purchased a large face alarm clock witht the big bells on top. I didn't dare put those in my luggage, that was just asking for trouble. I had my sister ship them to me.
Now we have to evaluate every little bit of metal/unusual items before we pack.
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posted on
01/07/2004 2:11:26 AM PST
by
sandpit
To: kattracks
It turned out that the motorcycle jacket was designed with wires to heat up and keep the wearer warm, officials said. Just testing the system or do lots of people wear heated jackets on an airplane?
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posted on
01/07/2004 3:11:21 AM PST
by
barker
(The Democratic Party has become the leading enemy of the American Republic.....headsonpikes)
To: barker
Don't think that she gave it a thought at all before she tried to get on. What do you do; hook it up to a battery???
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posted on
01/07/2004 3:36:50 AM PST
by
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I can see why the flight crew might freak out, though.
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posted on
01/07/2004 5:00:11 AM PST
by
martin_fierro
(Any musical with a PBY-5 Catalina in it can't be all bad.)
To: DooDahhhh
What do you do; hook it up to a battery???Yup.
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posted on
01/07/2004 5:02:20 AM PST
by
martin_fierro
(Any musical with a PBY-5 Catalina in it can't be all bad.)
To: martin_fierro
Think I would have packed that bad boy on check in. However, I stupidly had a pocket knife in my purse and remembered it right before the security check on a trip from DC to Maine. Fortunately there was a Styrofoam cup with lid on it on a table nearby and I planted it in there.
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posted on
01/07/2004 5:16:06 AM PST
by
DooDahhhh
To: DooDahhhh
Sounds like she was travelling to go on a motorcycle tour. If so, she probably didn't check any luggage--kinda hard to carry a big suitcase on a bike.
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posted on
01/07/2004 5:20:09 AM PST
by
dinodino
To: martin_fierro; DooDahhhh
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posted on
01/07/2004 5:26:31 AM PST
by
uglybiker
(nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh BATMAN!)
To: dinodino
Didn't think of that! However, with the word out that a female might be thinking of taking a plane down (along with various other threats) I don't think that a wired jacket would have been my choice of wardrobe to wear on the plane. If I wanted to use it at the destination, I would have gotten there awfully early and put it in one of their checked boxes. They don't talk about her battery hookup so where do you figure that was, at the destination, maybe?
To: sandpit
Yeah, an alarm clock with bells on the top screams terrorism, you'd been singled out for sure.
... and I thought I was worried about my luggage being screened when coming back from Florida ... carring on an alligator's head I purchased from a tourist shop by St. Augustine. Luckily I got a knife cutlery set for Christmas down there so I had it all shipped back home.
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posted on
01/07/2004 6:51:44 AM PST
by
Buell_X1-1200
(Today Saddam is in jail ... and the Democrats are sad.)
To: Buell_X1-1200
carring on an alligator's head I purchased from a tourist shop by St. Augustine. Some sort of Floridian Godfather statement? Did the head make it into someone's bed?
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posted on
01/07/2004 8:29:09 AM PST
by
BraveMan
To: martin_fierro
Wired ~ perfect! :)
13
posted on
01/07/2004 8:31:16 AM PST
by
blackie
To: DooDahhhh
"Don't think that she gave it a thought at all before she tried to get on. "
Let's face facts, there are idiots that can override idiot-proof systems such as TSA guidelines and TV programs that s l 0 w l y state points in 3rd grade language. IMO, lady was a dolt that either never thought, or believed the rules did not apply to her.
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posted on
01/07/2004 9:30:38 AM PST
by
sully777
("Not a thought lifted itself from Chance's brain. Peace filled his chest." -- Being There)
To: uglybiker
I love my electric vest , but never thought about it being a problem at the airport .
maybe its good i do most of my flying on my scooter
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posted on
01/07/2004 11:28:16 AM PST
by
Boner1
(Its Time to change are drug laws for some have gone on to be POTUS while other's have been inprison)
To: DooDahhhh
On the motorcycle. You plug the jacket into the motorcycle.
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posted on
01/07/2004 2:36:33 PM PST
by
dinodino
To: sully777
You are obviously not, and have never been, a motorcyclist. If you were, you wouldn't think that this lady's actions were unreasonable.
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posted on
01/07/2004 2:38:41 PM PST
by
dinodino
To: sully777
To: sully777
sully777 wrote:
IMO, lady was a dolt that either never thought, or believed the rules did not apply to her.
Or she naively believed that she should just go on with her life as before and not let the terrorists win.
Note to all: The terrorists have won. This is further proof.
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posted on
01/07/2004 3:34:24 PM PST
by
cc2k
To: sully777
Good Evening All-
"...IMO, lady was a dolt that either never thought, or believed the rules did not apply to her..."
Sully777, many high-quality touring motorcycles are equipped with heated handgrips. Coupled with a heated jacket/vest, pants, and socks, you can ride in complete comfort in very frigid weather. The heated garments run on electricity generated by the motorcycle.
Hopefully this will save you from further embarrassment.
Regards,
~ Blue Jays ~
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posted on
01/07/2004 4:00:33 PM PST
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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