Posted on 12/31/2011 1:35:20 PM PST by Just4Him
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- A man was detained Saturday after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in military-grade wrapping, federal and local officials said.
The man was stopped at a security checkpoint at the Midland International Airport about 9 a.m. and taken into custody by the FBI, they said.
FBI spokesman Mike Martinez declined to say whether the man was in military uniform or how many explosives were found in the bag. He said he did not know where the man was being held, saying he was at either the airport or at the FBI office in Midland.
City of Midland spokeswoman Tasa Watts said she had no information on the suspect but the explosives were wrapped in military-grade wrapping. She said the specific grade won't be known until the explosives are tested.
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Could be something new. I bought five big boxes last June. Haven’t been back to the store since.
My first thought as well.
I snuck right through with an explosive personality.
Last time I looked the local farm store still had “strike anywhere” matches. Maybe I should stock up! Back when I was a kid I used to make girls swoon by lighting them on my teeth. (Swooning is when they roll their eyes and walk away,right?)
‘This went on for many years. . . ‘
In Queens Village, Long Island, NY, a kid of 12 went on his bike to the local pub and brought back a bucket of suds for a family party. Draft was preferred.
In this same neighborhodd one could get fresh pumpernickle bread and coldcuts from the Jewish deli, crumb cake from the German bakery, visit the Jewish candy and soda store, get produce from the Italian grocer, etc, etc.
Many other ‘ethnic’ shops.
The barber had a back ‘private’ section where women’s hair was done.
Some fathers never shopped at any of these stores - - - not at all unusual, after working all day; performing maintenance on the house and yard on Sat., and attending church on Sunday. When stores were closed . . . except maybe the bakery!
This was the era (’30’s, ‘40’s - even ‘50’s) when kids were always sent on errands with a list. It was not punishment!
Most families had trained their kids to help out.
Expect this was going on all over the country.
It is a gross violation of safety rules to carry caps and explosives together.
That’s called weirding them out, boy.
Yeah, I thought Elky’s dad would have insisted they be carried in separate sacks.
‘______explosive personality.’
Heh!
hahaha mom sent me to the store to buy Kotex.
some places like Evanston (IL) split hairs... it was devoutly Methodist, and they came to the compromise that it was okay to sell ice cream but not soda on Sundays. so they put chocolate syrup right on the ice cream instead of in seltzer, and so was born the scandalously named Sundae.
‘__________scandalously named Sundae.’
For reals???!
Sometimes I have wondered about the name ‘Sundae’ for that ice cream selection.
It was always weird: SundaY, church - SundaE, ice cream.
I’m going with your def.
Kids today would say that would only happen in an alternate dimension.
Actually, I grew up on Long Island (NY).
But, can you read? Do you have a problem with the English language?
ML/NJ
All of it true. LOL!
Something was going on at DFW on Wed. as well. Oldest son picked up youngest son and LE/SWAT was all over the place.
Okay, technically, the caps were usually somewhere between my gonads and the gas tank.
My Dad was building a housing development in upscale Brecksville Ohio. The original owner’s house was being used as an office. One day, as a kid, I was tasked with cleaning out the basement of that house. I found 50 cases of dynamite, all sweating like crazy. It was no big deal then. My Dad got someone to remove them the next day.
Same here, but for my mom. I did have a note though (not a joke).
That was a good one.....
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