Moors fire

[biggriffin]

Many years ago, large areas of moorland were deliberately burned, year on year, different areas every year,was called controlled burn, to encourage growth, and prevent fire,, then this practice was outlawed, due to "global warming,air quality" on the farm stubble was burned, prevented disease of the soil by bugs etc, obviously it's progress, to use more chemicals, and allow large moorlands to burn uncontrolled.

[Gaffers]

I'm guessing the fire would sort the "unexploded" part of "unexploded ordnance" out!

Not necessarily.  C4 will just burn like a wad of oily rag unless it has a detonator attached.

Movies have lied to me!

Hmmm sweaty marzipan anyone? 

I love marzipan. Not sure I fancy chewing on a brick of C4, though.

C4 and semtex both look and smell like marzipan.  If you really like getting a cavity search then on you r next flight try taking some marzipan rolled up with a few wires sticking out of it.

[Doctor Gollum]

One of those mini mag lite torches in silver or black will raise an eyebrow at the x ray...

As will a metal pen... And some food has a similar density to C4 when x rayed

Going to work can be such fun

[aaronjb]

C4 and semtex both look and smell like marzipan.  If you really like getting a cavity search then on you r next flight try taking some marzipan rolled up with a few wires sticking out of it.

I've already had the extra special treatment in Ben Gurion airport when I (well, my laptop) tested positive for explosives .. you know, when they take the laptop away (so that the Israeli security forces can pwn it, I imagine) and leave you sitting in a special little area wondering if you'll ever manage to leave Israel!

Ah, fun times. Thankfully it was my corporate laptop, and if they don't care that the Israeli's have all our secrets, neither do I...

[Doctor Gollum]

Ah yes, no one does paranoid inconvenience quite like the Israelis...

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I had a similar experience while flying from Stansted to Belfast about 10 years ago. They seemed convinced my phone had been in contact with explosives for some reason. 

[STEMO]

The police have swabs that can pick up traces of drugs from clothing, phones, etc. If you've been for a drink in any bar in Liverpool city centre, you will test positive for cocaine. It's on the tables, in the bog, on the bar........
Pretty much the same in any city centre I should think.

[Doctor Gollum]

I had a similar experience while flying from Stansted to Belfast about 10 years ago. They seemed convinced my phone had been in contact with explosives for some reason. 

We get randomly swabbed going into work... Flagged up as possible contact with explosives... Could only think that the leather steering wheel I bought to replace the manky plastic one on the A Class had come from a car that had been pranged and consequently was covered in traces from the airbag detonator 

[LFF64]

They were reporting that a spotter helicopter had been up in the area and they had seen groups of people trying to start more fires in the area .
Police were in the area searching for them hey already have one 22 year old man in custody on suspected attempted arson

[aaronjb]

Light the culprits on fire. That should learn' em.

[Gaffers]

Lanolin, a component of many moisturisers, often triggers the explosive detection equipment.  Cabin crews are repeatedly warned about it but many forget.

So the question for Mr Aaron is; What was moisturiser doing near your laptop? 

[Doctor Gollum]

New job has warned of the perils of poppy seed bread showing up as opiates in their drug screening...

Presumably their are other factors of consideration such as turning up for work reliably and not stealing everything in sight to pay for a heroin habit

[aaronjb]

Lanolin, a component of many moisturisers, often triggers the explosive detection equipment.  Cabin crews are repeatedly warned about it but many forget.

So the question for Mr Aaron is; What was moisturiser doing near your laptop? 

I swear that stain was there when I got the laptop.

[Kevin Wood]

Lanolin, a component of many moisturisers, often triggers the explosive detection equipment.  Cabin crews are repeatedly warned about it but many forget.

So the question for Mr Aaron is; What was moisturiser doing near your laptop? 

I swear that stain was there when I got the laptop.

"Came" with the browser history, too, I suppose?