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Kerech
10-04-2004, 02:37 PM
Source (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1503&u=/afp/australia_air_vibrator&printer=1)

Story:
BRISBANE, Australia, (AFP) - Hundreds of airline passengers suffered disruption to their travel plans when a major regional airport was shut down for an hour after a humming and vibrating adult sex toy was mistaken for a bomb.

The vibrator was discovered at 9:15 am (2315 GMT Sunday) by a security officer who checked out a suspicious package inside a rubbish bin at the terminal cafeteria of Mackay Airport in the northeastern state of Queensland, a police spokeswoman said.

The terminal was evacuated immediately while passengers who had just arrived from a flight, check-in staff, cafeteria employees and hire car personnel were all forced to leave.

Cafeteria manager Lynne Bryant said her staff had been cleaning tables when they noticed a strange humming noise coming from the rubbish bin.

"It was rather disconcerting when the rubbish bin started humming furiously," she said.

"We called security and next minute everybody was being evacuated while they checked it out."

The police spokeswoman said another two flights were expected to land at that stage and alternate arrangements were made for the passengers to collect their luggage away from the terminal.

She said the emergency situation was revoked just before 10:00 am when the package was identified as "an adult novelty device".

Bryant said at the time of the upheaval the airport had been quite busy with two main flights due in and out of the airport - wreaking havoc with people's schedules.

She said in retrospect the humming sounded exactly like a vibrator - but it was better to be safe then sorry.

"You can't afford to take chances," she added.

Would have been quite embarassing if it was inside someone's luggage, but I guess the trash is bad enough :)

Anka
10-04-2004, 03:09 PM
In a security check at the Liberal Party conference in the UK last month a guard found an inflatable sex doll in a delegates bag. The delegate sheepishly explained that it was for a party later that night. And yes, the delegate concerned was a woman.

Chenier
10-04-2004, 08:13 PM
tsk, tsk, tsk...

Things to do when packing for a trip:
- leave your good lighter at home, take a cheapy one with you (learned that the hard way recently).
- take your batteries OUT of your vibrator. no power, no vibrating in your luggage.
- if you can, wear a bra without underwires (or take it off and throw it in your carry on before you go through security) - being patted down under your boobies while in airport security is not fun.

Panamah
10-04-2004, 11:08 PM
Dang it, who threw Mr Happy away?

Actually, I've had my alarm go off in my suitcase. I'd get to my desitination and here a very faint, "beep, beep". Nowadays they'd probably evacuate the airport if they heard my alarm clock going off in my suitcase. :p

Jinjre
10-05-2004, 12:17 AM
I have a friend who used to work airport security. The worst he ever encountered was a fellow who was wearing a, um, ring on his, um, non-finger appendage... Walked through the metal detector, set it off. Friend goes over the passenger with the wand. Asks him what it was. The passenger was kind enough to demonstrate to my friend what the metal object was in his crotch. My friend soon sought a new line of work.

B_Delacroix
10-05-2004, 08:25 AM
Heard this story yesterday at work. I think airline security measures are both overboard and ineffectual without having any standard what-so-ever.

Anyway, not the first time I've heard of a "toy" being the cause of airport bedlam.

Koldriana
10-05-2004, 08:56 AM
- take your batteries OUT of your vibrator. no power, no vibrating in your luggage.


I thought EVERYONE knew this! I wouldnt even take that in carry-on :P

Chenier
10-05-2004, 11:33 AM
I thought EVERYONE knew this! I wouldnt even take that in carry-on :P
need to entertain yourself on long flights somehow :p

oddjob1244
10-05-2004, 06:09 PM
lol