The Anonymous Widower

Two Protests Against Airport Security

There are now two web-sites in the United States protesting about obsessive security at airports by staging protests over Thankgiving.

They are :-

  1. OptOutDay.com
  2. WeWontFly.com

It would appear that the protesters have a point, but what is going to happen on that day if several burqa’ed women turn up and just walk straight through the scanners without a protest, whilst a group of red-blooded American males are refusing to pass.

But isn’t it a case of too little too late?  If the United States had had some minimal security in place ten years ago, then the terrible attacks of September 11th, 2001, would not have been so catastrophic.

The terrorists were given an immense victory by American incompetence and do you wonder that they keep trying.

The United States has suffered masses of hijacks since the 1960s by Cubans and others and surely they should have taken steps to prevent them then! Or am I being simplistic? But compare the number of hijacks there has been in Europe over a similar timescale!

So tell me, why is it, Irish terrorists have never succeeded in hijacking an airliner?

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November 19, 2010 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , , | Leave a comment

A Solution to Binge Drinking?

Nick Sheron is a doctor, who specialises in liver disease. So when he makes a proposal about how alcohol should be taxed, we should take notice.

Read what he says in the Daily Telegraph. As a control engineer by training, I like his solution which optimses the reduction of alcohol intake against the Government tax take.

Let’s hope the Government listens, as his proposal might cut problem drinking and help to save pubs with landlords who want to provide customers with good beer and cider and a relaxed atmosphere.
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November 19, 2010 Posted by | Food, News | | Leave a comment

A Christmas Present for the Woman in Your Life!

I had a well-educated lady round for lunch today and she saw the book below on the counter.

Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics (California Studies in the History of Science)

In my view it is one of the best reads, if you are interested in science between the wars and especially in Germany. It also tells the story of one of the greatest women scientists of all time; Lise Meitner.

November 19, 2010 Posted by | World | , | 1 Comment

An Incident at the County Court

This was a letter to one of C’s colleagues, who was defending a fan with a serious illness, who had a nose bleed and spread it alkl over the County Court in Ipswich

Letter to a Barrister

 The barrister in question is now a judge and does not seem to have suffered any ill effects from the incident.

November 19, 2010 Posted by | World | , | 1 Comment

A Grand Muck Heap Competition

This was organuised in about 1981 or so to raise funds for the Easton Harriers.

Grand Muck Heap Competition

Feel free to copy this idea, but give any money to a suitable charity.  My preference would be one supportring research into pancreatic cancer.

November 19, 2010 Posted by | World | , | 7 Comments

A New Type of Football

Yesterday evening I watched the FA Cup replay between Ebbsfleet United and AFC Wimbledon. Both are very much fans-supported clubs, with Ebbsfleet being owned by the on-line community MyFootballClub and AFC Wimbledon having emerged after the transfer of Wimbledon to Milton Keynes.

Will we be seeing more clubs like these?  It could be possible that next season AFC Wimbledon are in the Football League.

One thing that was different, was that there was a pitch-side advert for the Samaritans at the match.

November 19, 2010 Posted by | Sport, World | | Leave a comment