{"id":26,"date":"2006-08-28T00:09:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-28T00:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.timpeterson.org\/blog\/2006\/08\/28\/23\/"},"modified":"2006-08-28T00:09:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-28T00:09:00","slug":"23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timpeterson.org\/blog\/2006\/08\/28\/23\/","title":{"rendered":"What not to do in an airplane"},"content":{"rendered":"

You’ve heard blurbs like this <\/a> before, I daresay: <\/p>\n

A suspicious package found in an aircraft washroom on a flight from Chicago yesterday afternoon brought out Ottawa police canine and bomb-disposal units. <\/p>\n

A member of the crew found the package about 4 p.m. The plane landed safely and was isolated from the terminal. Passengers were taken off the plane and questioned by police while experts investigated the “package.” <\/p>\n

The airport was not closed during the three-hour incident. <\/div>\n

This incident, at least, was harmless, as the article concludes: <\/p>\n

Police issued a statement last evening saying the suspicious package “has been identified as an electronic device commonly known as an iPod.” <\/div>\n

Why bring this up, you ask? Because in this case you can actually hear the other side of the story <\/a> , from the perpetrator himself. An excerpt: <\/p>\n

So I walked up to the stewardesses, both clamoring over the handbook, and tapped one on the shoulder. <\/span>
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“So, I had an iPod before I went to the bathroom, and now I don’t. I think I know what’s in the toilet.” <\/span>
<\/span>
We had a quick conversation. I told them, “You don’t have to call the TSA or anything, it’s just my iPod.” They said, “Oh, but we already did.”
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Read on <\/a> for details. <\/p>\n

A related piece: If you’ve ever wanted to know what would happen if you put dry ice in an airplane toilet (or even if you didn’t), look no further than this hilarious Salon article <\/a> . <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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