Who'd be a terrorist in Glasgow?

[bitingmidge]

I don't want to make light of terror, but in the spirit of not letting the bastards get you down:

There's been a bit floating round my inbox the last few days following the Glasgow airport attack, probably because I did have a small grumble the day after, after being asked to remove my belt while going through airport security. I still can't figure the connection between my belt and a burning car careering through an airport window, but I guess someone can.

Anyway, one of my Scottish mates sent me a clip from a Glasgow paper (the Daily Record) with the headline
HERO CABBIE: I KICKED BURNING TERRORIST SO HARD IN BALLS THAT I TORE A TENDON

Here's a link to a later edition.

That was followed by the interview with a baggage handler John Smeaton

"you can come to Britain and try and disrupt us if you like, but Glasgow doesn't accept that, you know what I mean; we'll set about you"

(Youtube interview) and when you're there, there's hours of fun watching the full clips.

From the Time's article

Spotting a terrorist suspect grappling with police, Mr Smeaton thought: “You’re nae hitting the Polis mate, there’s nae chance.”

He told interviewers: "There was a guy in flames. You just don't expect to see that on a day at work, especially at Glasgow Airport.

"So I ran straight towards the guy, we're all trying to get a kick-in at him, take a boot to subdue the guy."

All of that was followed by this email later in the day:

Glasgow v America

If this had happened in a US airport, compared to Glasgow Eyewitness accounts.
> > >
America:"Oh my God! There was a man on fire, he was running about, I just ran for my life..I thought i was gonna die,he got so close to me.

Glasgow: "C*nt wis running aboot on fire, so a ran up n gave him a good
boot, then decked him"

America: “I just wanna get home, away from here… I just wanna get home, I
thought I was gonna die"

Glasgow: “here shug, am no leaving here till am oan a f*ckin' plane!"
America: “there was pandemonium, people were running in all
directions, we didn't know what was happening, I thought I was gonna
die"
> > >
Glasgow: "F*ck this fir a kerry oan, moan we ll get a pint in"

America: “We thought he was gonna blow us all up he had a gas
cannister and was trying to get into his trunk, I thought we were gonna
die, I just ran for my life"

Glasgow:” a swaggered by the motor that wis on fire,and the dafty
couldnae even open his boot, he wis in fire annaw so a ran up n gave
him a good boot to the baws"

America: there was this huge explosion, it sounded like war, I thought I
was gonna die"

Glasgow: “There wis a bang,yi know when yi throw BO basher intae a fire
it wis like that"

America: “I’m too traumatized even to speak, I thought I was gonna die"

Glasgow "here mate, gies 2 minutes till a phone ma auld dear, if am
gonna be oan the telly a want her tae tape it"

And finally, two quotes from an eye-witness.........John Smeaton and
these are real)

John just surpassed himself on the National ITV new.
The interviewer asked "What message do you have for the bombers" - he
replied:

"This is Glasgow - we'll just set about you"

John did an interview on CNN and they asked how he restrained the guy
and he said "me and other folk were just tryin 2 get the boot in and
some other guy banjoed him”!

I'd like to think that the result for terrorists here would be similar!

Cheers,

P

[Honorary Bloke]

Midge,

I wish I could raise a complaint. But alas, I canna'. Sigh.

[Daddles]

I'd like to think that the result for terrorists here would be similar!

Dunno that we've got enough Glaswegans to ensure there's always one at the airport Midge

Richard

[Iain]

In a similar vein, in the mid 60's I worked for the ABC, there was some concern about complacency with the public witnessing a crime.
An OB was organised and two burly male actors were to abduct a schoolgirl (actress) in a main street in Hobart, the OB was set up in a discreet location and the schoolgirl walked past the car containing said thugs, they got out and grabbed the girl.
About 10 members of the public then commenced to intervene and kicked the crap out of these two, we tried to intervene but the damage was done, two rather badly bruised and bloodied actors.
I often wondered what became of them after that.
I think that is an ibndication of what would happen if this happened here, I certainly hope so anyway, the negative aspect of course is that the terrorists may sue you if they get hurt.

[Metal Head]

I certainly hope so anyway, the negative aspect of course is that the terrorists may sue you if they get hurt.

No dead terrorist has sued anyone to date.

[Groggy]

Midge, that's priceless! A decent kick in the goolies probably had both his eyes in the one socket. Oooohheeerrrrr

[soundman]

Not the cleverest of terrorists.
Glasgow of all places.

pick a winda ______ your leavin'


cheers

[kiwigeo]

......I did have a small grumble the day after, after being asked to remove my belt while going through airport security. I still can't figure the connection between my belt and a burning car careering through an airport window, but I guess someone can.

Metal detectors at some Australian Airports have had sensitivity cranked up to a level where metal buckles on some belts set them off.

I had to laugh going through Perth security check the other day. An old digger in a wheel chair had ben asked to remove his straw hat and put it through the X ray machine. He was giving the burly security people an absolute serve.

[Sebastiaan56]

Absolute classic Midge,

Sebastiaan

[rtfarty]

I have just come back from the States and at 3 American airports before going through the metal detector took of every piece of metal that I had on except my knee replacement.
It set off the alarm every time so I was subjected to the search.
Even though the 'wand' only beeped over my left knee I was stood on a mat with my feet spread and patted down all over and then my waist band on my trousers was rolled down and a guy rubbed his hand around the top of my trousers looking for I don't know what.
At least in the British airports they don't give you that type of humiliating search, in full view of other passengers, when they only get a beep from a metal knee.
Everyone had to take off their shoes and put them through the x ray machine.

[Honorary Bloke]

I have just come back from the States and at 3 American airports before going through the metal detector took of every piece of metal that I had on except my knee replacement.
It set off the alarm every time so I was subjected to the search.
Even though the 'wand' only beeped over my left knee I was stood on a mat with my feet spread and patted down all over and then my waist band on my trousers was rolled down and a guy rubbed his hand around the top of my trousers looking for I don't know what.
At least in the British airports they don't give you that type of humiliating search, in full view of other passengers, when they only get a beep from a metal knee.
Everyone had to take off their shoes and put them through the x ray machine.

I'm appalled that they didn't make you take out your knee replacement. Slackers.!

[kiwigeo]

Try doing what my mate did and check in for a US domestic flight with an Aussie passport issued in Dubhai and carrying visa stamps from just about every Arab country.

Another mate who works with me out on the oil rigs got into trouble when some clown dumped some perforating gun debris on the office floor next to his briefcase. Going through the security check at Darwin Airport the wipe test returned an all bells alarm as it picked up the explosives residue on his briefcase. Comforting I guess to know those wipe tests do actually work.

[jow104]

One of my wishes with regard to the Glasgow incident was that I hope they had not got any supplies of morphine.

[Iain]

One of my wishes with regard to the Glasgow incident was that I hope they had not got any supplies of morphine.

That's a bit cruel John, Scottish vasectomies can render the provider with quite a sore foot

[pitbull]

The terrorist was called Singhe Mahjeep.