CW Letter of the Week.... rant!

hopper1
hopper1 Posts: 4,389
edited January 2010 in The bottom bracket
Has anyone read that shite!?
Basically, a young cyclist ( Raleigh Team Rider) turns up at an airport to go on a break with his bike...
Bike in a bike bag. Allen keys, multi tool, pedals, 'Cycling Weakly', sports bars and sachets of recovery drink in hand luggage.
Bloke duly taken away for proper bag search... Result missed flight.
Dad having a rant against airport security, because his son was searched and missed a flight. Pointing out that it should have been obvious he was a cyclist, because, amongst the powders and tools on his person, there was a CW mag!
And.... CW made this 'Letter of the Week'! Jesus Christ....
The cyclist mustn't have arrived in sufficient time, otherwise even a strip search wouldn't have made him miss his flight. Maybe a bit of lip was given by young man, and security responded appropriately.
I travel several times a month for my work, to destinations all over the world. I arrive in time, and carry only what I need.
I have taken my bag overseas and everything, including my cycling kit, went into the bag with the bike.
End of rant.... :wink:

Well, not quite, I'm sending a similar one to CW. Bet I don't get 'Letter of the Week! :twisted:
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    I love it, special dispensation should be given to cyclists becasue they're cyclists. Plus, if you're dumb enough to carry lots of strange looking liquids and white powders in yer hand luggage you deserve everything you get!
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    Oh that's brilliant. So the DIY bomber checklist now goes:

    1. Explosive powder. Purpose - bring down plane. Check
    2. Incendiary liquid. Purpose - achieve detonantion. Check.
    3. Copy of Cycling Weakly. Purpose - to fool security and ensure waved straight onto flight. Check.

    The bloke was an oaf if he even tried to board a plane with that list, hasn't he watched a news bulletin or taken a plane in the 21st century!
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  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    Funny.

    I knew a guy who got a full cavity at an airport because he turned up with a camera and a press pass. :? Sounds like the kid got off lightly :lol:
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    downfader wrote:
    Funny.

    I knew a guy who got a full cavity at an airport because he turned up with a camera and a press pass. :? Sounds like the kid got off lightly :lol:

    Had Mike Cuming got the 'full' search, I doubt he'd ever try the same thing again... :wink:
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  • Gary D
    Gary D Posts: 431
    hopper1 wrote:
    Dad having a rant against airport security, because his son was searched and missed a flight. Pointing out that it should have been obvious he was a cyclist, because, amongst the powders and tools on his person, there was a CW mag!

    Surely that was WHY they did the full search?? :? :?

    Gary.
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  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    hopper1 wrote:
    Has anyone read that shite!?

    I stopped reading the letters page when people started writing in saying Cavendish was a shit sprinter, and for some reason people took it upon themselves to start the whole "races vs sportives" rubbish.
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

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  • lfcquin
    lfcquin Posts: 470
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    I love it, special dispensation should be given to Macclesfield Wheelers becasue they're the best cyclists.

    Fixed that for you :wink:

    Mike might only be 2nd claim these days, but I thought everyone knew that Macc Wheelers got special dispensation. I'm annoyed that the airport staff didn't know this. What do I pay my club fees for if its not for special treatment! :?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    lfcquin wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    I love it, special dispensation should be given to Macclesfield Wheelers becasue they're the best cyclists.

    Fixed that for you :wink:

    Mike might only be 2nd claim these days, but I thought everyone knew that Macc Wheelers got special dispensation. I'm annoyed that the airport staff didn't know this. What do I pay my club fees for if its not for special treatment! :?

    I have arranged such a dispensation at Manchester Airport for Macc Wheelers. However, this doesn't apply to people faster than me.
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    NapoleonD wrote:
    lfcquin wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    I love it, special dispensation should be given to Macclesfield Wheelers becasue they're the best cyclists.

    Fixed that for you :wink:

    Mike might only be 2nd claim these days, but I thought everyone knew that Macc Wheelers got special dispensation. I'm annoyed that the airport staff didn't know this. What do I pay my club fees for if its not for special treatment! :?

    I have arranged such a dispensation at Manchester Airport for Macc Wheelers. However, this doesn't apply to people faster than me.

    Didn't take long to organise, then :wink:
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  • lfcquin
    lfcquin Posts: 470
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I have arranged such a dispensation at Manchester Airport for Macc Wheelers. However, this doesn't apply to people faster than me.

    Now I know how you won a club 10 with a broken leg :shock: :lol:
  • dilemna
    dilemna Posts: 2,187
    CW is a joke especially the star letter advocating using blue bike lights which was endorsed by the comic. Now it's clearly not even worth reading in Sainsburys let alone buying it :roll: .
    Life is like a roll of toilet paper; long and useful, but always ends at the wrong moment. Anon.
    Think how stupid the average person is.......
    half of them are even more stupid than you first thought.
  • ColinJ
    ColinJ Posts: 2,218
    These guys could get themselves shot if they are strip-searched! :shock:

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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    lfcquin wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    I love it, special dispensation should be given to Macclesfield Wheelers becasue they're the best cyclists.

    Fixed that for you :wink:

    Mike might only be 2nd claim these days, but I thought everyone knew that Macc Wheelers got special dispensation. I'm annoyed that the airport staff didn't know this. What do I pay my club fees for if its not for special treatment! :?

    I do like your orangey kit... and that Dutch guy who rides for you is pretty handy.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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