Euthenasia Again!

Temp is 0C/32F. Just looked at the weather map and there is a big storm coming. Rain for us, snow for everyone else. As far as I am concerned, winter can stop anytime now.

Today's newspaper is concerned with euthenasia. You know, letting your relatives do you in. It seems an elderly man confessed to killing his wife because she had cancer. She didn't know it was going to happen. He also said he did it by mixing the drugs she was already taking. He confessed because he felt guilty. Since she was already taking the drugs, it might be wishful thinking on his part. Maybe she just died of cancer.

The other article was about Latimer from Sask. who killed his twelve year old daughter because she had Cerebral Palsy. He ended up serving twelve years. Now he is the poster boy for euthenasia. My daughter is thirty-eight with C.P. and is worse off than his daughter was. If you preach that crap to me, you're talking to the wrong guy. I wonder if his daughter knew, sitting in the truck, that her father was murdering her?

Down in New Jersey, an airport security guy stole at least $30,000. from passengers during checks. I guess everyone was so concerned about their radar image, they forgot to keep an eye on their wallet.

The Canada Games are still going full bore. I like the speed skating. I find it amazing they can go so fast and hardly move their legs. I've skated and it is not as easy as they make it look. Everyone in Canada have skated, haven't they? Well, maybe not immigrants.

Oscars on TV Sunday. Hope there is something else on. Maybe the red carpet will have snow. San Francisco is getting snow on Saturday. They are all excited about it.

Charlie Sheen is ranting again. Not grateful for what he has. His show has also been cancelled, at least for the year. Doesn't bother me, never watched it anyway.

Careful With the Dildow

Someone mentioned that I must have seen some strange goings on when I worked at the airport. And that's an understatement. I'll mention a few. I know that the airport couldn't do this but it sure would help middle age women if they were allowed to put up a sign which read. "Before proceeding through baggage inspection, please insure that the batteries have been removed from your vibrator." Laugh as you will, its not an infrequent mishap. I get an alarm and I get the cameras rolling. Security searches through the bag, finds the item and holds it up in the air to show that it is not a threat. And there he is, "King Kong" for all the world to see. And for the lady, not the celebrity she wanted to be.

Some monitors always have the same picture on them. A spot such as a gate are always watched. One morning I was sitting there and I saw one of the employees climbing up the gate. He didn't bother going through the main door or security doors. Honed in on him, got all the photos, did the alarms and there he was nabbed. I get a pat on the back and he gets a $500. fine. Could have been worse for him. On the other hand, if I hadn't caught him, it would have been worse for me. It could have been a test.

That's enough of the serious stuff. One morning I was near the bottom of the escalator where the people come down from Arrivals and go through the door to meet their loved ones. Coming down the escalator was a good looking girl around 20. She was wearing blue jean shorts and a tank top. She also had crutches because she had two broken legs. Both legs had full casts. She gets to the bottom and asks if I would help her. Told me that she had a cramp in her stomach and would I massage it fo her. That would have looked really great on camera. Photos for everyone. Anyway, up went the red flare and I suggested that I could hold her crutches, she could put one hand on my shoulder to steady herself and massage her own stomach. true story. I couldn
t make up one like that.

Britney Spears On The Run

At least that's what she called herself as she made a dash through security the other day at Halifax Int. Airport. She ran past the guys that check carry-on luggage, up the stairs, hoping to get to the secure area where the planes are loaded. Well, she really has high hopes there. That just ain't going to happen. Having had the responsibility of trapping those people, I can tell you how that works.

Airport security is controlled from Security Operations Center. It is a secure area away from everything. The Fort Knox of the airport. All camera operation, monitors, computers, radio ops, lock controls, passwords and anything pertaining to security is controlled from there. The person running this is called a SOC Operator. I had that job for five years. All are ex military. When I was there, sometimes there was only one person on. Now there is always two.

Running through security? We practice that all the time. At the top of the stairs to the secure area there are four doors which seperates it from the baggage inspection. If someone runs, security pushes an alarm. The SOC Op. locks the doors and only he can open them. At the same time he has a camera on the person and is able to switch from camera to camera to track the person. At the same time again, he has a foot switch for the radio and is broadcasting all that is going on. He has alerted one R.C.M.P. and four Security Police. These police are ex R.C.M.P., ex City Police and ex Military Police. So Britany got to the top of the stairs and had no place to go. By now all police have her under tow. Off to the looney bin.