Jetset Lady. I agree that we can't believe what is printed in the Press, but I thought it worth mentioning to highlight the idiocy that we put up with, all we're really doing is stopping the nutters hi-jacking their Grandma to Cuba, as used to be the fashion, the real bad boys - of any persuasion - will do exactly what they want to do, when they want to do it.
A colleague of mine was once passing through the exclusive crew area of an Asian airport - that's not being racist, it was in S.E.Asia - being annointed by the Magic Wand of a security lady - that's not being sexist, she was female - in search of weapons of mass destruction. Some hiatus on the airfield demanded the immediate presence of a troop of Commandos, who rushed through the crew entrance, until coming up against Madam of The Wand. Each soldier was made to stand on the elevating footstool whilst M.o.T.W. waved said wand around their AK-47's, bayonets, bandoliers of bullets, and belts of grenades. The Wand emitted an almost non-stop blood curdling screech as it passed around each body. When the emergency was allowed to continue the scrutiny of the crew continued. My colleague asked M.oT.W. exactly what she had been looking for ? A blank stare was the answer - you get my point ?
