| magicalfreddiemercury 11.07.2007 01:18 |
The buzz about town is a terrorist cell might be in the US planning a summer attack. Of course, they could be anywhere in the world planning multiple attacks, but who's to know? So, will you alter your summer travel plans or will you go about your business as intended? link Tqt8R8E1vAI |
| Mr Mercury 11.07.2007 06:03 |
The simple answer is no not at all because thats exactly what these terrorists want to happen. They want to try and "rule" us by using fear as a weapon. Not on in my opinion. |
| Raf 11.07.2007 06:49 |
As far as I know, we've all been under constant terrorist menace since 9/11/2001. Can you imagine what if everybody from New York had stopped using the subway afraid of new terrorist attacks? It would've been an excellent target... But it's been nearly 6 years, and nothing. Instead, after 9/11 we had attacks in Madrid and London. And more recently, an attack in Glasgow and an attempt in London. So, you can't guess when and where the next attacks will be, you have to pretty much stop doing everything. You'd have to move to a small and unimportant town in the countryside, never take a train, never take a plane, and never even consider going anywhere near a major city or any other important area in your country. And I bet the terrorists would be really happy to see people getting scared to that point. Like Ramirez said, I think the best to do is keep living our lives normally and show those idiots they aren't as important and scary as they would like to be. |
| thomasquinn 32989 11.07.2007 08:44 |
Nobody's threatened to kill me for having a nice summer as of yet. And seeing how they operate, I'm more worried about the counter-terrorists than the real deal. They're the same thing, really, difference being that the authorities WON'T try to stop the counter-terrorists. Brazilians are advised not to travel to London, and if they must, they should definitely NOT make a run for a train when they're about to miss it... Oh, and the British should steer clear of Amsterdam. They're so fed up with misbehaving British tourists that many hotels are now blocking them from entering. And this being Amsterdam, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd beat them up in the hotel lobby with very large dildos purchased in the sex-shop next door. |
| iGSM 11.07.2007 09:04 |
I will kill you for having a nice summer TQ. :) While I'm here in winter. Does 'British' include 'Australian'? |
| thomasquinn 32989 11.07.2007 09:27 |
iGSM wrote: I will kill you for having a nice summer TQ. :) While I'm here in winter. Does 'British' include 'Australian'?I don't think so. Or do you Aussies regularly defecate on hotel beds, tear off the wallpaper, stuff the toilet completely full of empty beer-cans and/or use the carpet as fuel? Mind you, I'm naming only some of the kinds of behavior demonstrated recently. Not to worry about my summer, by the way. So far, it's been wet, windy, packed with thunderstorms but thankfully not cold (though not very warm either, because of the amounts of clouds), so you needn't be too jealous :P |
| magicalfreddiemercury 11.07.2007 09:57 |
<font color="lime">Raf840 wrote: Like Ramirez said, I think the best to do is keep living our lives normally and show those idiots they aren't as important and scary as they would like to be.I agree completely and have been saying this to everyone since 9/11. However... now that I'll be traveling this summer, I'm not feeling so sure of myself. It's not just me who will be traveling - that would be different. I'll be with my family - parents, grandparent and daughter. If anything happens, four generations of my family are wiped out. As much as it scares me, it also pisses me off that these bastards have even that much control. |
| sparrow 21754 11.07.2007 12:49 |
i will be traveling to caymans this summer, and most likely will transfer thru NYC. id like to not think about some possible doom. my anxiety has been bad enough already. and notice they only attack in summer? whats the matter terrorists, too cold for winter? anyway, as everyone else said, just go about your days. theyre just bullies. their schemes will fizzle out eventually, especially seeing how they have failed miserably recently. |
| goodco 11.07.2007 18:53 |
I don't know what the color code threat level is for 'gut feeling', so I'm gonna ignore it, just like I started to ignore all the propaganda BS over the past four years. It's just another Orwellian attempt to get our minds off all the mischief OUR government continues to try and pull off. |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 12.07.2007 11:20 |
Nothing will change for me. I will go day to day living my life as I usually do. I'm not scared. And I won't let them make me feel scared. |
| KillerQueen840 12.07.2007 11:42 |
Besides looking at colleges...I think the only summer plans I had anyway only involved me traveling from the couch to the pool, lol. I wish I had big travel plans...and if I did I defintitely would not let that stop me! You gotta live life to the fullest. (That last statement sounds funny coming from me.) I remember when we had a "terrorist" threat on a cruise ship we took to Hawaii 4 years ago. Yes, it turned out to not be actual terrorists, just some stupid lady. But all the commotion added excitement to our trip. Yes, we had to miss our first stop at the rainiest city in the U.S. (Hilo) to go directly to the capital so the Coast Gaurd and army could board the ship (the note found in the bathroom said that if we made our first stop and did not turn around, the ship would blow up), but this still ended up being possibly the vacation I went on. I wasn't bored for a minute. And that probably sounds terribly wrong. I'm definitely not praising the actions of the person who made the threat. At the time we were really pissed off. I'm just saying, it added thrill. Thank God it wasn't real. Argh, I hope that doesn't sound twisted.I know if it was a real threat, we'd be dead and it'd really suck. I guess what I'm saying is that you can still make the best of a bad situation? I actually don't know what I'm saying. Let's go to Hawaii. |
| john bodega 12.07.2007 12:00 |
I'll be scared when the bomb goes off. Fuck you terrorists. |
| magicalfreddiemercury 12.07.2007 12:38 |
Sparrow wrote: anyway, as everyone else said, just go about your days. theyre just bullies. their schemes will fizzle out eventually, especially seeing how they have failed miserably recently. goodco wrote: I'm gonna ignore it, just like I started to ignore all the propaganda BS over the past four years. <font color="#FF00FF">its_a_hard_life wrote: I'm not scared. And I won't let them make me feel scared. Zebonka12 wrote: Fuck you terrorists.I wish I could take you guys with me - for encouragement as well as entertainment. :-) Besides, now that the 'gut feeling' has been rescinded, any of us who were disturbed by the ominous warning, can feel security and comfort in our government's capable hands. Right. |
| JoxerTheDeityPirate 13.07.2007 12:58 |
who is this Will Threats person? |
| magicalfreddiemercury 13.07.2007 13:10 |
joxerthesincitypirate wrote: who is this Will Threats person?Oh, he's just some numbnut who likes to screw with people's minds. |
| JoxerTheDeityPirate 13.07.2007 15:11 |
magicalfreddiemercury wrote:i thought that was george w bush?joxerthesincitypirate wrote: who is this Will Threats person?Oh, he's just some numbnut who likes to screw with people's minds. |
| Donna13 13.07.2007 15:51 |
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| goodco 13.07.2007 20:40 |
A sad thought, mfm.... a drunk driver could run a red light or through a median, and smash the vehicle you and your family are riding in... and, the drunk will survive, while.... You take precautions in those situations. As to flying, the messages over the loudspeakers at the airports (English and Spanish) that are from '1984' to make you fear for your life, all of this after driving the interstates with their 'report suspicious behavior' BS.......ignore that. Enjoy the time with your family. Enjoy your trip. Flip a finger towards the Big Brotheresque speak. There's nothing to fear, but life itself. |
| magicalfreddiemercury 13.07.2007 22:41 |
joxerthesincitypirate wrote:OMG. Too funny. :-Dmagicalfreddiemercury wrote:i thought that was george w bush?joxerthesincitypirate wrote: who is this Will Threats person?Oh, he's just some numbnut who likes to screw with people's minds. |
| magicalfreddiemercury 13.07.2007 22:44 |
Donna13 wrote: I said, "But they didn't say anything at Dulles." The TSA guy said, "Well, that's a big airport."Oh. Great. So more gets past them in the big airports, huh? Well, that's comforting... goodco wrote: Enjoy the time with your family. Enjoy your trip. Flip a finger towards the Big Brotheresque speak.Thank you... and I just might do that. :-) goodco wrote: There's nothing to fear, but life itself.This line kinda unraveled the comfort quilt you were making for me. You know that, yes? :-/ |
| iGSM 13.07.2007 23:58 |
Who's gonna bomb Perth, Western Australia? Although now you mention it I never liked Nedlands or Dalkeith...or Claremont. |
| magicalfreddiemercury 14.07.2007 07:36 |
Okay, guys, I'm outta here. See you in two weeks! <fingers crossed> |
| deleted user 14.07.2007 07:40 |
Syanara :D |
| sparrow 21754 15.07.2007 16:30 |
goodco wrote: A sad thought, mfm.... a drunk driver could run a red light or through a median, and smash the vehicle you and your family are riding in... and, the drunk will survive, while.... You take precautions in those situations. As to flying, the messages over the loudspeakers at the airports (English and Spanish) that are from '1984' to make you fear for your life, all of this after driving the interstates with their 'report suspicious behavior' BS.......ignore that. Enjoy the time with your family. Enjoy your trip. Flip a finger towards the Big Brotheresque speak. There's nothing to fear, but life itself.exactly. anything can kill you, your own fingernail or an air conditioner falling on out a window and on your head. instead of living in fear, we just live. its not your time to go, but it never hurts to be careful. the cocky ones are the ones who suffer in the end. and thats what i learned this summer :) *rant* just a sidenote, i think its a bit ridiculous on the precautions taken at airports. taking nail clippers away? has it occured to them that a pencil can be a weapon? someones own hands could be a weapon? and apple juice can be a bomb? anything is dangerous. next thing you know they wont let you take clothes with you because some psycho choked someone with their sleeve. *end rant* the only thing i might be worried about is the passport crap >.< oh and whoever said the stuff about their recent trip on what to bring, i appreciate it for letting us know :) i have always traveled light, and im glad i made it a habit. besides, most of the time, places youre traveling to has the things you need, so there isnt much to worry about. i say bring a doctors note if they give a hard time about medication. i havent heard reports of that yet, but i dont doubt its happened. |
| sparrow 21754 15.07.2007 16:32 |
magicalfreddiemercury wrote: Okay, guys, I'm outta here. See you in two weeks! <fingers crossed>hehe have a fun safe trip! |