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Vibrator shuts down airport
By Alex Murdoch
04oct04
AN adult sex toy shut down a key regional airport for almost an hour today when it was mistaken for a bomb, Queensland police said.
The vibrating object was discovered at Mackay Airport by a security officer who noticed the suspicious package inside a rubbish bin at the terminal cafeteria at 9.15am (AEST), a police spokeswoman said.
Cafeteria manager Lynne Bryant said her staff had been cleaning tables when they noticed a strange humming noise coming from the rubbish bin.
"It was rather disconcerting when the rubbish bin started humming furiously," she said.
"We called security and next minute everybody was being evacuated while they checked it out."
The police spokeswoman said the terminal was evacuated immediately.
Passengers who had arrived on a recent flight, check-in staff, cafeteria employees and hire car personnel were all forced to leave.
"Another two flights were expected to land at that stage but alternate arrangements were made for the passengers to collect their luggage away from the terminal," the spokeswoman said.
She said the emergency situation was revoked just before 10am when the package was identified as an adult novelty device.
Ms Bryant said at the time of the upheaval the airport had been quite busy with two main flights due in and out of the airport – wreaking havoc with people's schedules.
She said in retrospect the humming sounded exactly like a vibrator – but it was better to be safe then sorry.
"You can't afford to take chances," Ms Bryant said
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God created man and finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly. -- P. Valery
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"She said in retrospect the humming sounded exactly like a vibrator"
I bet the lady was thrilled to see that admission in print worldwide. -
Lesson: Get a gas-operated vibrator ... with a weedwhacker engine. It won't accidentally start up like that
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Originally Posted by Capmaster
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Originally Posted by Dr. DOS
mine's been "modified"
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Originally Posted by Capmaster
you even put a weed eater engine on it....2 stroke, so it will carry high RPM's.... I think we've seen a deeper peek into Mrs. Capmaster's closet than we needed too
....but that does explain your Dolly situation
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Originally Posted by northcat_8
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It's not the wife's. Read my previous post. It's alllllll
mine
Added supercharging to it last year and now it'll "pull" mid-12s -
Originally Posted by babyboo
..........kidding ......jeeeezzzz ......you know me better than that.
I'd never supercharge it -
may not be supercharged but you do have a NO2 kit on it don't you? DON'T YOU?????
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It's gas powered because it doubles as the compressor. Gosh. one would think you would have noticed it at all of the previous classes. And it did have an attachment of NO2, but Cap doesn't seem to use it in public.
I'm betting he's got a 4 stroke engine at home with the NO2 hooked up.
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