Manch airport to search approaching vehicles

[WithoutAPaddle]

I always get a kick out of the "Wiggins" check-in counter there.  It reminds me and everyone else of the sitcom, "Wings".

[Tunga]

... will be there tomorrow with blinders on.

Wish us luck in the passing of the gauntlet.

[Russell Kanning]

good luck
good ideas Ridley

if you are going to not change your habits, then maybe videoing and calling during a search will at least bring more light to the practice

I was thinking that a planned non-compliance event could happen with bicycles or similar, so they wouldn't take my car away. I would tell the guy in charge that i was going to meet someone as they get off the plane and show up there 2 hours beforehand with a bike and backpack they were not allowed to search. I could wait for the guy inside or in the "white zone" outside. If i ever got that far we could have white zone recordings like the movie airplane.

[tito887]

I"ll be leaving for a florida visit on Thursday. I"m gonna prepare myself for the worst if this is going to happen. I thought I would put that out to the underground if anyone is able to react. The only thing is that my flight is early in the morning so it's understandable if few people would be interested in heading out during the hours of 12AM-4AM.

[TackleTheWorld]

In Boston they check vehicles as they stop to get a parking stub.  The parking attendants asked to open the back door of the van and looked inside for a second.  They didn't have uniforms or metal detectors or any instruments.  It's easier for them to search if the cars come to them.  It would be harder to chase after every car that stops at the curb and demand a search.

[Tunga]

Nothing to report. Same sleepy small town airport with lots of stainless steel and Kalwall on display.
One cop shot me a dirty look because it looked for a second that we were exceeding the 3 mph speed limit in the red zone. He got over it.

We might need counseling though. Trauma!

[Dave Ridley]

good to see continued traffic and updates... sooner or later they will spring the search and hopefully one of us can learn of it and at least get video before it ends. 

[Russell Kanning]

good to see continued traffic and updates... sooner or later they will spring the search and hopefully one of us can learn of it and at least get video before it ends. 

yes. if they get nuts and start searching a lot, then it will be easier for us to film the process
i would think they would do it at tollbooths and such too. It is much easier to photo the license plate and other bad stuff.
At MHT they would have to set it up right outside the parking area to catch anyone that pulls up to the building.

How about an event this summer Dada? I ride in on a bike and let them know ahead of time they cannot search my big bag. Anyone want to give me a big bag with their logo on to promote your cause/website etc? I would mark it on the other side "my stuph" and that is what i would tell them it contains if they ask about it. Maybe I should tell them it has an anti-tyranny device in it.

[Tunga]

"anti-tyranny device "

Hmm. Is that the same thing as a democrat repellent?

[Ogre]

Does anyone know who is doing the searching? I wonder if it is airport people or police. What do they do if you turn around and leave when you see they are searching? Or if they request to search and you refuse and drive away? If its airport people, they can't do a thing, but if they're police, I bet they chase after you...which could provide hours of entertainment...

[Russell Kanning]

i would expect it to be the cops
the armed security at the airport is rockingham county
the manch pd might be there, since i think the city owns it, even though it is in londonderry

[Ogre]

I might be driving in that are in the next couple days. If I can, I'll do a drive by and see what it looks like...

[tito887]

Got in last night around 10:00. I didn't see anything even resembling random vehicle searches. I hung out in the airport until 6:00AM without any problems. Well besides being treated like a criminal by the TSA. I got some footage of them that I'll be uploading soon. Nothing special. Just tax feeders doing their job.

[Dave Ridley]

sounds like fun russell.  altho i bet they'd leave you alone on a bike

[Tom Sawyer]

 

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