October 30, 2007: Cocaine guitar - Page 2

wolf · 11-05-2007, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim

It comes from an interest in Diaphone Air Horns, big ones (Types F and G) for fog signals and smaller ones (Types B and C) for fire department and emergency alerting systems.

That is truly an unusual interest. You'll fit right in here. Welcome.

BigV · 10-30-2007, 01:04 PM

Not to mention telephone touch tones.

Welcome, sir. Stay a while.

toranokaze · 10-30-2007, 01:44 PM

This is up there with the Black PVC smuggling.

monster · 10-30-2007, 03:43 PM

I think UT's stringing us along on this one. It looks like licorice filled with sherbert. All we need is Bertie Basset. My mate likes to pick out weird sweets like this, If I knew where to find them, I'd guitar one, the little strum-pet.

ViennaWaits · 10-31-2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

My mate likes to pick out weird sweets like this, If I knew where to find them, I'd guitar one, the little strum-pet.

I'm not worthy.

Clodfobble · 10-30-2007, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim

Also, it should be noted that everything inside the fuselage of a pressurized aircraft is equally pressurized, including the luggage compartment. It would be pretty tough on shipped animals if not.

Sure, but people don't realize the pressure inside the cabin is still a lot lower than on the ground. My cheap (poorly-sealed) toiletry bottles always come out all collapsed and sucked thin. And for god's sake don't ever fly with bad congestion in your ears.

Sundae · 10-31-2007, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Sure, but people don't realize the pressure inside the cabin is still a lot lower than on the ground. My cheap (poorly-sealed) toiletry bottles always come out all collapsed and sucked thin. And for god's sake don't ever fly with bad congestion in your ears.

Aye - when I went skiing I took some Pot Noodles with me (high carb low fat just-add-water meals in plastic cup containers with foil lids) just as backup. When I took them from my suitcase the thin foil lid on each of them was bulging. I only ate one in the end, but that opened with a discernible POP!

10-31-2007, 06:44 PM

True. As a pilot I can say that supplemental oxygen is only required above 10,000ft by law and by not pressurizing to sea level, this saves wear and tear on the airframe. I believe they pressurize the cabin to a maximum equivalent of 8000ft so if you live in Mexico City you will already be accustomed to it. For myself, it just seems to make me sleepy, hungry and thirsty. :p

HungLikeJesus · 10-31-2007, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by aero geek

True. As a pilot I can say that supplemental oxygen is only required above 10,000ft by law and by not pressurizing to sea level, this saves wear and tear on the airframe. I believe they pressurize the cabin to a maximum equivalent of 8000ft so if you live in Mexico City you will already be accustomed to it. For myself, it just seems to make me sleepy, hungry and thirsty. :p

ag - weed is not the answer.

BrianR · 11-04-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by aero geek

True. As a pilot I can say that supplemental oxygen is only required above 10,000ft by law and by not pressurizing to sea level, this saves wear and tear on the airframe. I believe they pressurize the cabin to a maximum equivalent of 8000ft so if you live in Mexico City you will already be accustomed to it. For myself, it just seems to make me sleepy, hungry and thirsty. :p

Aero geek is correct. Commercial jetliners are pressurised to 8000 feet, and while this rarely causes problems with the usual carry-on things such as toothpaste and potato chip bags, it CAN cause certain things to burst. Over pressurised cans, home canning, and butane lighters for example.

danman_d · 10-31-2007, 05:40 AM

What baffles me is the fact that they wanted to be discreet so badly that they built a coke-carrying guitar body, but still were OK with putting TEN THERMOSES full of cocaine in the luggage! Why not just put 12 thermoses of coke in the luggage, and skip the whole guitar business altogether?

...not rockstar enough?

Coign · 10-31-2007, 10:17 AM

I was crossing the border at Tijuana, Mexico coming back from an all -night bender. To cross the border you walk through this granite civil building as you go through customs.

This guy was carrying two ceramic black panthers under each arm. One slipped out and shattered on the ground. Bags of coke exploded like a white Hiroshima nuke.

I swear I only saw two customs agents but as soon as the coke bomb dropped like 20 guys mystically appeared and tackled that guy's ass and started beating him right there in the middle of the building.

Most awesome border crossing EVER!

ZenGum · 10-31-2007, 11:02 AM

I notice this thread has drawn a few infrequent posters out of the woodwork. Maybe we need a two-for-one special offer or something. I wonder what it was about this thread in particular?

Shawnee123 · 10-31-2007, 11:18 AM

Duh, the coke!

glatt · 10-31-2007, 11:20 AM

I never thought of Italians as being the type to do coke. I guess it's kind of obvious in hindsight, what with all the cappuccino they inhale.

10-30-2007, 01:04 PM	#2
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Not to mention telephone touch tones. Welcome, sir. Stay a while. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-30-2007, 01:44 PM	#3
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	This is up there with the Black PVC smuggling. __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

10-30-2007, 03:43 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I think UT's stringing us along on this one. It looks like licorice filled with sherbert. All we need is Bertie Basset. My mate likes to pick out weird sweets like this, If I knew where to find them, I'd guitar one, the little strum-pet. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-31-2007, 10:17 AM	#12
Coign Wanted Driver Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 279	I was crossing the border at Tijuana, Mexico coming back from an all -night bender. To cross the border you walk through this granite civil building as you go through customs. This guy was carrying two ceramic black panthers under each arm. One slipped out and shattered on the ground. Bags of coke exploded like a white Hiroshima nuke. I swear I only saw two customs agents but as soon as the coke bomb dropped like 20 guys mystically appeared and tackled that guy's ass and started beating him right there in the middle of the building. Most awesome border crossing EVER! __________________ Quoting yourself is the height of hubris. -Coign

10-31-2007, 11:02 AM	#13
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I notice this thread has drawn a few infrequent posters out of the woodwork. Maybe we need a two-for-one special offer or something. I wonder what it was about this thread in particular? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-31-2007, 06:44 PM	#8
aero geek Guest Posts: n/a	True. As a pilot I can say that supplemental oxygen is only required above 10,000ft by law and by not pressurizing to sea level, this saves wear and tear on the airframe. I believe they pressurize the cabin to a maximum equivalent of 8000ft so if you live in Mexico City you will already be accustomed to it. For myself, it just seems to make me sleepy, hungry and thirsty. :p

10-31-2007, 05:40 AM	#11
danman_d Rapscallion Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5	What baffles me is the fact that they wanted to be discreet so badly that they built a coke-carrying guitar body, but still were OK with putting TEN THERMOSES full of cocaine in the luggage! Why not just put 12 thermoses of coke in the luggage, and skip the whole guitar business altogether? ...not rockstar enough?

10-31-2007, 11:18 AM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Duh, the coke!

10-31-2007, 11:20 AM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I never thought of Italians as being the type to do coke. I guess it's kind of obvious in hindsight, what with all the cappuccino they inhale.

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