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Yes, but you can't take any chances if something is suspect. Look at the BBC bomb.... an innocent taxi, parked in a taxi rank.
A similar thing happened at the Grand National bomb scare - that was a genuine bomb scare as a telephone warning was given, but a controlled explosion was made on a Uher - an open-reel portable tape recorder used by radio journalists.
If no-one knows what it is and why it is there it's suspect
I know, and I agree with that, but apparently it was a "bit of technical kit that was supposed to be there all along", meaning somebody must have know it was there and what it was and that it didn't look out of place. But I agree, best to be cautious.
Square Eyes
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Larry Scutta posted:
Square Eyes posted:
All this fuss for what turned out to be "a bit of innocent technical kit that was supposed to be in the studios all along" 
Yes, but you can't take any chances if something is suspect. Look at the BBC bomb.... an innocent taxi, parked in a taxi rank.
A similar thing happened at the Grand National bomb scare - that was a genuine bomb scare as a telephone warning was given, but a controlled explosion was made on a Uher - an open-reel portable tape recorder used by radio journalists.
If no-one knows what it is and why it is there it's suspect
I know, and I agree with that, but apparently it was a "bit of technical kit that was supposed to be there all along", meaning somebody must have know it was there and what it was and that it didn't look out of place. But I agree, best to be cautious.
:-(
I've been tempted in my time.... heavy fiddly annoyances!
A former member
marksi posted:
Ah, you can't blame anyone for blowing up a Uher...
I've been tempted in my time.... heavy fiddly annoyances!
:-(
I know, and I agree with that, but apparently it was a "bit of technical kit that was supposed to be there all along", meaning somebody must have know it was there and what it was and that it didn't look out of place. But I agree, best to be cautious.
Of course it should have been there, but it wasn't necessarily allied to the Big Brother production. There might not have been anyone there who knew what it was. After all the other programme at Elstree uses pyrotechnics - Who WantsTo be a Millionaire
A former member
Square Eyes posted:
I know, and I agree with that, but apparently it was a "bit of technical kit that was supposed to be there all along", meaning somebody must have know it was there and what it was and that it didn't look out of place. But I agree, best to be cautious.
Of course it should have been there, but it wasn't necessarily allied to the Big Brother production. There might not have been anyone there who knew what it was. After all the other programme at Elstree uses pyrotechnics - Who WantsTo be a Millionaire
:-(
I know, and I agree with that, but apparently it was a "bit of technical kit that was supposed to be there all along", meaning somebody must have know it was there and what it was and that it didn't look out of place. But I agree, best to be cautious.
Of course it should have been there, but it wasn't necessarily allied to the Big Brother production. There might not have been anyone there who knew what it was. After all the other programme at Elstree uses pyrotechnics - Who WantsTo be a Millionaire
But if it was supposed to be there, and was just some electronical equipment, why did they carry out a controlled explosion?
A former member
Larry Scutta posted:
Square Eyes posted:
I know, and I agree with that, but apparently it was a "bit of technical kit that was supposed to be there all along", meaning somebody must have know it was there and what it was and that it didn't look out of place. But I agree, best to be cautious.
Of course it should have been there, but it wasn't necessarily allied to the Big Brother production. There might not have been anyone there who knew what it was. After all the other programme at Elstree uses pyrotechnics - Who WantsTo be a Millionaire
But if it was supposed to be there, and was just some electronical equipment, why did they carry out a controlled explosion?
:-(
But if it was supposed to be there, and was just some electronical equipment, why did they carry out a controlled explosion?
Because if they looked inside the bag or whatever it was to see what it was.... and it was a bomb. It would probably have exploded!
A former member
chrisb posted:
But if it was supposed to be there, and was just some electronical equipment, why did they carry out a controlled explosion?
Because if they looked inside the bag or whatever it was to see what it was.... and it was a bomb. It would probably have exploded!
:-(
I know, and I agree with that, but apparently it was a "bit of technical kit that was supposed to be there all along", meaning somebody must have know it was there and what it was and that it didn't look out of place. But I agree, best to be cautious.
Of course it should have been there, but it wasn't necessarily allied to the Big Brother production. There might not have been anyone there who knew what it was. After all the other programme at Elstree uses pyrotechnics - Who WantsTo be a Millionaire
But if it was supposed to be there, and was just some electronical equipment, why did they carry out a controlled explosion?
ARGH!
How many times do I have to say it - a sniffer dog reacted to it - that's why they evacuated the house!
A former member
chrisb posted:
Larry Scutta posted:
Square Eyes posted:
I know, and I agree with that, but apparently it was a "bit of technical kit that was supposed to be there all along", meaning somebody must have know it was there and what it was and that it didn't look out of place. But I agree, best to be cautious.
Of course it should have been there, but it wasn't necessarily allied to the Big Brother production. There might not have been anyone there who knew what it was. After all the other programme at Elstree uses pyrotechnics - Who WantsTo be a Millionaire
But if it was supposed to be there, and was just some electronical equipment, why did they carry out a controlled explosion?
ARGH!
How many times do I have to say it - a sniffer dog reacted to it - that's why they evacuated the house!