tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4478028658673279970..comments2024-03-18T19:58:19.662-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: PredictionRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-42286961357814547242012-07-23T09:55:41.635-04:002012-07-23T09:55:41.635-04:00FYI
Some venues of public assembly already
have m...FYI<br /><br />Some venues of public assembly already<br />have metal detectors along with government buildings some office buildings require a photo ID and an <br />electronic sign in before they issue<br />you an entry pass<br /><br />Robert A. Heinlein was right regarding<br />a "mature society"NAVIGATORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-9670986976428144442012-07-22T09:27:55.778-04:002012-07-22T09:27:55.778-04:00Here in Texas, the fire exits are actually just ad...Here in Texas, the fire exits are actually just additional exits that spit impatient movie goers, unwilling to exit with the crowd, directly into the parking lot. I suspect that to be the case in Colorado.Ken Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422188798012989045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-71416566724017348422012-07-21T23:24:11.114-04:002012-07-21T23:24:11.114-04:00Ed Skinner: What? All you've got to do is say...Ed Skinner: What? All you've got to do is say "Triangle Shirtwaist Fire" three times and the pundit shut up about locking fire exits.<br /><br /> As they should.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-6046403640809170572012-07-21T22:52:21.961-04:002012-07-21T22:52:21.961-04:00But we've GOT to do SOMETHING!
It's for th...But we've GOT to do SOMETHING!<br />It's for the CHILDREN!!<br /><br />Or something like that.Stretchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-34508476457372830452012-07-21T19:05:34.331-04:002012-07-21T19:05:34.331-04:00Got stuck in traffic with someone else driving for...Got stuck in traffic with someone else driving for too long yesterday, listening to the local talk radio bloviaters. The subject of metal detectors at public venues came up-repeatedly.<br />(Forgot to add...)<br />This was the same gasbag who opined that, while it might <i>seem</i> logical that that arming oneself and being alert and able to defend oneself would make one safer, that it is actually the <i>opposite of logic</i>.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-26433235782153072512012-07-21T19:03:42.462-04:002012-07-21T19:03:42.462-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-90169281375254265082012-07-21T18:47:52.198-04:002012-07-21T18:47:52.198-04:00Barron Bloomberg's already started using the K...Barron Bloomberg's already started using the King's Men... err.. the NYPD as an impromptu Theater Security Administration.<br /><br />And they openly state it's just for the "comfort" of the peasantry.<br /><br />RobK. You are correct sire. Look at the airlines. And it's a lot easier to avoid going to the theaters than it is to fly.<br /><br />Especially since a DVD or download of a movie works a lot better than a DVD of a plane ride.The Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173903164209256926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-29689135749467492972012-07-21T14:55:56.659-04:002012-07-21T14:55:56.659-04:00That would be just about the final nail in the cof...That would be just about the final nail in the coffin of movie theaters.Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15604826633798229422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30882528779572821992012-07-21T12:55:46.205-04:002012-07-21T12:55:46.205-04:00You know those "after the movie" exits? ...You know those "after the movie" exits? Those are the fire exits. Do YOU want world-ending sirens after every movie?Gay_Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829842245704692674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-5148825675062274722012-07-21T12:45:51.496-04:002012-07-21T12:45:51.496-04:00But wouldn't a "No Guns Allowed" sig...But wouldn't a "No Guns Allowed" sign on the outside of the fire exit worked as well? AlemasterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-58005498884216343292012-07-21T12:41:10.234-04:002012-07-21T12:41:10.234-04:00Question:
WHY was said Fire Exit NOT Alarmed?
Th...Question:<br /><br />WHY was said Fire Exit NOT Alarmed?<br /><br />This is such an OBVIOUS Security Measure I can't understand why it wasn't done, if nothing else to keep people from sneaking their "Buds" INTO the Movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-57724249434444737602012-07-21T09:45:13.329-04:002012-07-21T09:45:13.329-04:00Ok, who will say this first, CBS, ABC, or MSNBC: &...Ok, who will say this first, CBS, ABC, or MSNBC: "They should lock the fire exits."Ed Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332424242231481277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-15906176059682156362012-07-21T07:59:07.131-04:002012-07-21T07:59:07.131-04:00Duck, same difference.
And yes, local news was in...Duck, same difference.<br /><br />And yes, local news was interviewing movie goers here last night, there was a general attitude of "metal detectors don't cost that much, and they'd have kept this from happening!!!!" *headdesk*Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924993310937754220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-45504929802494521512012-07-21T06:18:55.434-04:002012-07-21T06:18:55.434-04:00Either way....Either way....Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-12300486537558106512012-07-21T06:12:43.794-04:002012-07-21T06:12:43.794-04:00He exited out the fire exit, went to his car armed...He exited out the fire exit, went to his car armed up, and came back through the fire exitThe Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373439094429321148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-68320107234243484092012-07-21T05:56:34.781-04:002012-07-21T05:56:34.781-04:00I heard a report on the CBS local affiliate that h...I heard a report on the CBS local affiliate that he did come in through the emergency exit.jetaznoreply@blogger.com