Suspicious white substance on plane turns out to be toilet paper

[The Straight Story]

Suspicious white substance on plane turns out to be toilet paper

A suspicious white substance in an airplane bathroom?

It could be anthrax, could be explosive residue or -- as authorities in California learned Friday -- it could be toilet paper.

The white dust appeared in the back lavatory of Alaska Airline's Flight 508 soon after it took off Friday afternoon from Seattle, said Bobbie Eagan, a spokeswoman for the carrier. Sometime during the 1,000-mile flight, the flight's crew notified authorities about the unknown substance and asked for help.

Fire department crews, law enforcement officers and hazardous materials experts circled the plane soon after it touched down shortly after 4 p.m. at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, according to Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus.

The aircraft's 151 passengers and six crew members deplaned, and authorities climbed on board. They included members of the Orange County Fire Authority, who along with members of the county's sheriff department tested the suspicious substance.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/22/california.suspicious.toilet.paper/index.html

[dembotoz]

1. too funny--it should not be unusual to see toilet paper in the toilet.

are the airlines now charging by the sheet?????

[notadmblnd]

2. Idiots.

[hobbit709]

3. Taking paranoia to a whole new level.

[DCKit]

4. Back off, y'all.

For all you know, these morans may be tormented daily by the ghosts of every suicide bomber who didn't get his 72 virgins. They're just not thinking right.

[NightWatcher]

5. some of the cheaper stuff can chafe like a mutha.

"Back off, or I'll rub ya raw"

[indimuse]

6. psychological warfare...=

a fear based society...= easy to control... ;)

[pipi_k]

7. It's the dust from the "soft" brand, probably...

they need to go back to using the stuff that's one step below newspaper.