Frankfurt Motorshow 2005

To also be fair to them, the large delays are caused not by the security checks themselves, but by the muppetry of the vast majority of people, generally once or twice a year type travellers, who go through the checks.

Why people, standing in a queue, watching everyone go through the typical checks (belts off, shoes off, jackets off, no change in pockets, laptops out of cases etc) must wait UNTIL they are standing at the machine before doing any of that stuff frustrates the balls out of me. I tend to do a lot of travelling (this year especially - been through dublin airport approx 15 times already) and this gets extremely frustrating.

OTOH, the baggage handling is the worst of any "1st world" airport I think I have been through.

Mick

@ ///M3 - I hear ya. been doing a fair bit myself, & feel like throttling some folk. Like in Heathrow 2 weeks ago, a huge bunch of wimmen literally elbowed their way to the top of the queue to get on (the arrogance of them blew me away, and no excuses or apologies - just "we're going to the top of the queue").

We get delayed for about 5 mins, then when they finally start to board, they have to look in their bags for their ticket, and "oh you need a passport too" and then into that bag. Then of course they need to go down the ramp as a coordinated unit, so the ones through wait for the ones delaying... everyone was fit to nut them.

When we got on board the stewardesses & Captain were on to tell them basically that if they didn't pull their finger out and get out of the aisle & let passengers through, we wouldn't make the takeoff slot. I'd never heard the like of it before! Twas funny except it was gone 11pm after a 17hr day, the plane had been delayed by over and hour @ that stage, & I just wanted to get home (hear those violins?)

Mazda 6 MPS
S1 Elise 135 Sport
Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon

Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i

We are all back great food, drink and the cars were just out of this world after Richie wrote that post yesterday morning we headed of in a taxi to the city centre and past two Lambo's an M3 Csl and numerous Porsches on the road serious drool time next stop Essen for their show

Now 2004 M3 Coupe Silver Grey with all the bits

Richie has over 500 so will be posting soon his pics are of better quality than mine, Fey the next trip will have your name on it as we all agreed that you would have been like a child in a sweet shop just like we all were

Now 2004 M3 Coupe Silver Grey with all the bits

Those who can't wait for the Official Car club pics can look at these ones for the time being

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=295895

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=295436

Edited by topazman

Now 2004 M3 Coupe Silver Grey with all the bits

for me that hamann six was the car of the show in the flesh it was absolutely awesome , that combined with some other beautiful motors , some beautiful weather and some great food and company will make me be a return visitor to this show and many others hopefully

Yeah I'm sure Niall and John's kids are really appreciating those Audi jellies and Breyton mints!

Richie

not to forget the jellies from them porche girlies richie...

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mikerd4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 03-November-2004 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 1105	Posted: 21-September-2005 at 08:45
	to be fair to them a lot of other european countries make you take your shoes off and belts now. Was spoeaking to a guy who works on security checks there, he said part of the big problem was people turning up too early and then having to hang round for ages on the other side! anyway back to topic i hope you like it lads
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///M3Mick Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member I Joined: 12-August-2005 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 457	Posted: 21-September-2005 at 12:27
	To also be fair to them, the large delays are caused not by the security checks themselves, but by the muppetry of the vast majority of people, generally once or twice a year type travellers, who go through the checks. Why people, standing in a queue, watching everyone go through the typical checks (belts off, shoes off, jackets off, no change in pockets, laptops out of cases etc) must wait UNTIL they are standing at the machine before doing any of that stuff frustrates the balls out of me. I tend to do a lot of travelling (this year especially - been through dublin airport approx 15 times already) and this gets extremely frustrating. OTOH, the baggage handling is the worst of any "1st world" airport I think I have been through. Mick

Fey! Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Funs over, Scotty; beam down my clothes! Joined: 28-February-2005 Location: Galway Status: Offline Points: 4161	Posted: 21-September-2005 at 12:29
	My brother flies from Dusseldorf to Galway via Dublin for work, and his baggage gets lost in Dublin around 30% of the time!


T.J. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 22-September-2003 Location: Cork, Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2332	Posted: 22-September-2005 at 10:30
	@ ///M3 - I hear ya. been doing a fair bit myself, & feel like throttling some folk. Like in Heathrow 2 weeks ago, a huge bunch of wimmen literally elbowed their way to the top of the queue to get on (the arrogance of them blew me away, and no excuses or apologies - just "we're going to the top of the queue"). We get delayed for about 5 mins, then when they finally start to board, they have to look in their bags for their ticket, and "oh you need a passport too" and then into that bag. Then of course they need to go down the ramp as a coordinated unit, so the ones through wait for the ones delaying... everyone was fit to nut them. When we got on board the stewardesses & Captain were on to tell them basically that if they didn't pull their finger out and get out of the aisle & let passengers through, we wouldn't make the takeoff slot. I'd never heard the like of it before! Twas funny except it was gone 11pm after a 17hr day, the plane had been delayed by over and hour @ that stage, & I just wanted to get home (hear those violins?)
	Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i

Richie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Forum Sponsor Irish Region Joined: 04-November-2002 Location: Dublin,Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2526	Posted: 23-September-2005 at 05:13
	Just logging in to see whats happening on the forum. We're still in Frankfurt.Two full days spent at the show and I think we covered most of the cars there. Plenty of pics to post when we get back....500 in fact...time to get broadband. Three words...AC Schnitzer..Hamann and Breyton
	Richie

Fey! Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Funs over, Scotty; beam down my clothes! Joined: 28-February-2005 Location: Galway Status: Offline Points: 4161	Posted: 23-September-2005 at 06:09



T.J. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 22-September-2003 Location: Cork, Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2332	Posted: 23-September-2005 at 06:12
	Sounds great Richie. See ye all on Monday!
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topazman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 02-April-2004 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2629	Posted: 24-September-2005 at 03:59
	We are all back great food, drink and the cars were just out of this world after Richie wrote that post yesterday morning we headed of in a taxi to the city centre and past two Lambo's an M3 Csl and numerous Porsches on the road serious drool time next stop Essen for their show
	Now 2004 M3 Coupe Silver Grey with all the bits

Fey! Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Funs over, Scotty; beam down my clothes! Joined: 28-February-2005 Location: Galway Status: Offline Points: 4161	Posted: 24-September-2005 at 05:27
	Sounds like ye had a ball. Any pics?


topazman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 02-April-2004 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2629	Posted: 24-September-2005 at 05:34
	Richie has over 500 so will be posting soon his pics are of better quality than mine, Fey the next trip will have your name on it as we all agreed that you would have been like a child in a sweet shop just like we all were
	Now 2004 M3 Coupe Silver Grey with all the bits

Richie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Forum Sponsor Irish Region Joined: 04-November-2002 Location: Dublin,Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2526	Posted: 24-September-2005 at 05:47
	Okay,here's a couple of pics to tease you.It'll take a while to get a photoalbum online so be patient.
	Richie

topazman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 02-April-2004 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2629	Posted: 24-September-2005 at 05:55
	Those who can't wait for the Official Car club pics can look at these ones for the time being http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=295895 http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=295436 Edited by topazman
	Now 2004 M3 Coupe Silver Grey with all the bits

Fey! Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Funs over, Scotty; beam down my clothes! Joined: 28-February-2005 Location: Galway Status: Offline Points: 4161	Posted: 24-September-2005 at 06:12
	Gorgeous!!!!! Definitely on the next trip!


mackeroo1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II IRISH REGION MEMBER ///MACKEROO1 Joined: 26-June-2004 Location: DUBLIN Status: Offline Points: 658	Posted: 24-September-2005 at 09:26
	for me that hamann six was the car of the show in the flesh it was absolutely awesome , that combined with some other beautiful motors , some beautiful weather and some great food and company will make me be a return visitor to this show and many others hopefully


Dergside Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 16-May-2004 Location: Mid West, Ireland Status: Offline Points: 4000	Posted: 25-September-2005 at 18:02
	It was a great trip, not a car shaped wine gum left on any stand after topazman and mackeroo had finished! The numbers of kids they claimed to have (and were collecting stuff for) grew progressively as the show progressed! Fey, start booking your days off now for the next one!
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Richie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Forum Sponsor Irish Region Joined: 04-November-2002 Location: Dublin,Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2526	Posted: 25-September-2005 at 18:08
	Yeah I'm sure Niall and John's kids are really appreciating those Audi jellies and Breyton mints!
	Richie

topazman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 02-April-2004 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2629	Posted: 26-September-2005 at 12:15
	They did as they ate them all on Sat morning
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mackeroo1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II IRISH REGION MEMBER ///MACKEROO1 Joined: 26-June-2004 Location: DUBLIN Status: Offline Points: 658	Posted: 27-September-2005 at 06:15
	not to forget the jellies from them porche girlies richie...


topazman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 02-April-2004 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2629	Posted: 27-September-2005 at 11:00
	John he's only jealous cause he was too shy to approach the lovely girlies
	Now 2004 M3 Coupe Silver Grey with all the bits