December 10th, 2007 by ThunderDragon
Crackers are too explosive to be sent to our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan?!
Hundreds of crackers due to be sent to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan had to be defused after it was discovered they were classed as explosives…
The British Forces Post Office website defines Christmas cracker snaps as explosives, banned on RAF aircraft.
Major Dalziel-Job… had arranged for the festive packages to be taken by truck from Edinburgh to London on Tuesday before being handed over to the BFPO…
[He said:] “The soldiers will just have to go ‘bang’ themselves when they pull them.” (BBC)
The British Forces Post Office website defines Christmas cracker snaps as explosives, banned on RAF aircraft.
Major Dalziel-Job… had arranged for the festive packages to be taken by truck from Edinburgh to London on Tuesday before being handed over to the BFPO…
[He said:] “The soldiers will just have to go ‘bang’ themselves when they pull them.” (BBC)
For crying out loud! They’re crackers, not bombs or dynamite! And surely RAF aircraft carry bombs, ammo and the like which are far more explosive than crackers could ever be! So why do crackers have to be defused?! Just absurd.
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