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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Mesomorphic morning: Making it to Midway
So, you know you fly too much if you recognize the TSA officer examining your boarding pass, remembering that the last time he looked at it, he commented on your final destination and recalled the time that he was in Albany, NY.
When I left Denver a few years back with a driver's license that had expired the day before, the TSA at DIA sent me back to the airline counter to acquire a "special boarding pass" & then proceeded to search me & my luggage with great enthusiasm & thoroughness. When returning through Minneapolis, I showed the TSA guard my license with great trepidation, explaining that I knew it had just expired. He laughed and said, "Well, you ain't driving, are you?" And then he just waved me on through.
Oh my! You must have felt pretty _special_ with all that special treatment! I much prefer the MN TSA person's logic! I tend to be very strategic in the security screening process. I try to steer clear of the X-ray, laser vision machines they installed at DIA. But shouldn't my strategy be obvious to, and therefore easily squashed by, these well trained federal employees?
Megan - I have no experience using "blogs" but appreciate being included. We at RMPL will be anxious to have you back. Have a blast! Surgery went well, recovery is slow but o.k, Don
Don! I'm glad you're feeling better! I haven't had a blog in a long time, so you should all expect some postcards from my road trip! Take care and say hi to everyone for me!
Have a great trip Megan! Hope there are many great adventures!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tina! I hope so too! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhen I left Denver a few years back with a driver's license that had expired the day before, the TSA at DIA sent me back to the airline counter to acquire a "special boarding pass" & then proceeded to search me & my luggage with great enthusiasm & thoroughness. When returning through Minneapolis, I showed the TSA guard my license with great trepidation, explaining that I knew it had just expired. He laughed and said, "Well, you ain't driving, are you?" And then he just waved me on through.
ReplyDeleteOh my! You must have felt pretty _special_ with all that special treatment! I much prefer the MN TSA person's logic! I tend to be very strategic in the security screening process. I try to steer clear of the X-ray, laser vision machines they installed at DIA. But shouldn't my strategy be obvious to, and therefore easily squashed by, these well trained federal employees?
ReplyDeleteMegan - I have no experience using "blogs" but appreciate being included. We at RMPL will be anxious to have you back. Have a blast!
ReplyDeleteSurgery went well, recovery is slow but o.k, Don
Don! I'm glad you're feeling better! I haven't had a blog in a long time, so you should all expect some postcards from my road trip! Take care and say hi to everyone for me!
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