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Old 12-28-2009, 12:23 PM   #31
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Yep.

If I ever have to fly again, I plan on getting multiple piercings in exotic locations just to freak out the security personnel.

I'm currently on the no-fly plan in order to avoid just that!
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Old 12-28-2009, 12:25 PM   #32
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I had a feeling this newest act of lunacy would make travel even more difficult. I'm all for keeping everybody safe, but I still think the whole removing of shoes thing is incredibly stupid from the last botched attempt. One guy tries to ignite his shoes and the rest of us are now required to put them through the screener. It just doesn't make any sense. I agree that our airport security has become reactionary, with good cause to some extent, but what ever happened to common sense. The likelihood that someone is going to make an attempt at a failed act again is illogical. I would love to know if they found anymore "shoe bombs". If they really want to subvert any attacks on the plane, they need to do something about the person who sits in front of me and has to completely recline their seatback into my lap, especially when my tray is down and holding my cup of ice water!
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Old 12-28-2009, 12:30 PM   #33
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Yep.

If I ever have to fly again, I plan on getting multiple piercings in exotic locations just to freak out the security personnel.
Metal in your "personal bubble space"? Oh my!!!

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I had a feeling this newest act of lunacy would make travel even more difficult. I'm all for keeping everybody safe, but I still think the whole removing of shoes thing is incredibly stupid from the last botched attempt. One guy tries to ignite his shoes and the rest of us are now required to put them through the screener.
My mom used to tell me to "always be sure you have clean underwear on" when I left the house, "in case you're in an accident!!"

Now I have to make sure my socks are clean and have no holes also??
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Old 12-28-2009, 12:36 PM   #34
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My mom used to tell me to "always be sure you have clean underwear on" when I left the house, "in case you're in an accident!!"

Now I have to make sure my socks are clean and have no holes also??
You read my mind!
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Old 12-28-2009, 12:48 PM   #35
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I must have missed the part where the guy used a Nook to light his pants on fire.
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Old 12-28-2009, 12:54 PM   #36
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I suspect the next thing will be (and any of you writers out there are welcome to take this as a plot element) ingested time-release (dissolving) vials of chemicals that explode when combined.......
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Old 12-28-2009, 01:40 PM   #37
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I am waiting for someone to try and blow up a plane using a baby carseat. What will they do then, ban babies?
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Old 12-28-2009, 01:46 PM   #38
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The banning of electronics on international flights is not in place. For now, it's just a rumor. And I hope it never becomes fact. it's bad enough that for the last hour, we get to pee in our seats.
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Old 12-28-2009, 01:52 PM   #39
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I suspect the next thing will be (and any of you writers out there are welcome to take this as a plot element) ingested time-release (dissolving) vials of chemicals that explode when combined.......
Not with all the flight delays and sitting on the runway for hours
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Old 12-28-2009, 02:05 PM   #40
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Yep.

If I ever have to fly again, I plan on getting multiple piercings in exotic locations just to freak out the security personnel.
Where exactly? (Tahiti, Azerbaijan, Upper Volta, Tierra del Fuego, Rockall?...)
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Old 12-28-2009, 02:51 PM   #41
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Where exactly? (Tahiti, Azerbaijan, Upper Volta, Tierra del Fuego, Rockall?...)
No place is more exotic than a Radical Faery sanctuary house in Berkeley, CA.
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Old 12-28-2009, 03:49 PM   #42
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Just one more power grab in the name of "protecting" us. Just like all the homeland security and patriot act krap that subverts our rights and does nothing to "protect" us.

Sorry....
Well said & spot on!
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Old 12-28-2009, 04:29 PM   #43
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In-Flight Security Update
Looks like perhaps cooler (and more common sense!) heads may be prevailing!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091228/...nger_tolerance
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Old 12-28-2009, 05:45 PM   #44
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Thanks - I hadn't realised they'd merged. That obviously explains it.
Yep. Delta bought Northwest a little over a year ago. They say that the merger and re-branding won't be complete until middle of next year. What you're probably seeing are planes that were originally owned by Northwest that are still flying with that name on them, but are now owned by Delta.

Edit: Note, I meant the flight name, not the logo painted on the plane. Delta says that Northwest flights will still be flying with that name until the merger is complete.
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Old 12-28-2009, 06:09 PM   #45
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Well, it seems like "Fahrenheit 451" will finally come in handy. No need for any reading device. Just recite your favorite novel word by word and enrich the lives of your fellow passengers.

Just imagine.

"Excuse me, stewardess, may I switch places with that lady in row 24? I'd like to hear a new book. I already had to listen to 'Gone with the Wind' for three times since we took off in Anchorage ..."
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