On a plane
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 11:15AM ooops. I forgot to blog yesterday. In my defense, I was on planes.
Also, being detained through airport security a couple of times. Apparently, I look awfully suspicious, because my boarding pass was stamped with a quadruple "S".
Did you know that? That "SSSS" on your boarding pass means you've been flagged for extra security checks? "Random" checks are not that random, or at least they're random, but starting the moment you check in.
I'm thinking they could have come up with a better acronym, myself. Or maybe it's an obscure reference to being a Snake on the Plane.
I have no idea why I was chosen. The first flight ,the other lucky recipient was the father of a very wholesome looking family, so it probably really WAS random, although it's possible that I'm on a List somewhere, I suppose. I have a shady past, if you count that one time I slept on a foreign beach and that time I didn't inhale in college. (Er, ok, high school.) My co-worker has declared she's never travelling with me again. At least the security checks were very polite and stopped short of body cavities?
Anyway, we arrived in Atlanta fine, but very late. Atlanta smells nice, everybody is very polite and it's raining, that's about all I have to say about that so far. Probably I will blog TWICE today, aren't you lucky?
Keely | 5 Comments
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On our return flight from Madrid to NYC, five people from that entire flight were required to go through additional screens. One of those people was me. What I found ironic is that I have a US military ID, which allows me to access any US base, but I was still flagged for those inappropriate TSA screenings (seriously, did the agent have to put her hands down my pants??). So the government lets me walk right up to subs and aircraft carriers, but didn't trust me to get on a plane... Lame-o.
Holy balls, if you're still in Atlanta you HAVE to go to Vortex. I don't miss much about that city, but I miss everything about Vortex's burgers. Sooooo gooooooood!
Well, they've heard about the roller derby. Obviously.
I never knew that! Hope I don't get the dreaded "S's". I will be on the lookout for them
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SueAnn
Sooooo! That's why they give me the once-over every time I go through Tulsa! I'm checking for those ssssss's