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An American Girl in Paris
Kelda:
Even the plane ride sounds exciting Del.. glad you go through it both ways!
Penthesilea:
Hey Del, I'm happy you're back. :D
I think you're very brave to take such a long flight at all. Ususally I'm not afraid of flying, but on my way to Denver and back this year, we had some hard turbulences. Then I was afraid. But to imagine to have this fear for so many hours... uh, no thanks. I don't know if I were brave enough to go on a plane at all if I had fear of flying.
Looking forward to your Paris experiences :).
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on October 20, 2007, 09:21:25 pm --- One lady who was absent-minded enough to have left Swiss Army knives she had bought for her nephews in her carryon was dragged out of line and interrogated in a small room by 5 members of security. She was nearly in tears as she sat next to me waiting for our flight.
--- End quote ---
That would be me! Or no, wait, that WAS me. While traveling last May, I bought two little kid tool kits for my sons -- tiny orange-plastic boxes with flashlights and compasses ... and those little leatherman multiple-tool gadgets. And just like the absent-minded lady on your plane, I was absent-minded enough to put them in my carryon. I got pulled aside in the security line. Luckily for me, it wasn't five members of security in a little room but a single grandfatherly security guy at a table off to the side. I was running late for my plane, so it wasn't possible to mail them; I would have to just throw them away. So then, I don't know if it was the stress or the fact that these were gifts for my sons or what, but -- and this is really out of character for me! -- I started crying. And then something really weird happened.
He let me keep them in my bag!
So remember that, terrorists: if you cry convincingly enough and say they're for your sons, there's at least one really nice security guard out there who will let you through with your weapons.
injest:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on October 21, 2007, 03:41:28 pm ---That would be me! Or no, wait, that WAS me. While traveling last May, I bought two little kid tool kits for my sons -- tiny orange-plastic boxes with flashlights and compasses ... and those little leatherman multiple-tool gadgets. And just like the absent-minded lady on your plane, I was absent-minded enough to put them in my carryon. I got pulled aside in the security line. Luckily for me, it wasn't five members of security in a little room but a single grandfatherly security guy at a table off to the side. I was running late for my plane, so it wasn't possible to mail them; I would have to just throw them away. So then, I don't know if it was the stress or the fact that these were gifts for my sons or what, but -- and this is really out of character for me! -- I started crying. And then something really weird happened.
He let me keep them in my bag!
So remember that, terrorists: if you cry convincingly enough and say they're for your sons, there's at least one really nice security guard out there who will let you through with your weapons.
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oh great!!
now you have given the terrorists an opening! They are probably running out right now to buy toy tool kits....
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
the fall of western civilization is YOUR fault, Katherine!
:laugh: ;) ;)
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: injest on October 21, 2007, 04:43:16 pm ---the fall of western civilization is YOUR fault, Katherine!
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I always feared it would be. ::)
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