Re: I met Dave Gerecke!

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> >> badwilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >>  > I'm sorry that the guard was so difficult to you.  It doesn't
make
> >sense
> >>  > that he let you wait in one spot and then made you leave all of
a
> >sudden.
> >>  > I guess they are all trying to be extra strict with security
these
> >days.
> >>
> >> Well, I understand that, but I can't figure out how Dave's taking a
> >photo
> >> created a security risk!
> >>
> >> Joyce
> >
> >I can't either, especially since it was just the two of us against a
> >concrete pillar.  It certainly wouldn't give anything away to
> >terrorists.  It was close to the security area, so you could see the
> >doorways you walk through, as well as people taking off their shoes
> >and/or having a wand run over them.  Still, anyone who has flown, at
> >least post 9-11, has seen that.  Oh well.  I think the guard was just
> >paranoid.
> >
> >Joy
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>
> Its great you got to meet. Bigger airports tend to be more serious
about
> security. When I flew out of Manchester NH it was fairly easy, but at
Tampa
> they nearly did a cavity search.
> Suz
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> Chocolate heals all wounds.

Yes, I've noticed a lot of difference in security at various airports.
In Valdez, Alaska, they now search checked baggage.  They didn't even do
that until about six months ago.  There is no x-ray machine and no
search or check of people or carry-ons there.  Of course it is a very
small airport.  Security regulations seem to be different in different
countries, too.  When I was in Australia, a friend was seeing me off
from the Adelaide airport.  She would have been allowed to go with me
past security, except that she had a small pair of scissors in her
purse.  She had two choices - either surrender the scissors or don't go
any farther.  When she found out they wouldn't return the scissors when
they came out, she left.  At airports in the United States (at least the
ones that have security checkpoints), you can't go past security without
a ticket and photo ID.

Joy