Comments on: Airport Security Redux

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By: John

John — Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:00:16 +0000

We're only now seeing enhanced security measures at airports. During the 1980s, when I was assigned to the Middle East, our route home to the US was inevitably through Europe. Due to hijackings and other terrorist events at airports, security was most certainly enhanced.

My pregnant wife would have her bulging belly and breasts checked out due to the prior history of belly and breast bombs being found on terrorist women. After PA-103, even our son's diapers were checked out, as were his bottles, wipes, and toys.

And whenever I'd travel with my passport--filled with Middle Eastern visas--I was guaranteed special security checks, even though it was a US Diplomatic passport.

The intrusiveness of TSA screening is nothing compared to that in Israel, or India, for that matter, where an up-close-and-personal frisking is required on every flight, of all passengers. Only the Israelis seem to have regularized "cavity searches", however.

So, it could be worse than what TSA is doing. And of course, the sad fact of having a bomb smuggled aboard could be much, much worse.

By: Attila Girl

Attila Girl — Sat, 27 Nov 2004 07:03:34 +0000

Mixed feelings: I mostly agree with Kate, but I do remember flying within six months of 9/11, and making a point of wearing a bra that didn't contain any underwire (so as not to set off the metal detectors). I'd hate to have to peel down to a T-shirt in something like that.

I live in the Southwest, so we drive everywhere and almost never fly. Sounds like I should be damned glad.

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 27 Nov 2004 00:47:32 +0000

"unzipping your boots, unbuckling your belt and unbuttoning your suit jacket while any guys standing around watch. Then you have to walk around in some flimsy top"

Or she could just use her head .. part of the solution to this is dressing sensibly, in a way that makes their job easier.
If you find yourself in a "flimsy top", well, babe... think harder next time.

By: Backcountry Conservative

Backcountry Conservative — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:41:38 +0000

Thanksgiving Travel with Murphy
Murphy (the author of that law about things going wrong) managed to stow himself away in my luggage Tuesday. I got up really early Thursday morning to go in to school and take a trig test during my instructor's office...

By: dustbury.com

dustbury.com — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:48:42 +0000

I won't fly, don't ask me It's not that I'm suffering from Fear of Flying, which is more precisely described as Fear of Crashing; I've logged tens of thousands of miles over the years. (There was...