Taking pillows away from sleeping children isn't enough to keep us protected from terrorists, so the TSA has now progressed to confiscating kids' Play-Doh. Bra-freakin'-vo, stouthearted Sirs!
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Posted by: sylvia | Friday, January 08, 2010 at 12:42 PM
Ah, sorry, here's the link:
http://bit.ly/6bTBlY
Posted by: sylvia | Friday, January 08, 2010 at 12:43 PM
Rogier,
Don't get me started on the TSA. As a professional boat captain I was required by them to get a special photo ID last fall. This entailed two 100 mile round trip drives with a bit more than 6 hours of work time lost. Additionally I was forced to have my fingerprints taken, my eyeballs photographed, and a full FBI background check also took place. Add to this a fee of $130 which will have to be paid every 3 years.
Now comes the best part...drum roll please... once my spanking new Photo ID arrived (3 months later!) I rationalized all this bother and expense by saying to a friend, "Oh well, at least I now have a bomb proof (pun intended) ID I can use for border crossings, airports, etc."
"I don't think so." he replied. "Far as I know the only place you can use the ID is aboard your boat."
Confident that this guy was all wet I paid a lengthy visit to the TSA website in hopes of fereting out an answer. Took about an hour and a half but I finally was able to discover that my friend was correct. For border crossings, air terminals, etc. I would need a Passport.
Now the best part of all...
All that's required to get a passport is a drivers license, Social Security number, and passport photo! No FBI check, no photograph of my eyeball, no fingerprints...
Oh well I've been looking for an excuse for a self portrait for some time now...
Win
Posted by: Winston Shaw | Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 04:12 PM