This is the last news I wanted to hear before my holiday...

[slycat]

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/01/01/tsa-to-punish-fliers.html

Basically saying that the TSA are profiling people who show fear and other emotions which could mean they're terrorists. Now I'm going to naturally be scared seeing as I'll be travelling on my own. News like this isn't exactly going to help me relax! I'm totally fed up with the way that America screws over visitors to their country treating everyone as a potential criminal until proven innocent. Of course as I want to visit America, I'm going to bend over and take it just like everyone else. I really do think that the American government needs a mirror held up to itself by all foreign airports having a special aisle for American visitors to have to go through to take the routine buttfucking us foreigners have to on visiting their country.

Comments

[nomadfox.livejournal.com]

They're going to be doing it to their own people too, not just us dirty foreigners.
the screening system will just get more and more paranoid until it grinds to a halt and falls to pieces.

[koebijmoonlight.livejournal.com]

You think you're fed up with it, try living here. :P

Hoping things get better once Bush is out of office. Is it sad that I'm only becoming politically active because our current administration is made up of asshats?

[catwoman69y2k.livejournal.com]

Believe it or not, but this idea has been talked about for more than just a month or two. I read about this possibility about 6 months ago. Not much you can do. Ford face all around.

Kat

[super-jay.livejournal.com]

I wish the TSA would just up and cut to the end result of all this...

every passenger stripped naked
their clothing locked into compartments in a bomb-proof container
issue everyone disposable translucent plastic shorts, tops for women
no carry-ons with the airlines providing all needed for children and babies
sedatives given to all passengers who question or complain about the system

[beaitchtwo.livejournal.com]

If it weren't for travellers being stupid and saying 'jokey' things like "I have a bomb in my bag" or "It's a violin case, there's a gun in there!" we wouldn't be in this mess in the first place. I refer to the chav female who was responsible for the first quote.

[slycat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well my laptop uses so much juice that it won't be far from a power point whenever I'll be using it so that won't be such a hassle.

[arakinuk.livejournal.com]

My best ever immigration experience thus far has got to be Dubai on my recent trip. I didn't even need to fill in a form before disembarking the airplane. Just handed them my passport,"holiday", "staying at this address" and that was it - no bending over required.

[stego-s-aurus.livejournal.com]

Ugh:
I Really must apologize for the stupid way our Govmt has become: I voted against the current admin, and am hoping this wont ever happen again once 2008 is out...

Drop me a mail at stego at cpl period net ! Been wanting to yapatcha some more and review roomstuff!

[slycat.livejournal.com]

I've sent you an email, let me know if you didn't get it as I may be having email issues.

[stego-s-aurus.livejournal.com]

Bark!
Hey there! :) Sadly havent gotten yer email! Go ahead and send one to stego_s_aurus@yahoo.com, lets see if it goes through there.

Quick update for ya! There will be 4 of us in the room: Me, My Brother Vircoo (vircoo@gmail.com), My coworker Grant (Torakage@gmail.com), and You! :) You'll find they're extremely approachable, my Brothers a thespian who likes performing in theater, and he's the one who wears Java the Kangaroo. Torakage loves doing Renaissance type stuff, he does chainmail every once in awhile. We all do the Renaissance fair thing from time to time. I'm the kinkiest of the bunch, Torakage knows a good amount of it, Brother knows a bit but not all (he knows of B*tch :) I'm approachable and friendly, at times I like talking so feel free to let me know if I'm yappin to much.

Logistically, I'll be arriving there with Torakage on Thursday evening at 11pm. Vircoo will be there before me. If you have one, I can be contacted on my cell at one nine zero nine two eight nine ten thirteen. Vircoos cell is one nine zero nine eight four four zero three four seven, so if you get there before I do, give him a call as he will hopefully have the key to the room too. The room is reserved until Monday, We'll be leaving Sunday night so if you are leaving on Monday, you'll still have a room. Your share of the room cost is $100.

Anyhoo, heres hoping we can yap! :)

[slycat.livejournal.com]

I've resent the email to your yahoo, hopefully it'll get to you. Thanks for the info on the room, Hunter who I'm flying up with didn't have us flying back until the Tuesday (not too sure why) so I guess I'll have to grab the room for the Sunday night as you've offered and I'll move to Hunter's room Monday night. I'll make note of your numbers.