Coffee Break # 47 - Getting close to turkey time

communication is always good

Except in marriage.

Congrats to your son Victor.

Great report card! Takes after his Mom, I assume? LOL My oldest GK, HayHay, who's only in kindergarten, is a self motivated worrywart! My son sounded just like yours, Ronnie.....gifted & talented in art, smart & incredibly lazy! However, when he got to college that all changed....he was excellent in his field....landscape architecture....and along with a professor, got Uconn's program accredited.

Thanks, ladies!

For those of you who know Stormy on the MA forum...go over here http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1140158/#top
and send her some well wishes....she had a really bad fire at her house

Anyone have any thoughts on what they will do when they go to an airport that has these full-body scanners?? Anyone deal with it yet?? I don't know what I'll do. I think it's horrible, especially since it does not provide any additional security! The underwear bomber would not have been caught. It does not pick up anything in body cavities. And, of course, it does nothing for cargo, which was the last choice with the toner cartridges. And they cost millions!

if I were a pilot... I would not be happy

On a radio talk show last evening the host said we should do what they do in Israel. I have no idea if he was teasing or not but said they have a booth and each person enters. If there are any explosives they blow themselves up and don't hurt others. Sounds ideal!

Did you hear about the woman with the underwire bra? She failed the X-ray and needed a pat down and they went under the bra to check! Why are we always fighting the last war and not the next attack?

If I were lonely, I would be!

Yes, that's the problem. Now we won't allow toner. Duh!!

Certainly makes me want to avoid flying. It's just such a hassle.

Did you see the nun getting a groin check?

It's about halfway down on this link:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://michellemalkin.cachefly.net/michellemalkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/nunfrisk.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.extremeconservatives.com/2010/11/clownitano-tsa%25E2%2580%2599s-credibility-problem/&usg=__-Gsr6aGz9NXAFuifhSPmEMA8ZUM=&h=342&w=393&sz=28&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=_V3L6iUmkwuBmM:&tbnh=108&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnun%2Bgetting%2Bgroin%2Bsearch%2Bat%2Bairport%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1

Yes, I did. And the promise that images were not saved is bogus.

They found 25,000 saved images in Florida.

Crazy.

That's lousy...

This country is going crazy

They could probably see the hanging chads in those images.

i've listening to talk radio on the drive in - if you turn down the body scan the will do more than a pat down - folks calling in were very detailed for women it was literally invasive for want of another word - i think i would snap if some tsa did that to my wife. not worth flying anymore.

I hate to fly anyway!

No, it's not worth it unless you have to, (IMO). They'll punish you for not using the scanner by making it more unpleasant to have the body check along with longer lines and the added possibility of missing your plane.

i say profile away - if it looks like a duck...............

- It doesn't work, the profile mark is usually the decoy.

Agreed, WC.

Last time we flew it was 2006 and though the flight was fine it was still a hassle getting to the airport two hours early and then all the X-rays, shoe checks, etc. I'll take Cape Cop or Maine (or both) anytime over flying.

The Israelis use profiling and it has worked well for them.

That's not all they use.

Well, torture helps too. ^_^

It's like the coming attractions: 'coming to a theater near you'...

I prefer the scan to a pat down. However they seemed to do both when I flew last spring. Hope to go to OK this April. Perhaps can borrow a tornado.

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Probably more comfortable seating..

Anyone hear from Louise?? Or Jan?

I was just thinking about Louise this morning...haven't seen Jan post in quite some time come to think of it.

I meant Jersey Jan.

i was thinking of louise and hank myself

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Wow, me too....are we having a psychic experience? Last I knew they went to North Carolina.....

Funny.

Hee hee - waiting to see how she handles the title in fifteen more threads!! ^_^

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1138919/

Victor!!!

LOL