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On 2011-07-03 (ScottDorsey) said:
I prefer not to fly just because of the
ludicrous crap involved, not about gun ownership, but about
treating me like a common criminal while the next guy, or
even an employee of the airline or catering might be the
terrorist, all because a plane load of sheeple couldn't
subdue two or three idiots with box cutters.
Precisely. But that's only half of it, really.
When I was a kid, people used to get dressed up to fly somewhere,
but now they dress down for the flight so they don't mess up their
good clothes. That's a good summary of what has happened.
It's not just the TSA destroying the flying experience, it's also
the airlines. It's now cheaper and easier for me to take the train
to NYC from here (a seven hour trip) rather than fly by way of
Atlanta with a three-hour layover (a twelve-hour trip, when the
second leg isn't overbooked or cancelled). They don't charge for
checked luggage on the train, and I can carry my toolkit.

INdeed. wHy would I want to sacrifice some basic hand
tools? THey go in my backpack whenever I travel, wherever I
travel, just because. I"ll take the bus or the train if
available before I"ll fly. THen, while I've got that two
hour layover at the airport I"ve got to go outside the
security zone and back in if I want to find somewhere to
smoke. Scuse me I"m not going through all that bs, I"m not
a criminal, I"m not going to use my tools as weapons,
obviously I bought a friggin' ticket to get where I"m going
and not play stupid games.




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