On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Malachi Kenney <kfringe@gmail.com> wrote:
Not so much, really. It's been bastard miserable since the mad shoe bomber and the attempt at thunderpants underpants above Detroit. Most of the change has come from the evil, authoritarian assholery and understaffing at the airports themselves.
On May 14, 2012, at 7:10 PM, Jax Goss wrote:
> You know, I'm a little worried about flying in the States now. Last time I was there was 2004. I think things have changed a LOT.
So far my worst airport experience prize goes to Heathrow. So I guess we'll see if your ones can wrest it away . ;)
If you're hitting Portland, you're in for a pleasant surprise. Of the US airports I use on a regular basis, PDX remains my favorite. The security folks there are pretty good eggs -- even if the ever changing rules they have to follow are bizarre. I preferred the place before they installed the new cancer scanners, but the blueshirts give a good, honest grope if you don't want to use one. It's possibly the airport that makes me feel least like livestock on its way to the knocker.
> And now I've been lulled into the false sense of security that is New Zealand airports, where people are friendly and have common sense, and don't care how much water you take onto the plane.
PHL and the NY trio (EWR, JFK and LGA), on the other hand, manage to raise my blood pressure to the point that I'm honestly worried about stroking out in a spittle-flecked rage. I'd rather spend five days driving across the country than spend another hour in any of those hellholes.
I will be hitting Portland, but also Logan in Boston and going through LAX, which I have heard terrible things about! I wouldn't mind the cancer scanners so much, but I am not taking my baby through one, so I guess I shall resign myself to a good groping or three. *sigh*
If you let us know your itinerary, I'm sure we can use the anonymous denunciation hotline to make that happen!
> I fear a rude shock when I hit US airports. :(
Um. Thanks. ;P
Jax
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"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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