Re:Good work (Score 1)

Speaking of women... Picture a total house fire, and total loss. Burned to the ground. That would be me. (two kids set the house on fire fwiw. I did not learn this for a year) From the ashes the next morning I was facing fire marshalls, police, insurance people, etc. All were quite excellent. Me tho.. a wreck. My wife got hurt while fleeing the arson. In the chaos, it was made clear I was liable for the property starting, now. I went back into Dresden and picked through the rubble to grab whatever personal effects that may have survived (few), and I located and removed a couple of badly waterdamaged weapons, and ammo, out. A week later had to fly to a Co-Location center that I was managing the installation of.... went thru security no probs. Landed, acquired rental vehicle, and fell over when I realized the computer carry case I had contained the two handguns and 73 (I counted) bullets). I mena, you have got to be fucking kidding me. Two days later, flew back. I had discarded the ordinance, but carried the weapons. Got through, again. Landed, instantly called security at the origin airport and basically reported myself. For fuck's sake, I wanted to wake someone up. Got passed to several people until a german=like speaking woman got on the tele, listened to my report (I was in the fucking airport fer crissakes), and proceeded to say one of the most amazing things I have ever heard... "Sir, you really don't understand how we work, and you don't know what we scan for..." My response was laced with naughty words, used to harden my shock, nay, my dismay, nay, my fascination with her response. You mean you allow some weapons to pass through? Something like that. 3 months later, 9/11. This was a major hub in the US of A. Today I pick up a relative who's daughter is a TSA worker. I wonder what she has been issued. Ever time I walk into an airport I shudder. From the past experience, and what I see still, today. Kudos to MI5. Someone is on the ball a bit... Oh yes, that would be a woman who suggested I didn't understand what they scanned for... ah, the good old days, when carrying weapons onto american airways was overlooked. Don't get me wrong... I reported my fucking self. It was a massive oversight as a result of a terrible fire and throwing weapons into a bag to get them out of harms way, and apparantly back into other harm's way... wow.