Flying anywhere in the winter is a crap-shoot. I am happy you made it out at all. I am so sorry for your experience with our Department of Homeland Insecurity. I have always thought they were pretty evenhandedly difficult to deal with. I have admittedly only flown occasionally in the past few years. My most recent experiences were round-trip from LA to NYC last summer, and last year, in early December, round-trip from LA to North Carolina, via Atlanta outgoing, and via Cincinnati going home. I was randomly searched both coming and going on the trip to New York. They took my carry-on apart, every time, every item. I wondered if there was something specific in the luggage that was setting off the search. On the trip to North Carolina, I was only searched for the flight from LAX to Atlanta. The other person who was being singled out with me was an elderly black woman, who was in a wheelchair. For the record, I am a pale, moderately overweight, middle-aged woman. I was traveling alone on that trip. For the New York trip, I was with other family members.
This is something I ran into when I was hunting for my Emily Dickinson icon, and I got the author's permission to link to it. It describes a different airport experience. I hope you read it and enjoy it. I hope you arrived safely at home. Merry Christmas! It was lovely to visit you. http://posh-cookie.livejournal.com/457385.html
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on 2007-12-25 11:28 pm (UTC)This is something I ran into when I was hunting for my Emily Dickinson icon, and I got the author's permission to link to it. It describes a different airport experience. I hope you read it and enjoy it. I hope you arrived safely at home. Merry Christmas! It was lovely to visit you. http://posh-cookie.livejournal.com/457385.html