My "this story MUST have some legs, puul-leeze!" department for the day - the TSA just outlined how they are relaxing restrictions on small knives, scissors and the like. But to balance it out, they're planning loads more random searches. Oh, and they're putting the changes into effect December 22nd, just in time for Holidaze travel. Just another day in BizarroWorld under Dubya. There have to be legs here because everyone who travels knows that the TSA sucks. The variability in standards from airport to airport alone should be a scandal (as young parents travelling with a munchkin and gate-checking a stroller, take our word for it). But now the Bushies' Homeland Security braintrust is going to allow the instruments used in the 9/11 hijackings back on board planes? Undeniably bad policy. If one thing is universal in the understanding of travelers today it is that you don't pack crap like Swiss Army knives in your carry-on bags. To change that will only be more confusing, won't speed along the lines which are the real complaint of most this time of year, and will show just how incompetent this era of Goverment has proven to be. Maybe airport security is impossible to fully manage. The things we know for certain can hurt us should nonetheless be verboten, hands down.
San Francisco had a real soaker yesterday. We put the rainguard on the BOB, and let Maya play the Girl in the Plastic Bubble through it all. She crashed hard, in no small part due to the gusty winds. The sun's back out today after a crisp 45-degree morning so we're headed back out for a walk. Hope your own trails slant in the right direction. Rock on.
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WHERE'S MY NIECE! I've been dilligently checking the web page while trying to write a paper and study for finals and there are no new interesting tidbits written on the blog and no pictures of maya for me to faun over
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