Posted on 01/03/2006 10:54:05 AM PST by RightOnTheLeftCoast
"Philadelphia and Chicago. Philly might just be the worst."
Haven't been through Philadelphia, but I was just through O'Hare, and noticed nothing of the sort you're describing, and I went through security a couple of times there. I fly American Airlines.
The TSA folks wished me a Merry Christmas and everything. They all smiled, too, and seemed quite competent.
Try US Air and see if you get similar results.
"Try US Air and see if you get similar results."
No, thanks. I have too much invested in frequent flyer miles to switch.
"Almost"? Still loopholes in the system then.
Yes, I got some very nice painted wooden items, tshirts and lots of lapel pins from the time... "Friendship Pins" with the Soviet and American flags on them. I also still havc a very stale pack of cigarettes called "Sputnik" with cool space age photos on the box. Of course I have loads of memories, like of the water vending machines where there is a glass that's used by everyone who buys a drink of water... drink the water then put the glass back in the holder in the machine!
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