[Pokey78]

Ping for the PNPL.

[A. Morgan]

Great post Pokey78. I sent it to my girlfriend, who at one time was a stewardess.

[Miss Marple]

I am a Methodist, but I think I would like one of those cards when I fly.

I think we should re-hire all the laid off people from the airlines to check bags as they are checked in. How hard is it to open a suitcase, make sure there isn't a bomb, and close it? Yes, it is time-consuming, but it would be far more effective and cheper than all those X-ray machines.

[xm177e2]

But they have to show they are not profiling anyone, so they inspect grandma as closely as a 25-year-old man. But somehow it doesn't seem obnoxious; it seems OK.

We don't need a little old white granny from Albania to bring an arsenal onboard for a couple able-bodied swarthy-looking al-Qaida operatives.

[LadyDoc]

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For the early morning readers

[Psalm 73]

Finally, a positive essay on air travel. This is the first one I've seen, liberal or conservative. Thank you Peggy.
I travel for my company, haven't yet since, "you-know-what", but have a few comming up shortly.
We are given the option of rail or auto travel, too, but I looked into it and rail travel is just not that darned easy.
No wonder Amtrack is on the rocks - they aren't really geared for business travel.
I work in the aircraft industry, and I really should feel safe about air travel - thanks again, Peggy - you are a real restorer of faith.

[GretchenEE]

There is at least one pilot on every flight. Arm the pilots and we don't have to worry about a planeload of sitting ducks because we can't afford to have air marshals on every plane.

Peggers makes some sense about using troops on each flight. They're on duty anyway. Doesn't seem like it would take that much to train them in what to do while on a plane to ensure safety.

[Guenevere]

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