Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We do indeed have to deal with it. I had two major points, maybe I didn't make them effectively in my original post. 1. The process for deciding who, what and how to check is ineffective at best. We shouldn't be leaving it to the poorly paid and trained security staff to pick people out, and clearly not looking in Xray proof bags is nuts. I could have been carrying anything in them. And profiling SHOULD be a PART of what we do...not the only part. But to say we shouldn't profile travelers with passports from the Middle East is pretty stupid. 2. The changes at the airports have had a financial impact because of the slow down and inconvenience. So for a trip from Philadelphia to Boston in the past I would have flown...now I wouldn't even consider it. To fly I spend an hour getting to the airport, arrive two hours early to make the flight, fly for an hour, and spend an hour getting my bags and getting through the tunnel in Boston...total time 5 hours. I can drive it in 6. I know this choice is made daily by many travelers. I think we all agree that we will do what is necessary to add to secure travel for people on the planes and on the ground. I for one would feel better about it if I felt the extra precautions were well thought through and making a difference. - --- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > Unfortunately Darrell, sometimes shit happens and we > all have to deal with > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html