shoot the breeze A Rant Thread named Desire

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

I am here to report that you can fly domestically without any ID on you. Mind you, I'm not advising that you do so, I'm just saying it's possible on a trip out and back.

 

Forgot my wallet as I headed to the airport on Friday. I did have a picture of my DL in my phone but nothing in a person's phone is admissable as acceptable ID. If you don't have ID, TSA will pull you aside and then they call Homeland Security who will ask you a series of questions to confirm your identity. Then they do a full body search, with clothes remaining on, and they go through your bags with a fine tooth comb. Unfortunately, after submitting to the "more involved" security, my wife and I arrived at our gate 3 minutes late. United was real nice and routed us on another flight with an extra connection. Only lost 4 hours of time, in the end. Return trip was the same drill but we arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare.

 

Note, this might not apply to non-USC's, who are technically required to have their Green cards on them at all times.

[SAT 9,609]

Come to think of it, no one checked my ID last time I flew...

[Ontarkie 14,315]

5 hours ago, SAT said:

I'm telling you, every time I go on vacation, that place gets hit by a storm. 

Last year, Disney. This year, Busch gardens. 

Come to think of it, the day after I left HK in 2004, tsunami...

You should look at it as awesome luck and timing! 

2 hours ago, Russ&Caro said:

I am here to report that you can fly domestically without any ID on you. Mind you, I'm not advising that you do so, I'm just saying it's possible on a trip out and back.

 

Forgot my wallet as I headed to the airport on Friday. I did have a picture of my DL in my phone but nothing in a person's phone is admissable as acceptable ID. If you don't have ID, TSA will pull you aside and then they call Homeland Security who will ask you a series of questions to confirm your identity. Then they do a full body search, with clothes remaining on, and they go through your bags with a fine tooth comb. Unfortunately, after submitting to the "more involved" security, my wife and I arrived at our gate 3 minutes late. United was real nice and routed us on another flight with an extra connection. Only lost 4 hours of time, in the end. Return trip was the same drill but we arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare.

 

Note, this might not apply to non-USC's, who are technically required to have their Green cards on them at all times.

Oh wow, it might have been faster to go home and get your wallet

[Ontarkie 14,315]

I will likely never fly. Costs too much to get my crew on a plane. 

[cdneh 3,112]

12 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

I will likely never fly. Costs too much to get my crew on a plane. 

I think we are, as, my former flatmate says, dunroamin as well.  For the two of us to visit NZ again would cost a heap. And I'd have to rent medical equipment for him which is ridiculously expensive and his trip insurance costs moonbeams.  So yah, nah...*sigh*

[Ontarkie 14,315]

21 minutes ago, cdneh said:

I think we are, as, my former flatmate says, dunroamin as well.  For the two of us to visit NZ again would cost a heap. And I'd have to rent medical equipment for him which is ridiculously expensive and his trip insurance costs moonbeams.  So yah, nah...*sigh*

Just easier and more enjoyable on everyone not to fly. 

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

51 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

You should look at it as awesome luck and timing! 

Oh wow, it might have been faster to go home and get your wallet

Didn't discover the missing wallet until I got to Albuquerque airport. The 2 hour round trip to retrieve the wallet would have caused us to miss the next flight out.

[Ontarkie 14,315]

3 minutes ago, Russ&Caro said:

Didn't discover the missing wallet until I got to Albuquerque airport. The 2 hour round trip to retrieve the wallet would have caused us to miss the next flight out.

I see. Now don't do that again  

[Ontarkie 14,315]

It's boy #2's birthday today. The Tornado is not happy she is not going to see him today. I told her we can have his party when we see him next. That bought me a few minutes of peace. 

[Prawninator 138]

I'm a little confused about the purpose of this thread. Enlighten?

[NikLR 13,228]

1 hour ago, Prawninator said:

I'm a little confused about the purpose of this thread. Enlighten?

ranting

conversation

venting

sympathy

things

stuff

junk

extraneous

 

[cdneh 3,112]

1 hour ago, Prawninator said:

I'm a little confused about the purpose of this thread. Enlighten?

Have a look at the first post on page 1. Pretty much sums things up

[mrmvkjts 459]

Bad and silent Austrian girl back to conversation mode!

 

Had a LOT going on the past couple weeks!

But to sum it up, I got my interview appointment, went thru a visa medical, got a little sick from the shots I needed and FINALLY got the news yesterday that my co worker is very likely getting fired today! 

 

I tried to give reputation points while I was gone ...I didn’t want to risk me getting scolded by Mr T.B again 🤷🏻‍♀️🙄

 

 

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

8 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

I will likely never fly. Costs too much to get my crew on a plane. 

 

I dread our next trip for this reason.  What is it now, over $5000 just to fly us all out to Europe... more in transport costs while there.

 

Yesterday, the high was in the upper 80s, today it was 58.  Fall is finally here.  😎

[TBoneTX 45,654]

14 hours ago, SAT said:

I'm telling you, every time I go on vacation, that place gets hit by a storm. 

Last year, Disney. This year, Busch gardens. 

Come to think of it, the day after I left HK in 200Many, tsunami...

These are recurring signs that you need to buy pre-owned toilet seats pronto, si man.

They are anecdotally proven to ward off storms, or, if not that, at least personal damage therefrom, si man.

We might help, if you behave and are properly deferential, si man.