Good hunting Tim

[tikkifriend]

With Origins a mere few weeks away I would like to wish Tim all the best with his trip to the Colonies.
No irony to the security guards at the airport
Avoid root beer at all costs
and knock the deas with your scenario.

Ps Dont get lost in the Conference Halls

[Hedeby]

I will second that, have a brilliant time, fly the flag for us Brits !!!

[Baron Rolf]

Have a great time when you do cross the pond Tim.

[Baz]

Enjoy yourself and fill your case with goodies!!

[mikeemagnus]

With Origins a mere few weeks away I would like to wish Tim all the best with his trip to the Colonies.
No irony to the security guards at the airport
Avoid root beer at all costs
and knock the deas with your scenario.

Ps Dont get lost in the Conference Halls

And watch the dreadful puns They may land you in the wrong part of the USA Have a wonderful time, Tim.

[Guntruck]

Have a blast Tim, and welcome to the Lease-Lender club! They are a great bunch of blokes over there.

And don't listen to Paul, the airport security guys have a great sense of humour

[camel crew]

You have a great time over there

[Flying Officer Kyte]

And don't listen to Paul, the airport security guys have a great sense of humour

Picture the scene dear reader.

Atlanta arrivals terminal, 11 at night after a two and a half hour car journey around the M25 and a six hour flight.

Security man. “Visa."
Rob. “Here you are sir."
Security. “Hand on pad for recognition. No! put it down flat."

Hand comes over the screen and pushes my hand down again.

Security. "No! I said put it flat." His hand comes over and pushes down again even more roughly.
"Well show me your hand then."

I show it.

Security. "Other side."

I show him the back, tempted to say it's still got a finger missing from the back, but hold in the comment.

Security. "Put your hand down again."
He pushes my hand down again.

"Show me again."
I comply.
"Put it down again."
His hand again presses mine against the pad.

Security. "Well I guess that will have to do."

"Thank you sir." I say very meekly, and pass on to my connecting flight to Newport News with only minutes to spare.

I refrained from saying any of the thoughts that came to mind at the time.

"I had it cut off to mess you about. I can get the prosthetic one out of my luggage if you wait. Give it half an hour and it will grow back. Do you want to see my next trick", or just the plain pinnacle of my repartee, "You Richard cranium". Even after all these years I am very sensitive about the loss of my forefinger, but I know where I would have liked to advise him to stick his.

Fortuitously I had been warned about the lack of a sense of humour of the security teams at American airports by an American friend before we left England. He was well aware of my proclivity to deliver the odd quip.

So Tim, please do take heed of Gunners' advice!

Rob.

[Guntruck]

I think I've previously related the fun and games with Security at Columbus Airport on the way back from Origins 2012 (was it so long ago?) which convinced me all U.S. security personnel have undergone a hilarity by-pass operation.

I flew into Seattle once from Vancouver Island with the good Mrs G to take a look at the air museum for the day; it seemed to confuse the hell out of security that a couple of Brits flew in from Canada and not the U.K., and for only 8 hours. Took us 25 minutes in a little room to convince them we were not up to nefarious business, which included them going through every picture on my camera (by then about 700 pics from practically every Canadian air museum) before they thought I just might be going to their air emporium.

Then they found their reader couldn't read Mrs Gs passport, and they weren't impressed with my lighthearted comment of "that's OK, you can keep her, I'll pick her up on the way back". Come to think of it, Mrs G remained unamused.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

And there I was thinking they just didn't like me Steve.

Rob.

[camel crew]

I think I've previously related the fun and games with Security at Columbus Airport on the way back from Origins 2012 (was it so long ago?) which convinced me all U.S. security personnel have undergone a hilarity by-pass operation.

I flew into Seattle once from Vancouver Island with the good Mrs G to take a look at the air museum for the day; it seemed to confuse the hell out of security that a couple of Brits flew in from Canada and not the U.K., and for only 8 hours. Took us 25 minutes in a little room to convince them we were not up to nefarious business, which included them going through every picture on my camera (by then about 700 pics from practically every Canadian air museum) before they thought I just might be going to their air emporium.

Then they found their reader couldn't read Mrs Gs passport, and they weren't impressed with my lighthearted comment of "that's OK, you can keep her, I'll pick her up on the way back". Come to think of it, Mrs G remained unamused.

Made I laugh out loud

[Stumptonian]

I'd swear the US border agents follow prompts on their screen.
All too often up comes the "now you're an a**hole" prompt ...

[tikkifriend]

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Made I laugh out loud

Sarcasme is another weapon not to be launched at any Border Force.

[mikeemagnus]

Then they found their reader couldn't read Mrs Gs passport, and they weren't impressed with my lighthearted comment of "that's OK, you can keep her, I'll pick her up on the way back". Come to think of it, Mrs G remained unamused.

You're a braver man than I am Guntruck din.

[flash]

I think I've previously related the fun and games with Security at Columbus Airport on the way back from Origins 2012 (was it so long ago?) which convinced me all U.S. security personnel have undergone a hilarity by-pass operation...

I was fortunately forewarned by my neighbour about this before my trip to Origins in 2018, so I was very careful but luckily I breezed through, maybe my previous occupation helped with that.