So now the DHS has naked pictures of me!

[W1GUH]

Besides, you both signed the release forms for the movie... you were NOT of sound mind and body, but you signed.

Rough concept sketch of Freedom Shorts, (clicky to enlarge).

Y'know...it is my impression (mis-guided or otherwise) that the people reading the scans would agree and support that 100%. They're only doing their job, one that they probably really need. The guy who did me, once it was clear that I wasn't carrying that dangerous plant substance was the model of "good guy." I'm sure his bosses (and their bosses, and their bosses) are out to get the "monthly pot bust award." Hell, he, himself, probably goes home and gets high.

Which gets down to some nitty-gritty. The same kind of nitty-gritty that is still with us from the 60's. The people carrying out the orders of "those on high" are the public face of BS thinking and policies. That is, those who formulate those policies are so totally protected from those upon whome they're stupid policies are forced, that they're pretty much unreachable. They relegate the public interface to people just like us who probably find what they have to do as odious as those of us on whom they're forced to execute them. It used to be that, well, even if that's the case, "pushing back" will work. But, IMHO, not so today. Today I'm completely happy to just let them do their thing...they probably don't really want to...and let whoever picked me be embarrassed that he called it wrong. Political reading seems to say that there's enough of us rank and file grass roots who are really, really, really pissed off about what's going on that this just might be something that is about to come to a head. Well, at least I hope that's not just wishful thinking on the part of yours truly.

[WØTKX]

Well, you can always ship things to a UPS store near your destination. Why carry anything now?

I started doing that a long time ago, because of ski gear, or equipment if it's for work.

What else can ya do? Show up in a hospital gown?

[N2CHX]

I've decided to re-think this... If I came to the airport sporting a couple of big round lead weights dangling under there, I wonder what they would do when they hit that?

[WØTKX]

Break out the Geiger Counter?

[W1GUH]

Break out the Geiger Counter?

That happened when I tried to take some 811's ;) into Canada. Well, not in Canada where it was (really) no big deal...but I was denied entry and had to present to the US Customs the document denying me entry. (I was not about to screw around with the system and try to "get by.")

That, too, was no big deal. Canada had already taken the 811's for their own enjoyment (Enjoy, guys!!!), AND had had the dogs out to make sure that's all I had. But as soon as an "unusual" case showed up at the crossing (Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls), all the bored types descended with Geiger counters, mirrors to look under the car...the works!!! As I had nothing to fear, really, and also because the people just doing their jobs were, actually, cool, it was kinda fun. Just time-consuming.

As the earlier reply said...the terrorists have absolutely and completely won. They're not dumb...they know the damage they've done to us.

[W4GPL]

http://consumerist.com/2010/11/tsa-p...esistance.html

[WØTKX]

Bring back group streaking?

[W1GUH]

Y'know....I could support ALL of this security, in the name of public safety...


IF ONLY THEY WOULD LIMIT IT TO OUR F'ING SAFETY AND NOT MAKE THIS A BOON FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS!!!!!

F'ing assholes!

[kc7jty]

The terrorists have won, plain and simple.

That's it!

The 2 most pertinent bumper stickers for America are that & Stupid people don't deserve freedom!

[WØTKX]

Imagine a group of people arriving in the security line, wearing robes similar to ones from "certain" desert climes... festooned with patriotic slogans and symbols for the "right side" of course. Now, they all drop their robes, and approach security completely nekkid. :shock:

Maybe red white and blue body paint? Would that sketch be entirely too silly?