When We Didn’t Drive Devices (and We Could Quickly Board Airplanes)
Posted by freedomforall 2 years, 1 month ago to Government
Excerpt:
"It has been more than 20 years since the day after which Americans got used to being handled like felonious cattle at airports. Stand here, don’t go there. Off with your shoes. Spread your legs. Those born after that day have no memory of what it was like to just get on a plane – sometimes, at the last minute – and fly to your destination without having to do more than show a boarding pass to the stewardess – as opposed to the “flight attendant” – at the gate.
Well, a day may come when people no longer remember what it was like to drive a car – as opposed to a device."
"It has been more than 20 years since the day after which Americans got used to being handled like felonious cattle at airports. Stand here, don’t go there. Off with your shoes. Spread your legs. Those born after that day have no memory of what it was like to just get on a plane – sometimes, at the last minute – and fly to your destination without having to do more than show a boarding pass to the stewardess – as opposed to the “flight attendant” – at the gate.
Well, a day may come when people no longer remember what it was like to drive a car – as opposed to a device."
I now drive to most of my destinations in the US. International flights are infrequent.
Indeed -- the TSA mafia are a rabble of sub-grade louts living from the taxes confiscated from me over my years of productive life.
I said, "Yes," but "No" was what the teacher wanted. Well, we ham-radio people know this stuff! It's really obvious. Leave an ordinary carbon-zinc battery sitting on the shelf for ten years. It will be dead, and will have oozed out some crud that's now messing up your shelf. Chemical activity!
Details vary, but all batteries discharge even when not in use. Some messier than others.
I visited Jack's last week and it sure ain't 15 cents.
But me an old dino grew up in Alabama.
Jack's Hamburgers for 15 cents
are so good good good,
that you'll come back back back
to Jack's Jack's Jack's
for more, more, more.
Allosaur ... you remember that one?
Now, if I could just remember why I went to the kitchen ...
(Or maybe I'm younger but have a better memory in this case. ;^)
I remember only being able to put $5 in the tank. LOL. (Before Pay at the pump)
Flying? No. just No.
Edit: I actually used to enjoy flying, but I always hated the airports. Now they are positively intolerable.
(My best friend, an ex-Marine, worked as a flight attendant for American for many years until he
was taken by cancer at age 42 in June 2004.)
I used to fly frequently at my own expense and it was a pleasure, domestic and international.
Numerous coast to coast visits, numerous visits to relatives in NYC, numerous trips to Australia,
Asia, Central America and the Caribbean, a few times to Europe.
Now although I'd enjoy seeing friends again, I'm just not interested in having ANY contact
whatsoever with jack-booted fascist thugs (that are paid with funds stolen from me) to accost
me and treat me like I am a terrorist.
They are the terrorists, tyrants, and traitors.
And burning rubber from 2nd, or 3rd gear was just scary power for a 18yr old, looking back.
of course, my gas gage moved opposite the RPMs at 9 Miles to the gallon...
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