tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post115561174310896014..comments2023-11-05T04:51:42.511-05:00Comments on Blonde Champagne: Sleep tight!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155774515185548152006-08-16T20:28:00.000-04:002006-08-16T20:28:00.000-04:00Speaking of what fear can do to society, anybody s...Speaking of what fear can do to society, anybody seen "V for Vendetta?" Oooooh, yikes! (Great movie, btw.)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326334744663035622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155757453574906682006-08-16T15:44:00.000-04:002006-08-16T15:44:00.000-04:00The 'air puffs' don't blow under your clothes a la...The 'air puffs' don't blow under your clothes a la M. Monroe..they just burst around and at you...my 5 year old son handled it just fine...I think you can too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155694528874602442006-08-15T22:15:00.000-04:002006-08-15T22:15:00.000-04:00Rick, it's not terrorists that do that to you, it'...Rick, it's not terrorists that do that to you, it's your government. And the media.<BR/><BR/>Terrorists frightened me only once, and that was on 9/11.<BR/><BR/>Since then, my government and its media have repeatedly tried to scare me at an alarming rate.<BR/><BR/>There is no "win" or "lose" in all of this. It's a sad, sad chapter in humanity, and I'm going to go ahead and guess that it's just Dantelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726380236477402085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155691335700122112006-08-15T21:22:00.000-04:002006-08-15T21:22:00.000-04:00I would answer your question, anonymous, but sassy...I would answer your question, anonymous, but sassyquack and Monica already went through my purse and answered it for me.<BR/><BR/>Tamar, as always, no worries :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155675828474423652006-08-15T17:03:00.000-04:002006-08-15T17:03:00.000-04:00Anonymous, your question about why we are trying t...Anonymous, your question about why we are trying to carry liquids on the plane made me laugh. I don't know about the rest of you, but I travel a lot. I rarely unpack anything other than dirty laundry. <BR/><BR/>The new rules for carry-on items forced me to go through all of my carefully compacted carry-on compartments to make sure my emergency supplies were all removed. These supplies are things Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155675040729671482006-08-15T16:50:00.000-04:002006-08-15T16:50:00.000-04:00Hey anonymous...obviously you are not a woman with...Hey anonymous...obviously you are not a woman with a bottomless handbag. Sometimes, you just don't remember that your extra tube of makeup or emergency bad breath spray is lurking there in the corners containing the wadded up kleenex! We all try our best. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure security is doing the best they can...but when I show up on time and they do not-I have issues.SassyQuackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974082398402726953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155671805401703562006-08-15T15:56:00.000-04:002006-08-15T15:56:00.000-04:00Shortly after 9/11 I flew to Italy and back with a...Shortly after 9/11 I flew to Italy and back with a lead bag for my film (which no one checked) and, unbeknownst to me at the time, a tiny Swiss army knife, which went through security in Chicago, Zurich, & Rome without a blip. When I was unpacking and found it in my carry-on, I was really surprised & a little worried. I could have done some damage with that fake-ivory toothpick!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155671133787136552006-08-15T15:45:00.000-04:002006-08-15T15:45:00.000-04:00Nothing to do with flying...just heard your voice ...Nothing to do with flying...just heard your voice on MSNBC and you sounded so....c a l mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155670052215270582006-08-15T15:27:00.000-04:002006-08-15T15:27:00.000-04:00Puff Arch!!!! Why would they need to puff air unde...Puff Arch!!!! Why would they need to puff air under my clothes?<BR/><BR/>This actually incites a bit of terror in me.Casandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05106577032475718436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155667672784970472006-08-15T14:47:00.000-04:002006-08-15T14:47:00.000-04:00If you know they are asking you not to carry liqui...If you know they are asking you not to carry liquids on the plane, why are you even trying to carry items through?<BR/><BR/>Security is doing the best we can, but we could make it safer for ourselves if we would just do our part and obey the rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155661418741926402006-08-15T13:03:00.000-04:002006-08-15T13:03:00.000-04:00I see. My apologies, I took it differently. :)I see. My apologies, I took it differently. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155657919143829052006-08-15T12:05:00.000-04:002006-08-15T12:05:00.000-04:00"Because when we retain our dignity, the terrorist..."Because when we retain our dignity, the terrorists win."<BR/><BR/>I think they've already won. They don't have to kill us; they don't have to blow up anything else. They have made us so fearful and paranoid that we can no longer act rationally. They can make us squirm, jump to new heights of inconvenience, and give up more freedoms simply by saying they're going to blow up something in some new Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01514853874832067588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155656466502023152006-08-15T11:41:00.000-04:002006-08-15T11:41:00.000-04:00I want the Puff Arch Operator Job!I want the Puff Arch Operator Job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155655579027052002006-08-15T11:26:00.000-04:002006-08-15T11:26:00.000-04:00Tamar, I'm with you-- yay for the good guys. I'm n...Tamar, I'm with you-- yay for the good guys. I'm not complaining about the extra precautions, if that's what it takes, but what's scary is that they didn't follow through on it. I'm just a little freaked that my TWO gel-based products made it onto the aircraft. Earlier this year I got on board with a ladies' razor in my purse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155654160759724602006-08-15T11:02:00.000-04:002006-08-15T11:02:00.000-04:00My husband made it on the plane with his nose spra...My husband made it on the plane with his nose spray last Thursday, after dumping many dollars worth of other toiletries. Love the line about "when we retain our dignity, the terrorists win."Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326334744663035622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155651591653346602006-08-15T10:19:00.000-04:002006-08-15T10:19:00.000-04:00True, I have not had to travel recently, so I do n...True, I have not had to travel recently, so I do not know how truly annoying it may have been. However, IMHO, They can strip everyone down to there skivies and make them fly like that, if it would avert any more tragedy. <BR/><BR/>There were women smuggling the explosive in their babies bottles, for ____ sake!! Can you blame them for trying to be cautious? I personally am very happy that they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1155647053229249502006-08-15T09:04:00.000-04:002006-08-15T09:04:00.000-04:00I too had the great fun of traveling in the last f...I too had the great fun of traveling in the last few days. Turns out...while I and all of those other crazies who signed up for 6a.m. flights dutifully showed up 2 hours early per our instructions, Northwest employees did not deign to show up until 5-allowing a huge blockage to form of people trying to check their aftershave...so as each flight was nearing departure, passengers were rushed SassyQuackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974082398402726953noreply@blogger.com