View Full Version : Ugh. Am I really going to have to leave the USA one more time and travel to Canada??
My brother and his fiancee have decided to get married in Banff, Alberta.
No disrespect to Canada, I'm sure the place is beautiful since it's in a national park, but the trip is simply too long to drive which means FLYING if I go.
Nude X-Rays, Molestering Pat-Downs, and the intense, gut-wrenching, arm-rest clenching fear of being in a tin can in the sky.
Ffrfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
Stangkiller
01-04-2013, 12:38pm
My brother and his fiancee have decided to get married in Banff, Alberta.
No disrespect to Canada, I'm sure the place is beautiful since it's in a national park, but the trip is simply too long to drive which means FLYING if I go.
Nude X-Rays, Molestering Pat-Downs, and the intense, gut-wrenching, arm-rest clenching fear of being in a tin can in the sky.
Ffrfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
It's ok, identify yourself as an attorney and keep telling them you know your rights, they'll leave you alone. :yesnod:
If you have the time, $100, and don't mind a background check, apply for Global Entry, it will make coming back into the country much easier, AND qualifies you for TSA Pre-Check.
kingpin
01-04-2013, 12:38pm
I'd drive. You will never get me on a plane again.
BTW: You will probably enjoy being patted down by the Canadians.
It's more of a fondle and a caress.
i'd pass.
they can get married anywhere they please, but choosing a place that is expensive to get to, and far away from family is selfish.
i'd wish them well and send them a modest gift.
I'd drive. You will never get me on a plane again.
BTW: You will probably enjoy being patted down by the Canadians.
It's more of a fondle and a caress.
The Canadians don't do it in Calgary. In the Calgary airport there are US TSA thugs handling pat downs.
MEC5LADY
01-04-2013, 12:47pm
Awww come on the best part of flying is the fondle err I mean pat down by the TSA. I don't recommend asking the TSA if it was as good for them as it was you since they don't seem to enjoy being asked.
kingpin
01-04-2013, 12:49pm
The Canadians don't do it in Calgary. In the Calgary airport there are US TSA thugs handling pat downs.
Sorry to hear that! :sadangel:
snicker snicker snicker
Stangkiller
01-04-2013, 12:51pm
NFW I'm flying again unless it's to leave the US permanently.
If you think your rights are being trampled on HERE, just where do you expect to find a fiscally responsible government, that doesn't impose more restrictions than the US. Your best bet will be secession. :yesnod:
But I just took a traveling position here at work, I'll be on the road half of next year, and honestly i'm really looking forward to not being in an office setting day in and day out.
I'm saved.
Just checked, for ONE person it's $450 for economy class round trip. ~8 hours as well. Ugh.
3 of us (wife and child) = $1300 just for flights, not including lodging, car rental, etc.
No ****ing way. We're still dirt ass poor and all the new income we're enjoying is being plowed into our massive credit card debt from all the years of being students.
We'd literally have to scrap and save from now until October (wedding) and ignore paying down CC debt.
I hate not to be there, especially for his fiancee who's family is dog-shit and likely will not attend. I want her to feel loved and welcomed into our family, but we can't afford to attend that wedding.
Broken Wind
01-04-2013, 12:56pm
Meh. It's a wedding. Tell them you'll attend the divorce.
Will, just use my airport strategy.
Refuse the porno scanner, then strip down to your FoTL's and tell the TSA guy to rub you to his heart's content, right in front of all the other passengers. Let them see exactly what their own government is doing to its own citizens. Perhaps don a Speedo type swim suit so that you don't get arrested for exposure.
Of course, I would only do this in the Summer. Don't want to have to explain "shrinkage" to the ladies on my plane after we get underway.
Edit: as to your apparent fear of flying, can I suggest booking tickets that have you changing planes in CO or WA?
:rasta:
I'm saved.
Just checked, for ONE person it's $450 for economy class round trip. ~8 hours as well. Ugh.
3 of us (wife and child) = $1300 just for flights, not including lodging, car rental, etc.
No ****ing way. We're still dirt ass poor and all the new income we're enjoying is being plowed into our massive credit card debt from all the years of being students.
We'd literally have to scrap and save from now until October (wedding) and ignore paying down CC debt.
I hate not to be there, especially for his fiancee who's family is dog-shit and likely will not attend. I want her to feel loved and welcomed into our family, but we can't afford to attend that wedding.
Aren't you a newly minted lawyer? Just file bankruptcy and get the CC debt discharged. That should be a do-it-yourself project.
BuckyThreadkiller
01-04-2013, 1:10pm
People who put this much drama into getting on a plane need a life.
It's part of the process now. You just deal with it.
Have one thanks. And it doesn't involve flying. :seasix:
Me, I'll pass on the nudie shots and gov't reach arounds for my wife, kids and myself.
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Broken Wind
01-04-2013, 1:45pm
TSA screenings have improved quite significantly since their initial fumble in the end zone.
The_Dude
01-04-2013, 2:56pm
Banff is pretty amazing. You'll have fun.
Truck Guy
01-04-2013, 4:37pm
People who put this much drama into getting on a plane need a life.
It's part of the process now. You just deal with it.:iagree: Crybabies :lol:
The frequent flyer community calls these people Sky-Weenies :rofl:
:iagree: Crybabies :lol:
The frequent flyer community calls these people Sky-Weenies :rofl:
Sky-weenies call frequent flyers either (a) future cancer victims, or (b) frequent sexual assault victims.
:D
Stangkiller
01-04-2013, 5:03pm
Sky-weenies call frequent flyers either (a) future cancer victims, or (b) frequent sexual assault victims.
:D
:island14: I get a full body scan weekly...under Obama Care it's now called cancer/health screening
:island14: I get a full body scan weekly...under Obama Care it's now called cancer/health screening
You should alternate.....next time, go for the prostate cancer/testicular cancer screening. For the ladies, the breast exam should prove invaluable.
Imagine that headline: TSA agent alerts traveler to cancer, saves traveler's life.
Kerrmudgeon
01-04-2013, 6:24pm
You could always take a BUS or a TRAIN! The scenery is extraordinary up there, in fact the train goes through mountain passes where there's no roads. And you can relax. :thumbs:
http://subwaynut.com/triplogs/fall_domes/lake_louise_banff/bow_river_walk3.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2794/4239944356_773de3ce5b_z.jpg?zz=1
http://www.drhostel.com/travelguide/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/banff-national-park.jpg
Jeff '79
01-04-2013, 6:25pm
I wanna go to Banff to check it out. I look forward to your unbiased review...:seasix:
Cybercowboy
01-04-2013, 6:38pm
Hmmm, I'm flying to southern California later this month, and to Las Vegas in March. It sucks but it beats driving for days and days and days and days.
Cybercowboy
01-04-2013, 6:40pm
Will, is your brother doing some sort of "destination wedding" thing?
If so, kick him squarely in the balls. That shit is for your honeymoon, not for your wedding.
Truck Guy
01-04-2013, 6:43pm
Sky-weenies call frequent flyers either (a) future cancer victims, or (b) frequent sexual assault victims.
:Dhttp://weeklyworldnews.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/tinfoilhats_2012d.jpg?w=380&h=285 :rofl:
sanchez
01-04-2013, 7:17pm
Will, is your brother doing some sort of "destination wedding" thing?
If so, kick him squarely in the balls. That shit is for your honeymoon, not for your wedding.
This.
Omega Man
01-04-2013, 7:19pm
People who put this much drama into getting on a plane need a life.
It's part of the process now. You just deal with it.
I wish that was the only type of silly shit I had to deal with and worry about.
Honestly, There are way toom many sandy vag's in this thread. Stop being such a phucking gash.
Will, is your brother doing some sort of "destination wedding" thing?
Exactly.
polarbear
01-04-2013, 11:07pm
People who put this much drama into getting on a plane need a life.
It's part of the process now. You just deal with it.
For once, I'm going to disagree. If Bear can't drive, he ain't going.
Banff is beautiful- I'd drive in a heartbeat. Where are we driving from?
Kerrmudgeon
01-04-2013, 11:17pm
For once, I'm going to disagree. If Bear can't drive, he ain't going.
Banff is beautiful- I'd drive in a heartbeat. Where are we driving from?
Hmmmmm? Referring to oneself in the third person is either a sign of royalty or insanity, and I think we can rule one of those out right now. :rofl:
My brother and his fiancee have decided to get married in Banff, Alberta.
No disrespect to Canada, I'm sure the place is beautiful since it's in a national park, but the trip is simply too long to drive which means FLYING if I go.
Nude X-Rays, Molestering Pat-Downs, and the intense, gut-wrenching, arm-rest clenching fear of being in a tin can in the sky.
Ffrfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
*****.
island14
01-05-2013, 1:22pm
Just look the TSA agent in the eye and ask..
Are you going to stick your finger in my butt like the last time..? and grin.. :D
99 pewtercoupe
01-05-2013, 3:01pm
Banff is a truely beautiful place. :yesnod: Went there a number of years ago on a ski trip. Would really like to go back some time.
As far as this whole "destination wedding" concept, I think it is incredibly self centered on the part of couples who do this. As said earlier...save that for the honeymoon
OddBall
01-05-2013, 3:26pm
Say Hi To Kermie and Kingpin while you're up there.
polarbear
01-05-2013, 4:07pm
Just look the TSA agent in the eye and ask..
Are you going to stick your finger in my butt like the last time..? and grin.. :D
Or just do what this Portland man did when he objected to the TSA search.
Passenger strips at Portland airport in TSA screening protest | Travel | The Seattle Times (http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2018007965_naked19m.html)
They arrested him, he countered that this was a violation of his freedom of speech. And yes, a Federal judge in Portland agreed with him. :rofl:
kingpin
01-05-2013, 4:09pm
Get Red to drive you up here. :rolleyes:
Get Red to drive you up here. :rolleyes:
A little driving music for the trip:
Slow Ride- Foghat (Full Version) - YouTube (http://youtu.be/GcCNcgoyG_0)
kingpin
01-05-2013, 4:17pm
A little driving music for the trip:
Slow Ride- Foghat (Full Version) - YouTube (http://youtu.be/GcCNcgoyG_0)
Unbelievable!
OddBall
01-05-2013, 4:42pm
Unbelievable!
better?
Life in the Fast Lane-The Eagles - YouTube
island14
01-06-2013, 4:57am
Or just do what this Portland man did when he objected to the TSA search.
Passenger strips at Portland airport in TSA screening protest | Travel | The Seattle Times (http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2018007965_naked19m.html)
They arrested him, he countered that this was a violation of his freedom of speech. And yes, a Federal judge in Portland agreed with him. :rofl:
http://64.19.142.10/seattletimes.com/ABPub/2012/04/18/2018014393.jpg
He sure showed them.... :leaving:
:lol:
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