I haven't flown since the idiot tried to use his bloomers to blow up the plane
but 2 hours is probably excessive for in-country flights. 1 hour is in most
cases plenty, the security lines move pretty quick. Have your ducks in a row
(read the TSA website before you fly) and watch the line you pick.
The one to look out for is the older gentleman with a navy ship hat that has
pins in it. You know the one, where I come from we call them "Gomers".
Invariably some Gomer is going to put his boarding pass in his bag that he runs
through the xray. There are always people standing around telling you to "keep
your boarding pass in your hand" but he decides it should be in his luggage, he
might even say something moderately impolite to his wife when she suggests he
should keep it in his hands. Then the TSA person has to get his bag and theres
a big deal and it slows the line up bad. I even saw one rocket scientist nearly
have a heart attack he was so angry.
The trick to getting through the line quick is to know the routine and then
keep your cool. I almost always breeze through.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:07:07 -0500
From: "Allan Streib" <str...@cs.indiana.edu>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
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On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:54 -0500, "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> Rent a car and go wherever you want; don't depend on trains in USA to
> take you where you wanta go. BTW, the US interstate highway system
> (Interstates/"Autobahns") can deliver you at 70 - 75 mph (no-stop-
> cruise) within "striking distance" of anywhere in the "lower 48"
> states. Don't forget, though, this is a BIG country.
I agree. My first and last experience with Amtrak was not something
that anyone on a schedule would be happy to experience.
Fly the long hops, drive regionally. Allow two hours for TSA hassles
before flights.
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