This comes from an attorney on one of my online discussion groups: My stepmother was planning to visit her son in Florida last month, and her children pleaded with her to fly instead of drive, as she'd planned to do. "Mom, you're 82 years old, you don't need to be driving by yourself 10 hours ..." Much grumping, but OK. Now she hasn't flown since before 9/11, so her daughter is trying to educate her -- no scissors, no liquids, you know the drill. "And Mom, take a cane with you, OK?" "I don't need a cane." "Mom, please, you might have to stand in line a long time, no telling how long you'll have to be on your feet, just humor me, OK?" More grumping, but OK. On the day, she grabs one of my dad's old canes from a stand near the front door.
My wife drops her off at the airport, and about a half hour later she gets a call. "I've been detained by TSA." "What? What on earth for?" my wife asks. "That damn cane had a SWORD in it!" -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
