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Old Feb 3, 2002 | 2:51 pm
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February Travel Boycott Due to "Security"

I've had it. With the news that the FAA has mandated swabbing of cell phones, I am declaring a personal moratorium on air travel for February. I have put up with way more BS than I should have to and now we have this as well. I'm sorry, but I just don't have 3 hours per travel day to waste on this nonsense. The technology to screen passengers and bags effectively exists already but the FAA and the airlines refuse to deploy it intelligently. On top of that, despite having paid hundreds to thousands of dollars in PFC charges that are supposed to go towards improving airports (I guess security is not a part of the airport), I am now expected to pony up an additional $10 per trip so that I can be further hassled, er "protected". I'm drawing the line. No travel for February unless the BS stops.

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