I don't know what is worse - when the agents bark generic statements such as that above, or when they bark something along the lines of "PLEASE REMOVE ALL LAPTOPS, CELL PHONES, BLACKBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, RASBERRIES, AND CRACKBERRIES FROM YOUR BAGS."

Well that's somewhat true in my experience, but I've also had the over-zealous small town airport TSA screeners who are out totally convinced the next 9-11 is going to start with a turboprop flight out of their little airport. There's a guy at TYR who is like this, and will hold up the entire security screening process to hand-search my bag to figure out what the various cables in it (laptop power pack, USB cable, cable security lock, etc.) go to.

And at LBB there is a female screener who does not need to be on the x-ray, but she is always working it when I'm checking in for a flight there on Friday mornings. She calls out "bag search" on every other bag, and takes an average of 20-30 seconds to look at each bag on the screen.

So maybe they're more friendly, but the process sometimes seems a lot slower at the small airports because they tend to be a little too thorough in their searches.

I survived my flights on watchuwant airlines this weekend! However, boarding a poorly ventilated Saab 340 in 101 degree heat is not something I would recommend.

I was also fairly impressed with the new Terminal A PC. I will definitely shuttle over there in the future if I have any flights from B (as I do in two weeks), as the B PC is an absolute pit.

I know exactly who you are talking about. I thought it was my iPod that was always causing the problems but I noticed at big airports, the bag went right through, no problem but at small airports (LBB, ROA, CRW) my bag always gets a second look on the screen and usually searched.

Yes, the new Terminal A P Club gets a hearty ^.

On a sidenote, 101-103 actual high, and 108-112 heat index gets a hearty :td: from me today. I might just take the downtown tunnel system to get to class from work this evening.

Gonna make a stop at one of the "establishments" while you're down there and have a refreshing beverage? ;)

And people complain to me here in the ATL when it hits 85 with 50% humidity. Those lightweights clearly do not know what real heat is.

If only I had time. I have just enough time to make it from work after 5pm to my first class. My only opportunity comes at the very end of the day, when I hit up the Saucer whilst waiting for the last bus of the day to run.

Yep, I lived in ATL for two years, and would take on of their summers over ours, most years...

I'm sitting at my desk listening to Virgin Radio (as you do), and that tart Amy Winehouse is wailing on and on about something. She's really irritating, I don't enjoy her voice and I don't see what all the fuss is about :o

Completely entirely off topic, but I just thought I'd complain about her. I therefore nominate Amy Winehouse to the PENALTY BOX :td::td:

They want me to go the penalty box but I wont go go go...:cool:

Quick Poll
 

Is snark on the increase in the CO Forum? Should we declare open season on snark in an attempt to root out this pernicious influence?

If so, where do we start - Perhaps with the Boojum Snark? I hear they're mighty tasty :D

Another Quick Poll
 

What percentage (or mileage) for 2009 Elite Requal have you booked already? By dint of a DL Mistake fare in J (EZE-JFK), as well as a handful of excellent domestic F QUPs (also on DL), I have already booked 68,000 EQMs of travel for next year, which should all be completed by mid-March. The positioning flights on CO for some of those trips (which I have not yet booked) should easily put me over 75K. I calculated the cpeqm a while back, and I think it was about 4.6, which isn't too shabby for all premium-cabin travel. The cpm figure, obviously, would be a bit better (especially when you factor in any Extra Mile or Mileathon bonuses, on top of the premium-cabin and elite RDM bonuses).

Accordingly, it looks as if I may focus on hoarding BD miles next year, as I'll be Gold after my UA AKL flight in January, and BD will rollover eqms to rdms for any Gold who flies over 55,000 eqms as a Gold. A well-priced (at times $770 or so) and routed UA QUP in F from SFO-MIA could thus earn as many as 45,000 RDMs for a single roundtrip.

Pernicious knids... yum

Yes, snark is on the rise, but so are the number of idiots :rolleyes: