Get in line, now! Take your clothes off and fold them neatly. Stand against the wall, bend over and spread your cheeks. Don't talk back and don't resist. No jokes or you will pay the price. Keep no personal items and forget all hygiene. You are in a different world now, buddy.
Checking in at prison? A scene with Christopher Meloni from Oz? Nope, this is soon what will be happening at airport check in lines. Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse flying you are proven wrong.
No one can underestimate the horror aboard the Northwest flight from Amsterdam. As I listen to the handsome young Dutch director jumping over seats to save the plane, I keep wondering what my reflexes would have been in such a situation. Can promise you I wouldn't be jumping over seats. Thank God, the bomb malfunctioned and those innocent lives were spared. And while we are at it, let's give a standing ovation to the bravery of the Dutch!
However, any possible hint of glamour associated with flying is now rapidly disappearing. With new terror attempts always come new rules in a desperate attempt to prevent the next attack. No one can stand for an hour before landing which of course will send "Depends" stock skyrocketing! No pillow, no blanket, no tray table nor laptop can cover your legs or lap. Even more products will be banned at check in. Given the fact the bomb was in the terrorist's underwear, God knows what will happen at check points now.
Is this an overreaction. Creating new rules to prove we are safer? I think so.
The real problem with this particular instance appears not to totally be in airline security but with the failure of 'watch' and 'no fly' lists. In addition, this terrorist's father came to the United States Embassy in Nigeria to warn us about his son. Duh? How in the world did this man get a visa to come to the United States? Millions and millions spent on technology to create these lists and yet such a clear cut case is missed? What happened? Don't think it was the underwear. It was a failure of before he even got on the plane.
Nevertheless, be sure you wear clean underwear to the airport. Don't even think about your laptop. Be prepared to sit for an hour rigidly, cold and with in pain for having to go to the bathroom for at least an hour. Can you think of anything more miserable?
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