I flew from Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston this evening to visit a cousin.
Figured it was cheaper to fly ($118 w/ tax) than 2 tanks of gas + wear & tear on my car + 10 hours on the road.
And then we had the problems this week of the arrests of suspected terror plotters.
I've flown a lot since 1990, mostly with cats, and was expecting the worst today. It really wasn't too bad going through security. I had already removed 4 bottles of Rx eyedrops from m
y purse and left them in my desk @ work. I checked my rolling suitcase, took my purse & laptop in cabin.
My flight was at 8 p.m., but I didn't know how much extra time would be needed. So John picked me up when I got off @ 4 p.m. and drove me to DFW. Got there about 4:50 at the latest. Got my boarding pass, checked 1 bag in no time.
I had no problem going through security, it was just a little slower. Seemed that the TSA agents were spending more time looking at screens as your bags went through the machines. There was an extra walk-through security device (I think made by GE) that gave little puffs of air, but not everyone was directed through it.
Lots of bottled drinks left in the gate waiting areas -- wonder why? since you can't take beverages on flights right now.
Had to take off my jacket as my boarding pass was scanned. Then about 1/3 - 1/2 of the passengers were pulled aside and TSA agents went through all their possessions. I was directed to go onto the jet.
Lots of overhead bin space available since nearly everyone is checking what would have gone up there. There were only 2 small pieces of luggage in the bin over my row (my laptop & one other similar-sized piece), so they shifted during the flight.
It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Figured it was cheaper to fly ($118 w/ tax) than 2 tanks of gas + wear & tear on my car + 10 hours on the road.
And then we had the problems this week of the arrests of suspected terror plotters.
I've flown a lot since 1990, mostly with cats, and was expecting the worst today. It really wasn't too bad going through security. I had already removed 4 bottles of Rx eyedrops from m
y purse and left them in my desk @ work. I checked my rolling suitcase, took my purse & laptop in cabin.
My flight was at 8 p.m., but I didn't know how much extra time would be needed. So John picked me up when I got off @ 4 p.m. and drove me to DFW. Got there about 4:50 at the latest. Got my boarding pass, checked 1 bag in no time.
I had no problem going through security, it was just a little slower. Seemed that the TSA agents were spending more time looking at screens as your bags went through the machines. There was an extra walk-through security device (I think made by GE) that gave little puffs of air, but not everyone was directed through it.
Lots of bottled drinks left in the gate waiting areas -- wonder why? since you can't take beverages on flights right now.
Had to take off my jacket as my boarding pass was scanned. Then about 1/3 - 1/2 of the passengers were pulled aside and TSA agents went through all their possessions. I was directed to go onto the jet.
Lots of overhead bin space available since nearly everyone is checking what would have gone up there. There were only 2 small pieces of luggage in the bin over my row (my laptop & one other similar-sized piece), so they shifted during the flight.
It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
