My grandmother recently flew from LAX to OAK. When she returned to LAX, she had to check her carry-on baggage because she had a pair of large scissors (sp?) in it. Did I mention that she was able to get this through security at LAX with no problem (she didn't do it on purpose - she had forgotten she had them). On your #1 item below - maybe the guy was a Clintonista and,like his idol Slick Willy, "loathed the military" David R > I went to a certain city served by Northwest recently. The name of the > city is withheld to protect the guilty. > > 1. When my father went through the security line, the TSA guard asked for > a "government issued ID card." Well, my father meant to pull out his > driver's license, but pulled out his Navy ID by mistake. It has his name, > photo, date of birth, etc. The TSA guard said that was not a government ID > card. And yes, it is our Navy. :-). > > 2. The trips to and from the hub city to this city were on RJ 100's. This > is a plane that has the look of a military cargo plane with its high > sloping wings, but is a bit smaller. Nice wide seats -- better than the > other commuter, excuse me, regional jets. The curious thing was the > announcement during the safety briefing -- the first class passengers had > life jackets under their seats; in coach, we would have to use our seat > bottom cushions "in the unexpected event of a water landing" as most > airlines put it. > > john > > -- > John F. Kurtzke, C.S.C. > Department of Mathematics > 278 Buckley Center > University of Portland > Portland, OR 97203 > 503-943-7377 > kurtzke@xxxxxx