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clavus · 03-15-2007, 08:22 PM

I met my client at his gate at PDX. As we were walking out of the airport, he tried to buy a Coke.

"Are you going to take this on a plane, sir?"

"No. I'm leaving."

"Well, I'm sorry, I can not sell you the Coke. You know... homeland security."

"No. You misunderstand. I'm LEAVING the airport. I'm headed for the rental cars."

"Unless you are planning on carrying that drink onto a plane, I can not sell it to you."

"Why?"

"Homeland security"

"Ah."

He put the Coke back and we walked out of the airport, into secure homeland. Is it just me, or is this place is becoming more like East Germany every day?

Fealty to slogans trumps common sense. New "security" rules are so arbitrary and asinine, I wonder if maybe it IS against the rules to carry a Coke out of an airport.

03-15-2007, 08:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
clavus pow! Location: NorCal	Homeland Security vs. Coke I met my client at his gate at PDX. As we were walking out of the airport, he tried to buy a Coke. "Are you going to take this on a plane, sir?" "No. I'm leaving." "Well, I'm sorry, I can not sell you the Coke. You know... homeland security." "No. You misunderstand. I'm LEAVING the airport. I'm headed for the rental cars." "Unless you are planning on carrying that drink onto a plane, I can not sell it to you." "Why?" "Homeland security" "Ah." He put the Coke back and we walked out of the airport, into secure homeland. Is it just me, or is this place is becoming more like East Germany every day? Fealty to slogans trumps common sense. New "security" rules are so arbitrary and asinine, I wonder if maybe it IS against the rules to carry a Coke out of an airport. __________________ Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.