So - what's been going on since the last update?

[luckykaa]

Well, I finally booked a flight to Israel to see tinkerbell1980 .  I've been meaning to for months now.  Havng done so I think I chose the wrong week since it means I can't do IDP camp/CAS Sim.  (If anyone is available on assorted Tuesdays or Wednesdays it's a lot of fun. Details here).  Still, if I can get the contract to go on until the day before I leave I'll have an extra week of income which is sort of ueful.

Rather annoyed to find that the direct rail service from Preston Park to Luton airport doesn't run on Saturdays. 

I really need a haircut.  Will go for something short and spiky since everyone seems to say it looks good.

Am pondering going to Sweden for the Eurocon.  It's a toss up between that and Worldcon.  I'd love to go to Reno, but tales of TSA terrify me.  Just don't think it's worth getting groped. 

Still finding it lonely in Cheltenham but not long left.

Comments

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

Tales of TSA are grossly exaggerated. I last flew to the States for Thanksgiving which is the busiest travel week of the year, and even then, TSA employees were nothing but nice and efficient. I definitely would never let it be the deciding factor for whether or not to go on a trip.

[masterofapath.livejournal.com]

I went through LAX to get to NZ. Apart from them wanting finger prints, photo and a background check to pass through their airport it was fine. I wouldn't really have minded but on the way out we'd pretty much flown over the entire of the USA *before* their security checks!

Staff themselves seemed polite and businesslike. I'd guess it's just a question of not standing out. I'd also suggest resisting the great lures of sarcasm, irony, flippancy, and the desire to protest at any of their measures. If you can handle that you should be fine.