Topic 64 of 96: Travel in the Post Attack World
Wed, Nov 14, 2001 (05:42) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
How has travel changed in this Post September 11th Attack World?
11 responses total.
Topic 64 of 96 [news]: Travel in the Post Attack World
Response 1 of 11: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Nov 14, 2001 (05:50) * 1 lines
I won't curtail any travel plans, it's starting to feel like the Airlines are safe again from all that I've gathered on the news lately. Anyone have any travel experiences to relate?
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Response 2 of 11: Wolf (wolf) * Fri, Nov 16, 2001 (20:36) * 3 lines
it doesn't really change my plans any--i hardly ever go anywhere. but i will say that my mother had planned to visit germany last month but her family there advised her against it for now.
as far as going into public places, hasn't affected me, still gotta do what you gotta do, y'know?
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Response 3 of 11: Autumn (autumn) * Mon, Nov 19, 2001 (20:40) * 1 lines
On Oct. 1 we flew from Baltimore to Ontario to Zurich and back on Oct. 22. Airports were deserted in North America (with Nat'l Guards and machine guns posted prominently), Europe was business as usual. No undue searching at any checkpoint, just the standard metal detector and x-ray machine for carry-ons. Had to walk across a disinfection carpet (remember foot and mouth disease? That story got blown off the headlines) on the way back. Took trains, cabs, funiculars, cable cars, etc...no extra security anywhere over there. S. flew to Denver last week, nothing out of the ordinary either.
Topic 64 of 96 [news]: Travel in the Post Attack World
Response 4 of 11: Wolf (wolf) * Wed, Nov 21, 2001 (20:39) * 3 lines
what's a funicular?
L.A. had (has?) dudes on certain random rooftops with machine guns at the ready.
Topic 64 of 96 [news]: Travel in the Post Attack World
Response 5 of 11: Wolf (wolf) * Wed, Nov 21, 2001 (20:40) * 1 lines
(and i should mention that these aren't the bad guys sitting on the rooftops either)
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Response 6 of 11: Autumn (autumn) * Fri, Nov 23, 2001 (15:30) * 3 lines
A funicular is a sort of cog "elevator" that ascends a steep grade, such as a mountainside.
I imagine with Thanksgiving that the airports/planes were doing a brisk business. Haven't heard of any episodes, though.
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Response 7 of 11: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Nov 23, 2001 (22:35) * 1 lines
*Sigh* I am less than entusiastic to visit my son in California. Rather than never seeing him again, I will travel by air. I simply do not like the companions with whom I will be travelling. I used to LOVE flying!
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Response 8 of 11: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Dec 28, 2001 (09:01) * 7 lines
http://www.laughlab.co.uk/home.html
This study shows that Canadians are least likely to think jokes funny of
all nationalities. Germans are easiest to tickle, America isn't far
behind Germany.
Topic 64 of 96 [news]: Travel in the Post Attack World
Response 9 of 11: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Dec 28, 2001 (10:10) * 5 lines
Tom Friedman has a
pretty sensible column in the Wednesday NYT about this. He suggests that
we fly naked, or face the consequences:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/26/opinion/26FRIE.html
Topic 64 of 96 [news]: Travel in the Post Attack World
Response 10 of 11: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jan 9, 2002 (08:13) * 13 lines
fried again ;-(
Anthrax mail cleaning zaps digital gadgets
Digital dream gadgets are being irreparably zapped by an irradiation process
the U.S. Postal Service has used since October to sanitize mail against
anthrax threats, an electronics trade group said on Tuesday.
Compact flash memory cards used to store data on many name-brand digital
cameras and handheld computers face not just data loss but become entirely
inoperable when subjected to electron beam irradiation, the CompactFlash
Association said. --Reuters
Topic 64 of 96 [news]: Travel in the Post Attack World
Response 11 of 11: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Tue, Mar 26, 2002 (03:03) * 5 lines
Hi all
Tighter screening of all passengers on flights around NZ and in particular those going in and out looks set to become permanent. The Government increased spending on border control, biosecurity, interoperability between customs, police, and defence.
Rob
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