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While flying back from my vacation this year, I checked luggage. When I got home, I found a sticker on my airport tags.
"Transportation Security Administration" in red & white wrapped around a blue and white eagle that says "The Department of Homeland Security".
Notice the "The".
Finally, a wider yellow circle with the abbreviation for the airport of origin, and the words Cleared. They didn't open the bags this time (unless they've stopped leaving cards saying they visited.)
And a friend, while sitting in the Austin airport reading a book, waiting for the first leg of her overseas flight, was asked to stand and be wanded. She tells me this happens all the time. I suspect that, mother of college students or not, she has dreamboat eyes and any idiot man with the authority to get her attention will try to do so.
Crazy world.
"Transportation Security Administration" in red & white wrapped around a blue and white eagle that says "The Department of Homeland Security".
Notice the "The".
Finally, a wider yellow circle with the abbreviation for the airport of origin, and the words Cleared. They didn't open the bags this time (unless they've stopped leaving cards saying they visited.)
And a friend, while sitting in the Austin airport reading a book, waiting for the first leg of her overseas flight, was asked to stand and be wanded. She tells me this happens all the time. I suspect that, mother of college students or not, she has dreamboat eyes and any idiot man with the authority to get her attention will try to do so.
Crazy world.
