I had planned to make the 30 hour drive back to base this last weekend, but changed my mind when I got home, I needed to spend more time at home to clear my head. So I now had to fly back to base, and a day before I had to leave, I had no ticket, and no way back to base. Not the best idea I've ever had.
Well me and a buddy get to the Twin Cities International Airport, and we get security exempt because we're military. I enjoy being exempt from searches, but it really doesn't make much sense. Who went to be a clan leader in Somalia after the Mogadishu incident? Former Marine. Who shot JFK? Former Marine. Who went on a shooting spree from a tower in Texas? Former Marine. Who were the "snipers" in DC? Former Army. Who was a radical muslim who threw a grenade on his own troops? Army Airborne. But let's forget about that
Not only were we exempt, the security personnel even comes up to my buddy and tells him that he has a torch lighter in his bag (which is not allowed), and if we were to have a layover somewhere, they would probably take it. What's next, "Sir, you have a sub machine-gun in your bag, I'm only telling you because another airport may take it from you."
Anyway, the way luck works when we fly into San Diego (2.5 hours away), no one with a car was answering their cell phone. We ended up being in line for a Greyhound ticket 20 minutes before the last bus takes off to Palm Springs, and the line is moving slow. We actually had to have the driver hold the bus so we could get a ticket and get on. Then all our rides from Palm Springs backed out, so we ended up having to get a $150 cab back to base, at midnight. To top it off, I didn't have a haircut for 2.5 weeks, and we're required to have one every Monday when we show up to work. So now I'm going out in town at 1am to find a barber shop open. Not a good trip back.
But things will get better as the day go on, right? NO! Of course not! The store on base does not have Full Spectrum Warrior, the only game I've cared about since E3 2003! Quick trip to my local Gamestop? Not an option, it's 1.5 hours away, next to the nearest Best Buy. And of course, I'm leaving Saturday morning to go to Ft. Irwin, CA for a training exercise lasting until the 22nd. I'm never going to get to play!
Reply with sympathy posts please
I really have lost hope for airport security
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