Up until last November, I hadn't been on a plane since before 11 Sept 2001. I've flown quite a bit in years past, but had no need to fly since then until recently.
I've made several flights since then, all on the same airline. Each time I was designated a "selectee". This apparently means you're under scrutiny for some reason. I can understand the first time but I don't get why the other times. I was even joking with the same security guy I'd been checked by at the same airport on two earlier occasions - "We've got to stop meeting like this ..." Fortunately he had a sense of humor. He didn't understand why I was being called a "selectee" so many times, either. It's not a big deal but it made me feel I was being accused of something bad I'd never done. Maybe it's a good thing I wasn't trying to take along a radio. 73, Zack W9SZ On Tue, 24 May 2005, Jerry K3BZ wrote: > > --- I take no offense at Rag's comments, and I don't see anything > "anti-American" in them. The world is a much smaller place these days > and after all DXers are an international group, aren't we? At Dayton, > several Europeans mentioned that it was much more difficult to enter and > travel in the USA now. I took that as an indication our airport > security has tightened. I was happy to hear it. Lots of good Americans > agree...air travel is much more difficult since 9/11. That's not an > "anti-American" comment, it's just an observation, a statement of > opinion. Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
