Biting my lip

Yesterday, I was walking along in the terminal heading to the gate for my first leg of the day. It was morning. Early morning. There were plenty of people around, but it was mostly quiet as everyone was looking "not quite awake" as they wandered from security to the coffee shop and then off to their gates. All was very pleasant. Then, behind me, the unmistakable sound of some all too important, self-absorbed loud ass blabbing away on a cell phone. Some people just have the type of voice that shouldn't be allowed in public. At least at certain hours of the morning. You could actually feel all the other passengers hate this woman as we all walked along with minimal noise, then there was her, flapping her gums as full volume.

Then, out of her pie hole comes, "Argh... my feet are just KILLING me!!!!" At that, I glanced over my shoulder at this person who has been ruining the morning's peace. She was at least 250 lbs, and no more than 5 foot tall. I managed to bite my lip, but there was a serious desire to say to her, "I know why!!!"

Commuting

I've had tough commutes in the past. I still commute, however, it's gotten a lot better and shorter. All in all, I can't really complain all that much. Especially when I see something like this. While this is a short commute, when talking about time and distance, it's very very different. This is one hell of a commute.

I'm all for adventure and being "out there." However, I'm not certain if I could actually do a job like this. Seriously. Perhaps it would take me a long time to build up confidence, but shit. To think about me actually doing this today makes my nuts quiver. This is a POV video, which porn fans will immediately identify as "Point of View." It covers climbing the last 200ft of a 1768ft transmission tower. (Best when viewed in full-screen mode.)

Disclaimer: More than a few people have reported not being able to watch the whole video due to feeling queezy.



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You're dangerous!

I have to admit, I never caught this when it aired on SNL with Val Kilmer. Can you believe that Val Kilmer is 50 now? Man, I guess I'm not young anymore either. Anyways, I'll add this to the "must see" list of web clips.


SNL -Top Gun 727,-Will Ferrell & Val Kilmer - MyVideo

My thoughts exactly

From SMBC Comics.

Trip Grub

As we have covered before, it's not easy to eat right when on the road. There are ways, and it can be done. The most reliable way is to pack your food and bring it with you. Not always convenient, but it does work.

There are times, however, when you just don't have any food to pack, and you end up having to eat what you can get when on a trip. When only limited to fast food, I typically make the choice of Wendy's. Why? First off, on your burger you get actual leaves of lettuce and a slice of tomato rather than what remains when you put lettuce and a tomato through a paper shredder. And, the story of Dave Thomas and the formation of the Wendy's empire is a really cool one.

However, this is still typical fast food when talking burgers. So, today I decided to go for something new. A Wendy's salad. I chose the BLT cobb salad. I wasn't expecting more than a little bowl filled with burger accessories. I was wrong. Quite wrong, in fact. What I had was simply magnificent! Honest! It was easily as good as any cobb salad I have had in a traditional restaurant. It really was very very good. Blew me away.

I also feel the need to admit that while this salad was quite good, that "full" feeling didn't last very long. :( Maybe I need another?

Aircraft crashes into multiple buildings

Terrible, just terrible. I wonder how the folks in those buildings felt!

More from the TSA (with comments)

Taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-10996471


Rochdale man 'took 200 fireworks on US plane'

An airline passenger claims he was allowed to take more than 200 fireworks on two flights in the United States.

Paul Jones, 29, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, flew across the US from Kansas to Houston and back to the UK with a bag of bangers - and a lighter.

It was only at Heathrow Airport that officials expressed concern, he said.

You mean the TSA here in the states missed something like this????

Continental Airlines said it did not have a record of the incident, but that it warned customers about hazardous materials prohibited on aircraft.

Oooooh, yes, warning customers is all that you need to do. After all, terrorists and criminals are all well known for following the rules!

Bangers, which are explosives packed in a small tube, are banned from sale in the UK under The Fireworks (Safety) Regulation 1997.

US Federal law prohibits hazardous materials, such as fireworks, from being included in either checked in or carry-on baggage.

In this case, "prohibits" seems to suggest some level of enforcement. How about, "US federal law says that we ask people people to not have these items." Seems more accurate.

Mr Jones has been visiting Wichita, Kansas, during US Independence Day celebrations on 4 July and was left with the bag of Black Cat fireworks.

Deciding to take them home to Greater Manchester, he did not consider the security implications.

"I put them in my pocket, walked through then put them on a grey tray at the customs and security. They had to go through the x-ray," he said.

Even better! They were in the grey tray and went through the x-ray machine and everything! HOWEVER, since they were not liquid, they must have not been a threat!

It was when Mr Jones arrived back at Heathrow last month that his prohibited goods were discovered by UK staff.

This is just yet another classic case and point of why those of us who see TSA work on a very regular basis, think they are a complete and total sham.