Flying

just got home from a weekend trip and have a few bones to pick with the airlines and terrorists. first of all, whose fault is it that i have to take my shoes off in security...that reid guy who tried to light his shoe on fire? what a jerk. it's a total pain in the ass for me to take my shoes, or in this case boots, off at security because my fingers don't always work. if they have all this technology, shouldn't they be able to see inside my shoes???

also, whose fault is it that i have to put all my fluids/creams/soaps/etc. in little bottles? pain.in.the.ass. apparently the rule is 3.4 ounces or 100ml... i forgot that my hand cream was in my purse and had to give it up...brought a tear to my eye because i spent too much on it and it is the one thing i've found that keeps my hands from cracking during this glorious winter. i made the guy go back into the trash can and tell me how big the cream was...FOUR ounces. i almost asked him to squeeze a bit out and then hand it over, but i already knew that wouldn't count.

i got my first body scan on the trip home. i had to hold my hands over my head like i was the criminal...whose fault is this one? the underwear bomber? sooner or later his little mishap is going to make it so that we have to take our underwear off in security too! imagine that!

well after a couple days in security, we finally make it to our gate where we find twenty-something other people waiting. our plane was really empty which was awesome because we could upgrade to emergency row seats for free (they cost $10 each if you choose them online when checking in...another stupid rule). we start boarding the plane and the girl in front of us has a rolly bag, purse, and a shopping bag with a suit in it. the attendant stops her and says she has to check her bag. she asked to hang the suit, they said no. finally she gate checked her rolly bag. but when we got on the plane there was so much space! it was stupid...they could have let her bring all her stuff on. it used to be that your purse didn't count as a carry-on. whose fault is this silly rule?

overall the airline did a good job and our flights were on time and all that, but these other rules have got to go. what do you think?