[Dixielandjazz] Concealed Weapon

[Ron L'Herault]

Perhaps the best comment for these "friskers" is, "Glad you are here".

Ron L
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From: <Jazzjerry@aol.com>
To: <Artwoo@aol.com>; <ringwald@calweb.com>;
<dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Concealed Weapon


>
> In a message dated 10/9/02 9:22:28 AM, Artwoo@aol.com writes:
>
> Snip............
> << Since you will probably be checked by one of the new frisky federal
> employees
> who are fresh from training school and have their wands loaded with fresh
> batteries, I would recommend being more somber than if all your lotto
numbers
> came up and you forgot to buy a ticket.  >>
>
> This is completely contrary to my experience flying home from the States
in
> August. Tampa airport was fully equipped with a full complement of Federal
> 'friskers' in smart new uniforms who were to a person (non-sexist language
> here!) friendly and polite, greeting practically everyone with a smile. We
> only saw one person met with a degree of severe formality and he was a
> 'businessman' in a hurry who didn't see why he was having to go through
all
> this security thing. Maybe I was lucky but then I did get a laugh out of
an
> Immigration Officer at Newark earlier in the year!
>
> My suggestion is that the likelyhood is that to an official in whatever
> capacity there is no such thing as a new witty remark about his or her
job.
> All have been told before and somewhat lose there freshness very quickly.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jerry,
> Norwich,
> U.K.
>
>
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