Drink: Bloody Mary
Toast: Safe travels
I got a groin-area pat down going through security at Bangor International Airport.
I think it was because of the Bloody Mary I had beforehand. I had been going back and forth with Beth about how early to get to the airport. She was of the opinion that there was nothing to do in the tiny facility. I told her you could always enjoy a per-flight cocktail. So, to make my point I went to the small lounge in the airport after checking in. I was the only one there of course, but I bellied up to the bar and ordered the breakfast beverage.
It was not delicious. The glass was awkward, kind of like a squat hurricane glass that didn't hold the ice well. I tried drinking through the tiny stirring straws, but that failed, so I put the glass to my lips. The surface tension on the ice in the bell of the glass broke once I passed a certain angle, and the bulk of the drink came shooting forward at me.
I tipped back, but the damage had been done: spilled drink on jeans.
I don't think of it again until I go through security. It's one of those full-body X-ray deals. I empty my pockets, assume the pose and uh-oh, better try again. The guy tells me to hike up my pants tight and try again. Same results. So it's off to the private pat-down room.
My mind went back to a time we were going through security in Portland and I told the TSA guy I thought his policy explanation was "bullshit". That went like you would have expected. This time I bit my tongue and went along with it docilely.
I'm not going to write some hack piece about the diminishment of our civil liberties, but dang. Have you seen the photos those X-rays take of you? Now this? I keep swearing to take the train next time, but that's too long and just as expensive.
Some day I'd like to do it though. It would be nice to see more of America from ground level. Take a slower look at things going by.
A sad tale. Good thing the company while you were here was so spectacular it offset a little hassle on the shank end. What lens were you using for the pipe and beard pix?
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