Tuesday, January 5, 2010

The world of security has gone absolutely mad (read absolutely stupid)

January 5th
Back home on the 30th after a harrowing trip back to the US and had to allow sufficient time to chill. We came through Montreal, Canada, and so were subjected to British security in London, Canadian security in Montreal and US security in Montreal. I wish I could say something kind about any of them, but they all adopted equally stupid processes, with the English and Canadians blaming the USA for confusing, conflicting and ever changing directives. If you travel internationally, be prepared for long delays and the huge frustration in being checked and rechecked, questioned and re questioned. We must have been checked three or four times by each country's security agency. One of the definitions of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result! Well that describes the present state of our airport security. As I mentioned in my last blog the solution is to pre-screen every traveler, have a straightforward process for the majority of us who have a long record of normality and a stringent process for anyone with a dubious record or no record. But such an approach may be too simple (or politically incorrect) and I suspect the millions of us ordinary people will continue to be subjected to the 'intelligence' of 'airport security'. Nuff said
It is nice to be back in the US of A. - we take for granted our comfortable and convenient lifestyle, until we go elsewhere. We are back and settling down after a wonderful holiday. Lots to do. Year end taxes and financial updates. Must look through all the rubbish collected over the last year and try and get rid of some of it. Have started strength building resistance training (must get that additional 20 yards!). Got to get Ellen a good cognitive therapist. And this year we plan to go to Australia for the International AI reunion (and CTR reviews), so much preparation there. Life is too interesting and fulfilling to be lived anything but to the hilt.
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