Maybe my wife will have forgiven the TSA by then, otherwise it's a several thousand mile drive... I'm too old to spend more than 6-8 hrs driving to get somewhere.


Jeff-

The garage is deep enough for my truck but not a Torino... I'll have sold and moved by then anyway....



Heck yes you can bring a dog! This is the only place in the entire UNIVERSE where if you leave your dog outside the store... They yell at you to go get 'em and bring 'em in.

We have one nut job named Stella -- and Gwen says she's getting at least two more Labs when the house is done. We're going to name the dump -- Menagerie Manor.

There's a way to beat the TSA.... It's called a Global Entry card.... You have to apply on line -- fill out 70 forms that ask redundant questions -- pay $100 -- and have an interview with the Customs guys.. Then you go straight to a different checkpoint -- leave your shoes on - leave your computer in your bag and bingo bango... walk thru.

That's interesting GW but looks like it's geared toward international travel?
Is it honored in every airport? Do I still have to approach the TSA and get their blessing to move over to the Global pass thru?

The Global website linked to something similar called TSA pre check but their FAQs clearly state it's still at TSAs whim on a case-by-case if they feel you are "eligible"...

Jeff-

Most look at that hill side and see gods country...I see 10,000 sq ft underground facility wil indoor gun range and out door style drive in movie.

Never invisioned spoiled brats is Singapore.

Yeah -- typical government website -- it's meant to confuse and drive you crazy...


Once you APPLY --- and yeah it's a "Pre TSA" thing --- the Global Entry is an option.... You go to the PRE TSA at the airport.... there's separate screening for PRE TSA and your Global Entry (once you get one) is part of the info on your ticket (just as PRE TSA is) and they just run your sorry butt thru.

Drive over the Canadian border -- you just hold up your little card to some magical card reader -- and bam -- you're back in the USA...

International travel - you go to an electronic kiosk and put your card in - hold your hand to a print reader -- and it prints out a "go" or a "no go" ticket -- get a "go" ticket you show that - skip customs and go pick up your bags... The occasional no go ticket is to keep you honest.

They do that every once in awhile at the airport too..... you think you're good to go and bam your number comes up and they shag you over to the schlepper line.

99% of the time -- I'm thru TSA in 15 seconds... with a LOT less hassle.

The $100 gets you FIVE YEARS worth of being treated like a US citizen instead of a possible terrorist.

We just did our Global Entry interviews in SF last Friday. It is mainly for international travel as far as I can tell. When we come back from Honduras we land in Houston and the Customs line can be a mile long and we only have a little over a hour between flights. There is no line at the Global Entry kiosks. Can't wait.

Tried talking someone into a two lane range........just because they probably could. :D

I use it at EVERY airport... once you get your global entry number -- you put it in when you book a flight... and it's printed as part of your boarding pass... and you go straight to the PRE TSA line... (there's rarely a line at PRE TSA). They even have a PRE TSA entry at Boise... and they didn't use to.

It's an all encompassing "get out of line jail" card.