OK, let me get this straight….
There was a guy who wanted to blow up a plane.
His father contacted authorities to tell them this guy was a security threat.
The potential bomber bought a one-way ticket then tried to fly without a passport.
Nobody stopped the guy as he got on board an airplane with explosives strapped to his body.
Solution: do pat-down searches on everybody and severely limit carry-on luggage.
There is something way wrong with this picture. It doesn’t give me much confidence in the systems in place to protect our security when flying. The whole business makes options like driving, taking the bus or the train, or just avoiding America a lot more attractive. I expect that creating more effective security without the line-ups will be very expensive and travelers will have to pay for it. Without actually blowing anything up, the terrorists have managed to create airport chaos and unease. I expect the airline companies will suffer badly if a viable solution isn’t found soon.
Will you wait for hours to fly or will you change your plans?
27th Street 
Some air travel is unavoidable, but it is going to be a huge, and expensive hassle. I don’t look forward to getting on another air plane flight.
Hip hip hooray for riding the dog!
My only flight plans are to NB in the summer. I think we should be okay, but who knows what will change by then.
Hi Mister Anchovy,
Congrats on he new combined blog! Do you live on 27th street? So do I…(in a different city & different country).
Anyway, re your blog post – I will be flying at the end of March…(for a gig) – hopefully everything will be OK…
Happy 2010!
All the best,
Saw Lady
Yes I do live on 27th St. What a coincidence! cheers.
only thing that amazes me is that nobody has managed to since The Twin Towers.
Good job these terrorists aren’t very professional or there’d be planes dropping out of the sky all over the place.