Chapter 16 - Anyone know how to avoid the "Poof Palace"?
So heres the thing - I don't like flying.
Well not completely true.
I don't mind flying, its the crashing and dying that I don't like.
Back in July I went to Dallas to visit a friend and do some pre-trip shopping. I got brave and flew there by myself. Well how the heck else would I get there from Canada? But I digress.....
On the way back I guess I looked somewhat suspicious to the security team or maybe they had nothing else to do at 430am and I was the only person around so they put my in the "poof palace".
For those of you unfamiliar with the "poof palace" it is actually an explosives screening. They put you in a clear plexiglass box and shoot a blast of air at you and then the sample of air is analyzed for explosives.
Not a big deal for most people.
It was for me.
I tried really hard not to freak for 2 reasons.
First, it feeds my paranoia of plane crashes and second, I don't like tight spaces.
I may have done okay except they put me in and told me not to leave until the doors opened. Okay, I can do this.
So I go in and the doors close.
Puff of air all over including up the skirt!
And then I wait.
And the doors don't open.
Then the security people walk away.
And leave me in the box.
I guess I looked over at them with the panicing eyes and they came over to talk me through the last 20 seconds or so but it wasn't pretty.
And I don't want to do it again.
So now I am nervous that I am going to have to get into the "poof palace" again. And of course because I am nervous it is going to make me look suspicious to the secuity people again which means another trip into the "palace".
Any ideas on how to avoid it?
But, now that I'm back and caught up on what I missed when I was gone, I can read yours. I will now only have to write my report and read updates. Since I am not into the planning stage for our next trip yet, I can read more.
I was just curious b/c I wasn't sure who it was. Guess it's a different Karla!
