sechumlib wrote:
>
> > Big country. Lots to do and see here. Europe is actually a lot of small
> > countries. So a 2 hour drive gets you international travel, while a 2 hour
> > drive in California, does not get you out of the state. Statistics are
> > marvelous aren't they?
>
> I'm sure that's a large part of it. However, another factor is the
> extreme unpleasantness of flying in the US these days, whether
> internationally or domestically. This is partly because of the pervasive
> and ineffective security measures, and partly because the airlines have
> made air travel as horrific as they possibly could.
>
> My wife and I flew extensively before 2001, going to lots of places
> inside and out of the US. Since January 2001 (note: LONG BEFORE 9/11),
> we have not boarded a plane. Until things change massively, we will NOT
> be boarding any planes.
It's no worse that it had been in most other places for years. I flew from
Buffalo to Denver 9/11/02, expecting really serious security on the first
anniversary of 9/11. It was no more stringent that I had experienced at Canadian
and European airports on pre 9/11 flights.
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