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Hmm. The article is not coming up for me at the moment. But that won't stop me from commenting! I accidentally traveled without ID last year. My drivers licens
by mildavw 17y ago
Hmm. The article is not coming up for me at the moment. But that won't stop me from commenting!
I accidentally traveled without ID last year. My drivers license is the only picture ID I carry. I'd given it over to test drive a baby seat at a store, and forgot to get it back. Left for vacation the next day.
My stops were Portland, San Jose, and Austin. At all three airports I explained my situation, showed them my YMCA card (or library or credit card or something) and they marked my boarding pass for special security. The processes were not draconian, just a pat down, and actually faster than the regular security line. I skipped the line and went to some designated place on the side, zipped through the pat down, and then had to wait for my properly ID'd wife every time.
YMMV, but based on my experience, I highly recommend traveling without an ID!
- zackattack 17y agoSpeaking of highly recommending traveling without an ID, on my way back from school last year, I got really stoned in my friend's car on the way to the airport. Me being stoned, I left my wallet in the car, and ended up at the airport with no ID. I also got to go through the much-faster special screening, but I had to step into a chamber where they puffed you with air. Not for weed scent, for bombs, though I was mildly concerned at the time. All in all a fun experience. Next time there's a big line at security, I'm going to tell them that I forgot my id. w00t
- torpor 17y agoWeed often sets off the bomb sensors, since the high concentration of fertilizers produce similar signatures ..
- AndrewO 17y agoDude, you totally harshed the mellow in here. Now he's gonna be all paranoid...
- zackattack 17y agoI don't believe you. Prove it.
- torpor 17y agoBomb detectors are designed to pick up traces of nitrates, the theory being that if you are making a DIY bomb, you're going to go the ammonia-nitrate route. Nitrates exist in fertilizer - and thats what folks make bombs out of. Weed is often fertilized with nitrates, and trace amounts of these elements are present in your sweat, in your pee, and so on. When you go through a bomb detector after a heavy weed weekend or so, you're going to be flagged for closer inspection. This was explained to me by a security agent at an airport I was travelling through after a heavy week in Amsterdam.