Crazy French
Ok so finally I am sitting down and typing up a blog about my trip to Quebec.
The trip was good. I stayed on a military base just outside of Quebec City called Cal Cartier. The conferance itself was allright, there were a few things that I would have done differently but it was ok. I got to experience the military mess hall, and military box lunches and that was pretty cool. Ok I am getting a bit ahead of myself, I should start at the begginning.
So I headed out to the airport Monday morning of the 8th and met up with Cheryl, Monika, and Graham. We picked up our tickets and went to head throught security. Everyone got through fine except for me... I forgot to take off my studded belt and so I set off the alarm like the 4th of July! And what did they do? Well how else do you treat a guy with peircings and a studded belt? Like a criminal! So they pull me off to the side and I apologize for forgetting the belt. I am not sure if I should take it off or not as she tells me to spread my legs and hold out my arms. She proceeds to scan me and treat me hostilly for about 5 minutes when she then semi yells at me that "You will need to remove that belt or I will have to call a male over here to proceed to scan you" She was a real bag. So I am take off the belt and she proceeds to scan me for another 5 mins. She keeps scanning over my right pocket and there is a the tiniest beep from her wand thingy. After awhile she says that it is probably the rivets in my jeans but continues to scan me... finally she lets me proceed. Then the flight was good. And the conferance was good. I really enjoyed getting to see Old Quebec City and going to the Citadel. Everything was so beautiful and sometime I would like to spend some time there with friends. The streets were so narrow in a lot of places, and the buildings and architecture were so beautiful! Anyways yea the conferance was good, the kids liked it. Then on the way home I had another run in with Security... I thought to myself "I will not wear my belt so that I do not have that same problem again." What a brilliant thought eh? Well no not really...in Quebec city they actually scan your checked in luggage... not like Saskatoon, and when they scanned it they saw my belt in it ang they made my open up my suitcase and unpack everything and they inspected the belt and what not then they said all was good and that I could pack it up. SO I pack it up and head to the counter to get my boarding bass. I chat with the lady a bit and then she asks me "Have you been through security?" I look around and want to yell "No I just materialized through the wall!" I mean how the hell else would i get to the counter seeing as you HAVE TO GO through security! but instead I politely reply "Yes I have" and she is all like "o well you don't have a red tag saying you have been through security, I am sorry but could you please go back." So i go back, I mean its not her fault, she was a nice enough lady. Anyways, with my luck the lady that first took my thought security wasn't there so the new lady proceeded to make me unpack again. Luckily the first lady that sent me through ran up and told them I had been through once already so it wasn't as bad. They still however did not put a red sticker on my back but instead escorted me. Then when I went through carry on security they made me open my briefcase and turn on all my electronics and then they swabbed it down! I mean i guess they thought i had anthrax or something in it... HA. So then I was on the plane and on my way home and I was so happy to be back in Saskatchewan where we don't speak french and there are less crazy people! Thats my story.
The trip was good. I stayed on a military base just outside of Quebec City called Cal Cartier. The conferance itself was allright, there were a few things that I would have done differently but it was ok. I got to experience the military mess hall, and military box lunches and that was pretty cool. Ok I am getting a bit ahead of myself, I should start at the begginning.
So I headed out to the airport Monday morning of the 8th and met up with Cheryl, Monika, and Graham. We picked up our tickets and went to head throught security. Everyone got through fine except for me... I forgot to take off my studded belt and so I set off the alarm like the 4th of July! And what did they do? Well how else do you treat a guy with peircings and a studded belt? Like a criminal! So they pull me off to the side and I apologize for forgetting the belt. I am not sure if I should take it off or not as she tells me to spread my legs and hold out my arms. She proceeds to scan me and treat me hostilly for about 5 minutes when she then semi yells at me that "You will need to remove that belt or I will have to call a male over here to proceed to scan you" She was a real bag. So I am take off the belt and she proceeds to scan me for another 5 mins. She keeps scanning over my right pocket and there is a the tiniest beep from her wand thingy. After awhile she says that it is probably the rivets in my jeans but continues to scan me... finally she lets me proceed. Then the flight was good. And the conferance was good. I really enjoyed getting to see Old Quebec City and going to the Citadel. Everything was so beautiful and sometime I would like to spend some time there with friends. The streets were so narrow in a lot of places, and the buildings and architecture were so beautiful! Anyways yea the conferance was good, the kids liked it. Then on the way home I had another run in with Security... I thought to myself "I will not wear my belt so that I do not have that same problem again." What a brilliant thought eh? Well no not really...in Quebec city they actually scan your checked in luggage... not like Saskatoon, and when they scanned it they saw my belt in it ang they made my open up my suitcase and unpack everything and they inspected the belt and what not then they said all was good and that I could pack it up. SO I pack it up and head to the counter to get my boarding bass. I chat with the lady a bit and then she asks me "Have you been through security?" I look around and want to yell "No I just materialized through the wall!" I mean how the hell else would i get to the counter seeing as you HAVE TO GO through security! but instead I politely reply "Yes I have" and she is all like "o well you don't have a red tag saying you have been through security, I am sorry but could you please go back." So i go back, I mean its not her fault, she was a nice enough lady. Anyways, with my luck the lady that first took my thought security wasn't there so the new lady proceeded to make me unpack again. Luckily the first lady that sent me through ran up and told them I had been through once already so it wasn't as bad. They still however did not put a red sticker on my back but instead escorted me. Then when I went through carry on security they made me open my briefcase and turn on all my electronics and then they swabbed it down! I mean i guess they thought i had anthrax or something in it... HA. So then I was on the plane and on my way home and I was so happy to be back in Saskatchewan where we don't speak french and there are less crazy people! Thats my story.
posted by Ty at 12:12 PM
2 Comments:
I think you should have put anthrax on your briefcase just to see what they would have done! Oh the crazy French, I have to work with 2 of them!!
No fair! I want to have run-ins with the crazy frenchies! Everyone gets to but me. (sorry if that sounds whiny)
mandi
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