robbo and leeazaa’s travel adventures

It was hard to say goodbye to Uncle Bob and Aunt Luci and the Piersons after we had grown quite close over the past month, weeks and days however we had to leave sometime and just like the dog poo on the side walk in New York, the longer you leave it, the harder it becomes.

I swear the airport security checkpoints are becoming more and more convoluted every time we go through one. The one in Rochester consisted of the usual conveyor belt, x-ray machine however in addition you had to step into what I can only describe as a claustrophobic, body odour analyzer. Essentially you step into the coffin shaped machine and jets of air are fired up your trousers. You then stand there for a minute and notice that little cameras are strategically placed at every possible angle around you until after a 30 seconds or so you are prompted to step out of the coffin and then begin the usual metal detector drill. I have come to 4 conclusions about this machine.

1. The airlines are finally cracking down on letting smelly people onto planes now.
2. It is an expensive replacement for sniffer dogs which could probably sniff out 10 people in the time it takes to electronically ‘sniff’ one person.
3. This machine is somehow able to smell terrorists.
4. It uses captured 3D images and scents of people to create clones.

My bet is ‘all of the above’. At any rate, I’ve mentally noted not to wear mini-skirts through airport security anymore lest I want to do a bad Marilyn Monroe impression.

On a less jaded note, we are staying at the Pan American Hotel in Queens. The US open is right down the road and far more interestingly is the Wendy’s restaurant which played host to McDowells in the Eddie Murphy movie Coming to America.

The Golden Arcs

Instead of the ‘Big Mick’ though, Wendy’s has the Baconator. Two quarter pounder beef patties and six, count them six strips of bacon. Should make a fine breakfast tomorrow.

Rob

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