Pretty empty today

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I assume you know what the date is.

I think that, given the choice, MANY people would rather fly on the 10th, or the 12th.

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It's a Wednesday...

Also, I keep seeing "Patriot Day" on Facebook, and at first I was reading it as "Bbitch Day"

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I do.

The two checking ID’s for the TSA were unaware and were wondering out loud why I was the only person in line for security

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T-3 food court is crowded. I am here now.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Why am I not surprised that TSA agents have no idea why they have that job?

TSA agents are the people that got fired from the Dollar Store.

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@audioidkid

Let’s see about Friday, the 13th!

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Which reminds me, I need to get the real ID compliant license.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

You have a year.

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@audioidkid

I was in the air on 9/11 when the first tower fell. I was supposed to fly that night but a colleague asked me to come in early so I caught a flight as a stand-by. We landed at Syracuse when the national ATC stop was called, and drove back to Chicago three days later.

For several years, I didn't fly on 9/11. Now I often fly that evening as there are always low airfares.

The thing that freaked me out more was the first time after 9/11 that I flew in and American 767. I had gotten upgraded and I found myself mentally profiling the other passengers for the first hour.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

hijackers would cower in fear of a rampaging Seacrest coming up the aisle.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

I was at my desk at the CME and was talking to a customer from NY who mentioned a "commuter" plane had accidentally crashed into the first tower. A few seconds later, I looked over at the quote screen and the every market showed "FAST", which was very rare. I walked over to another office and was watching ABC News as the second plane hit, and then everyone knew it was no accident.

The CME closed early and I stayed until around early afternoon. It was surreal driving down the Eisenhower with virtually no traffic at that time of day.

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I was living at home and attending Moraine Valley at the time. Classes more or less were dismissed as people found out what was happening. I remember I got home around noon, and was the first one on my parent's block to put the American flag out near the front door.

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Was teaching at Mount Carmel. Surreal. That night at Jersey Joe's (86th and Pulaski) was even more surreal.

My wife flew to NYC this morning. That had to be a little creepy.

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Many of them are former enlisted men/women with excellent military records. Although the primary quality that is valued in a soldier- the ability not to question anything- is exactly the opposite of what you want in a TSA agent.

My sister was fired by the TSA pretty much for being too competent.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Jersey Joe's was awesome. Glenn Miller on their jukebox!

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I am in New York today and flying out this afternoon. I admit I was feeling creeped out when I first reserved the ticket.

Watching the local news here this morning and they are doing a 9/11 memorial where they read out the name of every victim.

Wish I had more time, I would have gone down there today.

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That's what I assumed had happened, that it was some dope in a small plane who had gotten too low. As I was watching the second one hit.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Zombie Bob Collins struck again

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Best strike of Cory Lidle's career.

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I was the only person in the Premiere line at United at 710.
Pulled right up to the curb too

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jews did 911

ATTENTION DARKSIDE!!!

Seacrest is flying again and he's in the Premiere line.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

NEVER FORGET

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Because you did not fly Monday, Thursday, Friday, or Sunday.

It's like me noticing there are no lines at the grocery at 6am on a Wednesday. What a mystery.

Humblebrag?

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

I was supposed to fly to DFW that afternoon.

I was working at home at about 8:30 when I got a call from a colleague. She asked me if I had my TV on. When I said no she said, "you may want to turn it on."

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

The other thing I recall from those days was the fact that living in Arlington Heights I am quite accustomed to the sights and sounds of planes coming and going from O'Hare. By contrast the 4 days or so after 9/11 when all flights were grounded our neighborhood seemed so quiet.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."