Travel Frustration

Since Christmas travels only happens once a year, it is easy to forget about how frustrating it is to travel.

My passport expired in 5 and 1/2 months, and I was told that we need 6 months of validation to enter HK.  So naturally I had to go to the passport agency.  The trouble was that I found this out 20 days before I had to take off to HK.  Naturally I called the passport agency.  They told me to  call back in 14 days and  I would make an appointment and everything would be peachy.  Come 14 days before the flight I didn't get an appointment.  After being on the phone for hours on end, I finally got a hold of a passport agent who said that I should just wait till  7 days before my flight, and I would deffidenlty get my passport.

7 days before I call, SF is booked up and they aren't taking anyone till the new year.  Now I'm mad, I call the passport, and for some reason all they can arrange is for me to go to LA to get my passport.   Finally as I get to the post office so I can mail and expedite the passport I have a lady who works for the passport agency help me at the post office.  She told me all I had to do was drop off the passport at the agency, since I already paid for another passport.

On Friday 5 days before my flight, I finally get a call from these bastards saying that I can't get a passport untill the 26th (the day of my flight).  So I get my passport back and say hell lets risk it.

Luckily I called Cathay Pacific, and the rule isn't that we need 6 months to get into HK, but 1 month after your leaving date in HK.  My mother's travel agent is an idiot, and contributed to my headache of a passport.  Mind you, it  is my fault in the first place that I had waited so long to get my passport.

Well now I'm finally at the airport, and I have to say, it's good to be leaving.  Airport and airport security is Bull Shit!

I'm a little bitter that I can't bring my bloody water on the flight! The US is CRAZY.  If you wear flip flops you have to take them off at the check out line.  Why oh why? Cause of terrorists.  George Orwell would laugh his ass off if he knew that we were sacrificing our freedom "in the name of freedom."  Hey after all Peace is War in America.  As long as we are flighting  the good fight keeping our own soil safe we are good, or are we.  Something needs to be done!  Our freedoms are being taken away from us.  Yeah sure it is just on planes, but what is next.

Airport food have been reported to have constipation components in them so that people don't hold up the toilets.  How fucked up is that! How free are we, when we have to get a passport to travel, buy overpriced airport water.  Are we really free or is this all an illusion?

Happy Holidays Everyone, Keep the dream alive and think about what we can change!

Next year is a new year, lets give the truth a run for its money!