Hey are you calling me dumb?

Actually Rick,.........

There's been some commotion going on, but thankfully (hopefully) it's gone.

Bill's been watching racing videos and looking at the crowd instead of the cars, go figure. (Boob's Thread)

I guess I missed that you would be on a cruise ship, otherwise I would have further qualified my statement regarding internet access.

As far as security in the airports, I'll relate one fast story.

When 9-11-01 ocurred, I was in Santiago Chile. I will just say that everyone there was stunned as we all were. I left Chile for Brazil with my boss, who had neglected to actualize his visa to Brazil, so he was denied entry into Brazil. As a result, he had to either return to Chile, or go to some other country and get a new visa or be deported back to the U.S.. However, flights to the U.S. were cancelled and he didn't speak enough spanish to say thank you. I flew with him to Buenos Aires, Argentina and helped get his visa in order beforew we finally made it to Brazil. During all these entries and exits through the airports, security was the same, no changes from what we had come to accept as routine.

When we finally were returning to the U.S. via Miami (from Rio), it was on the first day that international flights were finally being allowed to enter U.S. airspace. We were in amongst people who had been LIVING in airports all over South America. But now, security was extremely tight. I normally travelled with a laptop, printer and enough cabling and tools to connect, repair and upgrade computers in order to assist my dealers. When I was asked about the many number of items that had now become illegal......well, you would have been amazed at what I had in my computer roll-on. Suffice it to say that I would have been quietly escorted to one of their "private" examination rooms. And the rest of the passengers? You should have seen the small mountain of surrendered items.

Nowdays, I carry all my "metal" in a belt-pouch (interestingly enough called a "kangaroo" in Mexico), and routinely remove my shoes, belt, watch and rings. Even then, sometimes the machines are set such that I think either my glasses or my fillings set the things off.

In Chicago one time, I saw one man arguing with a screener regarding a pair of nail-clippers that he was being forced to surrender. He finally did, and passed. A few minutes later he returned to the check-point and brandished another pair of nail-clippers and declared that he had just bought them in one of the convenience stands inside......they quickly surrounded him and escorted him away. Don't know if he ever made it to his plane.

Welcome back!

Enrique

Ok what dose this have to do with goings on around here? The croud can be just as entertaining as the race man!

Hey RIck, glad to see you back and all in one piece!

Egypt can best be described with just one word ... AWESOME. You can read books, look at pics, watch documentaries but to actually reach out and TOUCH a pyramid or stand inside a Temple is, ..... well, .... AWESOME.

Good on you, that's exactly how I described it! You can watch all the documentaries in the world about Egypt, but it pales in comparison to actually being there.

Ok what dose this have to do with goings on around here? The croud can be just as entertaining as the race man!

Well Bill, it's like this.....

Rick asked if you'd been behaving......

You posted a RACING video which, I'll admit, had a nice surprise, but nonetheless, where the rest of us would have been looking at the car, and the driver's techniques.....you're off catching glimpses of....breats!!

Now you get it? Or is this the same "Who, me?" attitude you take when you get caught praying AND looking skyward under the open stair staircases in the mall? J/K

E

Hey Bill,

It's o.k. mate, we still loves ya.

Got your pm. Cheeky bugger.

Mainly for us Queenslanders,

Barb and I were walking down the street in Cairo when Barb noticed a (Ughhh) Renault with a RACQ sticker. (Royal Automobile Club of Queensland).

Rick.

:devious: :devious:

Who me?

Well email me the pics man...

Welcome back! Glad you went, glad you returned, glad the lack of Vegamite didn't soil the trip!

Will

Welcome back Mate, I dident realise that you were taking the Nile cruse either. I agree this is the way to go. Especially that beyound about 5oo yards of the river it is just sand. Isnt the valley of the kings and all the temples amaizing. We were there for 2 weeks . I only wish that I had studied about the place more before we went . Just so much to see and absorb. Were you able to make a camel auction in Cairo ? It's been a number of years since we went and I would like to go back. Insted of Turkey we extended in Italy for a week . Great that you had a good time . Gary

Sounds like a lot of fun and an opportunity of a lifetime. How many people actually take time off to go on adventures like this!? That's awesome and I'm jealous.

Take some picts and be safe.

Well Mike. Rick here is a retired old fart he has plenty of time!

And Billy Bob is a young fart all full of stink and lumps!

E