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.........to take names and KICK ASS!!!! This divorce crap has been pure HELL!! Talk about being stressed and unable to focus or function. With him taking my car in the middle of the nite and all the other stunts he's pulled this has been horrible! Well the cloud moved this morning and I'm ready to kick some 6'4, 300lb ASS!!! I have divorce mediation to try and reach a financial settlement today at 1. If no agreement reached we duke it out court on February 5th. Wish me luck!!! Sassy

Morning, An Agent Sign is the unique code assigned to anyone at an airline/travel agency that can touch your reservation. Everytime something is done on an airline reservation it's recorded in history and is connected to that agent sign. But please know that doing all of these will not necessarily guarantee that it all goes right. I had a client traveling to Moline, IL last year for a gun shooting competion. She is licensed by the city and the state for her guns. We did all the right paperwork and her record was documented to the hilt. I must have called the airline 4 times to confirm it was all in her record. In the end a baggage handler in St. Louis refused to load her competition gun on the plane. He even put a nice big hand written note that said "do not load". She was unable to compete and she had been winning the gold at this event for years. I'm still fighting the airline over this to try and get some money back for her. I realize guns and rigs are not the same thing but you just never know about people. Sassy

As a travel agent I recommend you take this one step further. Call Continental Airlines and tell them you have the letter confirming your gear. Give them the record locator of your itinerary and ask them to document your flight record with the same information. Then get the AGENT SIGN...NOT the name of the person that did this. It's called CYA as much as possible. And I know this one well from dealing with the airlines on a daily basis. Sassy Edited to add: Do this with ALL airlines. And most importantly....whenever dealing with an airline agent always get the AGENT SIGN....NOT the name....I can't stress this enough. Anyone can use any name but all airline agents have unique signs.

Looks like it's working, I just got in. Sassy

Glad I'm not the only one. I'll quit trying to figure out what's wrong now

Engineers and Techs Several cannibals were recently hired by Solectron-Georgia. "You are all part of our team now," said the Human Resources representative during the welcoming briefing. "You get all of the usual benefits, and you can go to the cafeteria for something to eat, but please don't eat any of the other employees." The cannibals promised. Four weeks later their boss remarked, "You're all working very hard, and I'm satisfied with you. However,one of our Technicians has disappeared. Do any of you know what happened to him?" The cannibals all shook their heads no. After the boss left, the leader of the cannibals said to the others, "Which one of you idiots ate a Tech?" A hand raised hesitantly, to which the leader of the cannibals continued, "You dummy! For four weeks we've been eating engineers, and no one noticed anything. But nooooooooooo, you had to go and eat the Tech!"

Buying a New Farm A blonde and a brunette decide to start a farm together. They add up their life savings into a total of $200.00. Then, the blonde decided to purchase a bull with it. The brunette agrees, and so the brunette leaves to go find the perfect bull. When she does she is to telegram the blonde and tell her to come get it. Finally, the brunette find the bull of her dreams. The farmer says he wants $200 for it. The brunette, thinking she can get a better deal, says no to his offer. The farmer says, "Alright then, I'll give you a great deal, how about $199.00?" The brunette accepts and buys the bull. She has $1.00 left for the telegram. The telegram guy says, "It's $1.00 per word." The brunette thinks about this and says,"Comfortable, write that." "Comfortable?" the guy questions. "Yes, you see she reads slow."

About 5 1/2 years ago I was driving home from work one afternoon. A lady on the other side of Loop 1604 around San Antonio lost control of her car, came across the median and hit me head on. We were both going abut 70. My car (1990 Montero) went up in it's front head and rolled 5-6 times before landing on the passenger side. Her car (1994 Mazda Protege) was pretty much in shreds. I had my seat belt on and get guarantee you it saved my life. And I walked away from that accident with nothing but seat belt burn where my dress did not cover the top part of my chest. She had one of those automatic seat belts where the shoulder part is hooked to the door but you have to put the lap belt on. Well she didn't use the lap part. Upon impact her seat released and laid flat, she was thrown out of the back of her car from under the shoulder harness. She was airlifted and remained in ICU for over a week. I was told that if she had used the lap belt her injuries would have been a lot less severe. So USE your seat belts and if you have an auto one use BOTH parts. /e ends rant Sassy

Have a great day Sassy

One very loveable puppy. When I adopted him I was told he was a Catahoula Mix. I think he's got some pit in him. But he's been the best dog I've ever had. Extremely smart and he's adjusted to apartment life quite well and goes to work with me everyday. He'll be a year old in a couple of weeks and weighs 45 pounds. Went looking for a lap dog but came home with him Sassy Edited cuz I can't spell today

Thanks guys for the words. Lisa, thanks. My head knows it will get better but my heart is not there yet. They'll be at the same point someday. As for him just taking the car. We are still trying to negotiate a settlement. His attorney told him when we seperated in September to just keep paying for it and let me drive it until things get settled. I'm just ready for some stability. It's so stressful not knowing what the next phone call will bring.

It's not so much the hassle. It's just having someone that I loved and lived with for 12 years hate me this much. I guess...I don't know. Maybe it's just the time of year. Is it January yet??

of this? My soon to be ex is so hateful and vindictive and determined to keep me from having anything of "His" that he's doing a voluntary repo on the car that I'm driving. I'm beginning to think he's gone of the deep end. A judge is gonna ove him. Geez...I just don't understand this. Methinks it time to go to court afterall. No more negotiations. Sorry...I needed to rant for a bit Sassy

An ad that skydivers can appreciate. My apologies if it's been posted before....who can keep up with this place?? NOT WORK SAFE! Sassy

My kids have always been pretty open with me. I developed a good poker face over the years. Either to keep from laughing or expressing shock. There have been times I wanted to say "that was on a need to know basis and I didn't need to know". But I'd rather have it this way. Sassy

Not necessarily work safe,depends where you work Hope this works Sassy

YEAH.......BEER!!!!!!! Sassy

Weeee....I finally got the dumb quote thingy to work.....LOL. Sassy

Oh...you're just plain MEAN Sassy

Oh..no way!?!?!?!!? Sassy

Awww...thanks. Life is getting better and I'm starting to find me again. Sassy

WASHINGTON, DC - Seeking to address "the number-one threat to airline security," the Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that it will consider banning passengers on all domestic and international commercial flights. "In every single breach of security in recent years, whether it was an act of terrorism or some other form of crime, it was a passenger who subverted the safety systems on board the aircraft or in the terminal," FAA administrator Marion Blakey said. "Even threats that came in the form of explosives inside baggage were eventually traced back to a ticketed individual. As great a revenue source as they have been, passengers simply represent too great a risk to the airline industry." Under the proposed reforms, the FAA would institute a strict ban on adult passengers, passengers 18 and under, international travelers, and domestic customers. A battery of questions and ID checks will be used to determine whether an individual is a pilot, flight attendant, or federal security officer-the only humans who will be allowed to board an aircraft flying within or headed for the U.S. In addition, security sensors installed at all gates will sound an alarm if they detect the presence of a 98.6-degree body temperature, and airport-security workers will be trained to spot and positively identify humans in the boarding area. "Frankly, we've tried everything else," Blakey said. "We've put up more metal detectors, searched carry-on luggage, and prohibited passengers from traveling with sharp objects. Yet passengers still somehow continue to find ways to breach security. Clearly, the passengers have to go." If approved, the new restrictions would go into effect sometime around Thanksgiving, before the busy holiday travel season. Customers who have already purchased tickets for flights scheduled to take place after the ban's enactment will receive a voucher good for travel to their final destination by bus or train. Should such transportation prove unavailable or inadequate, passengers on most major airlines will receive either a portion of their airfare refunded or a coupon redeemable for a future flight, from which they will also be banned. "We realize that these new regulations would, for many air travelers, be a major inconvenience," Blakey said. "But we feel strongly that it's a small price to pay to ensure the safety of our skies." While the ban's primary purpose would be to improve security, FAA spokesman John Gemberling said it would help the airlines' economic future, as well. As evidence, he pointed to the $7.7 billion losses posted by major airlines in 2001-much of which crme in the wake of Sept. 11-and the $6 billion increase in passenger-screening costs since the tragedy. "We've been stretched as thin as we can go," Gemberling said. "New bag-tracking measures ensure that a passenger is on the same flight as his or her luggage, but do little to eliminate the threat of said passenger placing an explosive in the luggage. All bags are currently being screened with bomb-detection machines, but even these $1 million devices are only equipped to detect a limited range of the most conventional explosives." Added Gemberling: "They're certainly not going to be much help stopping the next guy who wants to blow up a plane with something like a shoe." Even the stiff measures included in the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, which President Bush recently signed into law, have proven inadequate. "Improved explosive-detection systems, fortified cockpit doors, more plainclothes sky marshals aboard planes, and mandatory anti-hijacking training for flight crews-none of it could eliminate the possibility of another Sept. 11 with 100 percent certainty," Gemberling said. "This will." "We've tried every possible alternative, but nothing has worked," Gemberling continued. "For all our efforts, we keep coming back to the same central problem: humans."

Guess so.....LOL Sassy