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Cowboy Boots

Correction…it’s the Transportation SECURITY Administration. I talked to the receptionist at the “Tansportaton Hotline”. She wanted desperately to transfer my call to someone else, but apparently no one else works there. She kept asking “WHO are you?”…and “What is it you want?”. She told me the phone number I called was primarily for security concerns and complaints. I told her it was the only number listed on their website. I think I wore her out…she said she have her supervisor call me back.

I’m not holdin’ my breath.

Cowboy Boots

I talked to James this morning at SouthWest Airlines’s customer service number. He informed me that the world’s a different place now, and I need to talk with the Transportation Safety Administration to get my x-ray photo. TSA’s website is just getting started, but I did find a toll free number. I’m hoping a brand new bureau-crazy might be easier to navigate, just ‘cuz maybe they haven’t hired enough people yet to keep “forwarding my request” very far. I’m thinking I ought to ask for a “press pass”…stay tuned. (Oh yeah…when I was on the phone with SouthWest, all their on-hold music was music about being lonely….waiting and waiting for an answer about love…lonliness and futility. SouthWest may skimp on the snacks, but they’ve got plenty of irony.)

Cowboy Boots

(Jennifer June’s wacky plan #483) I think I have to get on a plane soon to go visit a sick friend. I’ve been wantin’ to take a digital photo of a cowboy boot going through an airport x-ray machine. I think I have some prep work to do…I don’t think tryin’ impromptu shoe-related antics, while standin’ in line, is a smart idea. I think my best bet is to call customer service at SouthWest Airlines first, and get their advice. Or maybe call the security office at the airport… maybe a morning flight would be better. Stay tuned.