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Will hotel clean air ever become a reality?

Remember back in the days before you got smart about puffing cigarettes while filling your lungs with killer smoke? All restaurants and bars were clouded with choking air. Even at work, you had to share the nicotine-loaded environment.

We go way back to the real early days, when movie houses, cars, buses, trains and planes allowed smoking. Most restaurants encouraged addicts to puff out clouds of poison as you tried to enjoy your meal. Girls in shorts clomped through bars, clubs and dining rooms cooing, “Cigars, cigarettes, cancer?”

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TSA PreCheck: For Quicker Boarding...Maybe PDF Print E-mail


TSA now promises frequent flyers and other savvy travelers special encoded boarding passes. When you qualify and flash it at security stations, and if there are no glitches, you may go thru more quickly in a special line.

Additionally, as TSA promises, you keep your shoes on, as well as belt, watch and other metal items, including electronics. However, the quick-board system still has restrictions, and it may not be in effect when you hit the line, and still isn’t offered in every airport.

For instructions on how to sign up and other current info, go to www.tsa.gov/tsa-precheck

 
 
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