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TSA Body Searches To Get Even More Invasive


Now they’ll never fail ya, as they grab your genitalia! The Transportation Security Administration has increased its physical search procedure on air passengers. Calling it “universal pat-down”, TSA insists it “continues to adjust and refine our systems and procedures to meet the evolving threat and to achieve the highest levels of transportation security”. In other words, more crotch gotcha. So, on that next flight, be sure you and your intimate body parts are prepared for closer scrutiny.
Amtrak Trains Now Serving Up Upscale Menus PDF Print E-mail


Passengers riding along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor enjoy ritzier dining and beverage choices while aboard the trains. The new service is called Corridor Café Menu, with average price for a ham sandwich with a Coke at $10. As reported by USA Today, the meals are more healthy and varied then those previously served.

Your elderly travel4seniors.com editor has train memories that go back to the 1940s and the food available on Amtrak’s predecessor, the Pennsylvania Railroad. For example, the basic ham sandwich with a Coke then cost 25¢. The sandwich consisted of two lean pieces of soggy white bread with a single slice of ham inside that was so thin it was almost transparent. Let’s hope today’s menu is a bit more appealing and generous.
 
 
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