"Ricky" wrote

A few semesters ago some A&P students hopped the normally-open gate
going to the hangar during a Bush arrival or departure, worried about
missing lab. They were very quickly apprehended and detained,
questioned for many hours and ultimately put on a terrorist watch
list.

Ahhh, once again, proving that in our youth, (and in the youth of today) we
do not always stop to consider the implications of our activities.

Still, that is a pretty good hit for them to take, but not completely (or
even a little bit) surprising.

I was in a concert band where the vice president (at the time) was giving a
commencement address. We had to open our instrument cases, and have our
instruments (mine was a trombone) and cases thoroughly inspected before we
entered the stadium. They did just that. Quite thoroughly.

We were also told (ahead of time) to make no jokes with the secret service;
that they had no sense of humor.

They were absolutely right about that, also.
--
Jim in NC