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Our next door neighbors have an adopted son named Nathan who is black. He is my sons' best friend and they've been pals since all three of them were in diapers. He's a terrific kid, always at our house and my daughter absolutely adores him. We call him "Natie" (rhymes with "Haiti") and so Hazel, who is quite loquacious for 20-month old but can't quite pronounce his full name, lovingly calls him "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee". When she sees him outside or walking down the street, she yells out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" and runs up to give him a hug. He's a cool kid, but not too cool to stop whatever he's doing and play with her.

We had our first soccer game Saturday morning and Hazel was there to cheer us on. As most of you know, Oregon is not a very diverse state. It's a good place for albinos to fit in and when the Blazers play on the road, the population of African Americans drops by 50%. So the soccer game was standard fare: 8 vs 8 with slow moving, moderately athletic white kids chasing a soccer ball around the pitch. However, the opposing team had a black kid who was all over the field and when Hazel noticed him, she started screaming out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" every time she saw him. The poor kid was perplexed every time he got near the sideline, this little girl was pointing at him and yell "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" as if he was supposed to know who she was.

So anyhow, I had to have the "They don't all look alike" conversation with her much earlier than I had anticipated in life. :bag:

tl;dr, I'm raising a racist.

 
General Malaise said:
Our next door neighbors have an adopted son named Nathan who is black. He is my sons' best friend and they've been pals since all three of them were in diapers. He's a terrific kid, always at our house and my daughter absolutely adores him. We call him "Natie" (rhymes with "Haiti") and so Hazel, who is quite loquacious for 20-month old but can't quite pronounce his full name, lovingly calls him "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee". When she sees him outside or walking down the street, she yells out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" and runs up to give him a hug. He's a cool kid, but not too cool to stop whatever he's doing and play with her.

We had our first soccer game Saturday morning and Hazel was there to cheer us on. As most of you know, Oregon is not a very diverse state. It's a good place for albinos to fit in and when the Blazers play on the road, the population of African Americans drops by 50%. So the soccer game was standard fare: 8 vs 8 with slow moving, moderately athletic white kids chasing a soccer ball around the pitch. However, the opposing team had a black kid who was all over the field and when Hazel noticed him, she started screaming out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" every time she saw him. The poor kid was perplexed every time he got near the sideline, this little girl was pointing at him and yell "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" as if he was supposed to know who she was.

So anyhow, I had to have the "They don't all look alike" conversation with her much earlier than I had anticipated in life. :bag:

tl;dr, I'm raising a racist.
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For a while, every dark-skinned athlete on TV who had long dreads was "Manny (Ramirez)!" to my son.

 
General Malaise said:
Our next door neighbors have an adopted son named Nathan who is black. He is my sons' best friend and they've been pals since all three of them were in diapers. He's a terrific kid, always at our house and my daughter absolutely adores him. We call him "Natie" (rhymes with "Haiti") and so Hazel, who is quite loquacious for 20-month old but can't quite pronounce his full name, lovingly calls him "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee". When she sees him outside or walking down the street, she yells out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" and runs up to give him a hug. He's a cool kid, but not too cool to stop whatever he's doing and play with her.

We had our first soccer game Saturday morning and Hazel was there to cheer us on. As most of you know, Oregon is not a very diverse state. It's a good place for albinos to fit in and when the Blazers play on the road, the population of African Americans drops by 50%. So the soccer game was standard fare: 8 vs 8 with slow moving, moderately athletic white kids chasing a soccer ball around the pitch. However, the opposing team had a black kid who was all over the field and when Hazel noticed him, she started screaming out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" every time she saw him. The poor kid was perplexed every time he got near the sideline, this little girl was pointing at him and yell "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" as if he was supposed to know who she was.

So anyhow, I had to have the "They don't all look alike" conversation with her much earlier than I had anticipated in life. :bag:

tl;dr, I'm raising a racist.
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This makes me glad I ordered a black and white cookie for lunch

 
General Malaise said:
Our next door neighbors have an adopted son named Nathan who is black. He is my sons' best friend and they've been pals since all three of them were in diapers. He's a terrific kid, always at our house and my daughter absolutely adores him. We call him "Natie" (rhymes with "Haiti") and so Hazel, who is quite loquacious for 20-month old but can't quite pronounce his full name, lovingly calls him "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee". When she sees him outside or walking down the street, she yells out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" and runs up to give him a hug. He's a cool kid, but not too cool to stop whatever he's doing and play with her.

We had our first soccer game Saturday morning and Hazel was there to cheer us on. As most of you know, Oregon is not a very diverse state. It's a good place for albinos to fit in and when the Blazers play on the road, the population of African Americans drops by 50%. So the soccer game was standard fare: 8 vs 8 with slow moving, moderately athletic white kids chasing a soccer ball around the pitch. However, the opposing team had a black kid who was all over the field and when Hazel noticed him, she started screaming out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" every time she saw him. The poor kid was perplexed every time he got near the sideline, this little girl was pointing at him and yell "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" as if he was supposed to know who she was.

So anyhow, I had to have the "They don't all look alike" conversation with her much earlier than I had anticipated in life. :bag:

tl;dr, I'm raising a racist.
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I thought this would turn into a "he plays for the other team, honey" discussion rather than complexion.

 
General Malaise said:
Our next door neighbors have an adopted son named Nathan who is black. He is my sons' best friend and they've been pals since all three of them were in diapers. He's a terrific kid, always at our house and my daughter absolutely adores him. We call him "Natie" (rhymes with "Haiti") and so Hazel, who is quite loquacious for 20-month old but can't quite pronounce his full name, lovingly calls him "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee". When she sees him outside or walking down the street, she yells out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" and runs up to give him a hug. He's a cool kid, but not too cool to stop whatever he's doing and play with her.

We had our first soccer game Saturday morning and Hazel was there to cheer us on. As most of you know, Oregon is not a very diverse state. It's a good place for albinos to fit in and when the Blazers play on the road, the population of African Americans drops by 50%. So the soccer game was standard fare: 8 vs 8 with slow moving, moderately athletic white kids chasing a soccer ball around the pitch. However, the opposing team had a black kid who was all over the field and when Hazel noticed him, she started screaming out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" every time she saw him. The poor kid was perplexed every time he got near the sideline, this little girl was pointing at him and yell "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" as if he was supposed to know who she was.

So anyhow, I had to have the "They don't all look alike" conversation with her much earlier than I had anticipated in life. :bag:

tl;dr, I'm raising a racist.
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Think this belongs in the Draft Day thread

 
General Malaise said:
Our next door neighbors have an adopted son named Nathan who is black. He is my sons' best friend and they've been pals since all three of them were in diapers. He's a terrific kid, always at our house and my daughter absolutely adores him. We call him "Natie" (rhymes with "Haiti") and so Hazel, who is quite loquacious for 20-month old but can't quite pronounce his full name, lovingly calls him "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee". When she sees him outside or walking down the street, she yells out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" and runs up to give him a hug. He's a cool kid, but not too cool to stop whatever he's doing and play with her.

We had our first soccer game Saturday morning and Hazel was there to cheer us on. As most of you know, Oregon is not a very diverse state. It's a good place for albinos to fit in and when the Blazers play on the road, the population of African Americans drops by 50%. So the soccer game was standard fare: 8 vs 8 with slow moving, moderately athletic white kids chasing a soccer ball around the pitch. However, the opposing team had a black kid who was all over the field and when Hazel noticed him, she started screaming out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" every time she saw him. The poor kid was perplexed every time he got near the sideline, this little girl was pointing at him and yell "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" as if he was supposed to know who she was.

So anyhow, I had to have the "They don't all look alike" conversation with her much earlier than I had anticipated in life. :bag:

tl;dr, I'm raising a racist.
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Lol. Every African American on tv is "Obama" to my daughter of the same age.

 
General Malaise said:
Our next door neighbors have an adopted son named Nathan who is black. He is my sons' best friend and they've been pals since all three of them were in diapers. He's a terrific kid, always at our house and my daughter absolutely adores him. We call him "Natie" (rhymes with "Haiti") and so Hazel, who is quite loquacious for 20-month old but can't quite pronounce his full name, lovingly calls him "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee". When she sees him outside or walking down the street, she yells out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" and runs up to give him a hug. He's a cool kid, but not too cool to stop whatever he's doing and play with her.

We had our first soccer game Saturday morning and Hazel was there to cheer us on. As most of you know, Oregon is not a very diverse state. It's a good place for albinos to fit in and when the Blazers play on the road, the population of African Americans drops by 50%. So the soccer game was standard fare: 8 vs 8 with slow moving, moderately athletic white kids chasing a soccer ball around the pitch. However, the opposing team had a black kid who was all over the field and when Hazel noticed him, she started screaming out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" every time she saw him. The poor kid was perplexed every time he got near the sideline, this little girl was pointing at him and yell "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" as if he was supposed to know who she was.

So anyhow, I had to have the "They don't all look alike" conversation with her much earlier than I had anticipated in life. :bag:

tl;dr, I'm raising a racist.
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A couple weekends ago, I was talking with my daughter and her friend over lunch about boys at school that had crushes on them. My daughter mentioned that there was this one boy Max that had a crush on her, but said that he was gross and she didn't like him. I asked her why and she said because he was black :oldunsure:

One of her best friends is black, so I don't think she's gonna bust out the white robe and hood anytime soon, but that definitely caught me off guard. Oh and I'm pretty sure she thinks all boys are gross still, so that probably had a part to play too...

 
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....

 
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
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I think that's what the U.S. Airways thread is about.

 
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
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Got my boss hooked up with the Nexus program a few years ago as he was having similar problems going back and forth from Canada. He loves it. He asked about Global Entry last week and I was happy to report he was already permitted for that process as a member of Nexus. His wife is applying for the Global Entry program, sent her application and fee in and was assigned an appointment for an interview with officials to complete the process......in June. So, if you ARE thinking about this, know that it's great for frequent travelers, but it might take a while to get the process completed. Might want to start now.

 
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
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I tried but was denied. :oldunsure: It's definitely worth it if you can get approved.

 
Henry Ford said:
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
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I think that's what the U.S. Airways thread is about.
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Yup. That and also anal bleaching, which continues to befuddle me.

 
krista4 said:
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
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I tried but was denied. :oldunsure: It's definitely worth it if you can get approved.
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:oldunsure:

 
General Malaise said:
Henry Ford said:
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
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I think that's what the U.S. Airways thread is about.
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Yup. That and also anal bleaching, which continues to befuddle me.
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What's befuddling? It looks prettier.

 
krista4 said:
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
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I tried but was denied. :oldunsure: It's definitely worth it if you can get approved.
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Whoa. YOU got denied?

Mata was talking to some coworkers about it and one, who is extremely high security, said she (the coworker) couldn't do it because the site is owned by a non-American company and you have to give them too much info. But the web site has a .gov address so I'm assuming overt approval from the Feds. Mata's got a different type of clearance and she would be ok - she thinks; she is gonna talk to her boss tomorrow. $20/year seems ridiculously low for the convenience but I'm not the most stingy guy when it comes to using the internet to process personal information so maybe I'm missing something.

 
Uruk-Hai said:
krista4 said:
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
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krista4 said:
I tried but was denied. :oldunsure: It's definitely worth it if you can get approved.
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Whoa. YOU got denied?

Mata was talking to some coworkers about it and one, who is extremely high security, said she (the coworker) couldn't do it because the site is owned by a non-American company and you have to give them too much info. But the web site has a .gov address so I'm assuming overt approval from the Feds. Mata's got a different type of clearance and she would be ok - she thinks; she is gonna talk to her boss tomorrow. $20/year seems ridiculously low for the convenience but I'm not the most stingy guy when it comes to using the internet to process personal information so maybe I'm missing something.
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Well worth it. I have a friend (who's apparently a more upstanding citizen than I) who loves it more than his wife, I think. Just be aware--and I'm not talking about why both Mr. krista and I got denied, of course--that if you have ever been arrested for anything, whether or not convicted, you will be denied, so save your money.

 
krista4 said:
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
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I tried but was denied. :oldunsure: It's definitely worth it if you can get approved.
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It's all the natural disasters you're associated with, isn't it?

 
General Malaise said:
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
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Got my boss hooked up with the Nexus program a few years ago as he was having similar problems going back and forth from Canada. He loves it. He asked about Global Entry last week and I was happy to report he was already permitted for that process as a member of Nexus. His wife is applying for the Global Entry program, sent her application and fee in and was assigned an appointment for an interview with officials to complete the process......in June. So, if you ARE thinking about this, know that it's great for frequent travelers, but it might take a while to get the process completed. Might want to start now.
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Hoo -ray Murica!

 
GroveDiesel said:
krista4 said:
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
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I tried but was denied. :oldunsure: It's definitely worth it if you can get approved.
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It's all the natural disasters you're associated with, isn't it?
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:lmao:

Julio wrote today and told me that they've been having a ton of small earthquakes/tremors down in Nicaragua. I suppose that even though we moved back ~6 months ago, I'll have to take blame for those, too. :(

 
krista4 said:
Uruk-Hai said:
krista4 said:
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
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krista4 said:
I tried but was denied. :oldunsure: It's definitely worth it if you can get approved.
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Whoa. YOU got denied?

Mata was talking to some coworkers about it and one, who is extremely high security, said she (the coworker) couldn't do it because the site is owned by a non-American company and you have to give them too much info. But the web site has a .gov address so I'm assuming overt approval from the Feds. Mata's got a different type of clearance and she would be ok - she thinks; she is gonna talk to her boss tomorrow. $20/year seems ridiculously low for the convenience but I'm not the most stingy guy when it comes to using the internet to process personal information so maybe I'm missing something.
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Well worth it. I have a friend (who's apparently a more upstanding citizen than I) who loves it more than his wife, I think. Just be aware--and I'm not talking about why both Mr. krista and I got denied, of course--that if you have ever been arrested for anything, whether or not convicted, you will be denied, so save your money.
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Just as an entirely random example - two DUIs in 3 months in 1983 a cause for denial?

Also meant to ask - did the earthquake do any damage in Granada?

 
krista4 said:
GroveDiesel said:
krista4 said:
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
Click to expand...
I tried but was denied. :oldunsure: It's definitely worth it if you can get approved.
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It's all the natural disasters you're associated with, isn't it?
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:lmao:

Julio wrote today and told me that they've been having a ton of small earthquakes/tremors down in Nicaragua. I suppose that even though we moved back ~6 months ago, I'll have to take blame for those, too. :(
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Everything moves slower in Central America.

 
Uruk-Hai said:
krista4 said:
Uruk-Hai said:
krista4 said:
Uruk-Hai said:
Have any of you ever signed up for Global Entry at airports?

(God, I can only imagine what this bunch will do with that question)

When we got back to Dulles Saturday night, there were about 1,000 people trying to get through Immigration and they had 6 out of like 40 ####### booths open. Then 2 went on break! I'm not the world's most patient person when it comes to standing in line but, if they actually had a lot of booths open, I'm ok with it taking some time. As it was, I was ready to turn that place into a car wash (70s commercial ad reference only Tanner may get). It's not like the crowd is a surprise.

Anyway, I travel enough to maybe make Global Entry worth it - $100 for 5 years. You go through the same booth as the flight staff. But I wonder if there are downsides.....
Click to expand...
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krista4 said:
I tried but was denied. :oldunsure: It's definitely worth it if you can get approved.
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Whoa. YOU got denied?

Mata was talking to some coworkers about it and one, who is extremely high security, said she (the coworker) couldn't do it because the site is owned by a non-American company and you have to give them too much info. But the web site has a .gov address so I'm assuming overt approval from the Feds. Mata's got a different type of clearance and she would be ok - she thinks; she is gonna talk to her boss tomorrow. $20/year seems ridiculously low for the convenience but I'm not the most stingy guy when it comes to using the internet to process personal information so maybe I'm missing something.
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Well worth it. I have a friend (who's apparently a more upstanding citizen than I) who loves it more than his wife, I think. Just be aware--and I'm not talking about why both Mr. krista and I got denied, of course--that if you have ever been arrested for anything, whether or not convicted, you will be denied, so save your money.
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Just as an entirely random example - two DUIs in 3 months in 1983 a cause for denial?

Also meant to ask - did the earthquake do any damage in Granada?
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Entirely hypothetically, that person would be denied.

No damage that I've heard about, but people definitely felt it.

 
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