" And that rule about
ice chests and backpacks, that's so you'll not be bringing in your beer at
$5 a sixpack from the supermarket down the street.


Last summer, when the WACS was at Lakeland, they didn't search any
backpacks, camera bags, or purses. I worked the ticket booth a couple
of days and people were surprised that no one was looking for pocket
knives or weapons of mass destruction hidden in a camera.

MacDill Air Force Base is having a air show this weekend. The 2002
and 2003 shows were cancelled for security reasons. Rule one is no
coolers. Rule two is no weapons, including pocket knives. They don't
allow rollerblades, etc. Backpacks, bags, purses and camera bags are
allowed and searched.

A B-2 flew over the house on its way to MacDill this afternoon
(altitude - about 800 feet). Wow, what a plane.

Betsy Ilfeld