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Midjack posted:Yes. You will get it for flights headed to the US from anywhere. They haven't made me take my shoes off for any flight from Mexico City to the US recently.
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I've recently grown a beard and gotten a tan. How screwed am I going through pre-check next week?
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Jul 26, 2015 05:16
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TheImmigrant posted:They haven't made me take my shoes off for any flight from Mexico City to the US recently. Well holy poo poo, and we haven't seen any sudden urban renewal either! Good to hear the rear end in a top hat American security is maybe lightening up some.
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Jul 26, 2015 05:20
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Sextro posted:I've recently grown a beard and gotten a tan. How screwed am I going through pre-check next week? I have a big stupid beard and in my experience TSA agents don't care in the slightest.
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Jul 26, 2015 17:45
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I bear an unnerving resemblance to Mohamed Atta in my passport photo, and have never been hassled.
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Jul 26, 2015 17:49
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Just had to try and make a 15 minute connection from A14 to F10 at MSP (complete opposite ends of the airport). Needless to say I missed that one, by 2 minutes. Thank god for doubles at the sky club.
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Jul 27, 2015 03:15
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ScooterMcTiny posted:Just had to try and make a 15 minute connection from A14 to F10 at MSP (complete opposite ends of the airport). Needless to say I missed that one, by 2 minutes. Thank god for doubles at the sky club.
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Jul 27, 2015 12:43
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Sextro posted:I've recently grown a beard and gotten a tan. How screwed am I going through pre-check next week? My license photo is 10 years old and has me beardless and without glasses. I currently have a full beard and always wear glasses when I fly. Only time I've ever been bugged by TSA was when my wallet rubbed part of the state name off my license. You'll be fine.
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Jul 28, 2015 03:54
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I seemed to get a lot more randomly-not-randomly searched when I was younger, with my black beard and swarthy olive skin. Then again that correlated quite directly with "9/11 just happened" so there's that.
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Jul 28, 2015 08:46
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Global Entry questions, I'm traveling late next month with plenty of time before my flight to take care of the in-person interview portion of the application. How long before my trip should I start the process? I've heard you have to do your interview within 2 weeks or something stupid. Is that true? Once I've completed my in-person, how long until the cards are issued and whatnot? Assuming everything goes well. I'm a very boring person, so I suspect it'll be fine.
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Jul 30, 2015 16:54
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I would allow two weeks to be safe.
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Jul 30, 2015 18:36
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FunOne posted:Global Entry questions, I'm traveling late next month with plenty of time before my flight to take care of the in-person interview portion of the application. My card was issued immediately but you don't use it at the Global Entry kiosks, you use your passport. It is more about you getting in to the system, I think, which could quite easily take two weeks.
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Jul 30, 2015 20:07
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It's also another form of government issued ID. I haven't actually used it for anything yet but it might come in handy at some point.
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Jul 30, 2015 20:10
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MickeyFinn posted:My card was issued immediately but you don't use it at the Global Entry kiosks, you use your passport. It is more about you getting in to the system, I think, which could quite easily take two weeks. Well, its a 2 hour drive for me to head to the nearest office (at the airport), so I thought I'd just tack it on to the front of a trip to Europe. I was hoping that I could get it setup in short order so I could use it on the way back.
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Jul 30, 2015 20:16
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FunOne posted:Well, its a 2 hour drive for me to head to the nearest office (at the airport), so I thought I'd just tack it on to the front of a trip to Europe. I was hoping that I could get it setup in short order so I could use it on the way back. Don't count on it, but if it's going to take you that long to do it, I wouldn't make another trip. The immigration line will be less than four hours (unless you're at MIA hehe).
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Jul 30, 2015 20:19
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Don't count on it, but if it's going to take you that long to do it, I wouldn't make another trip. The immigration line will be less than four hours (unless you're at MIA hehe). In and out of DFW, so far (knock on wood), hasn't taken more than a few minutes at immigration and customs.
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Jul 30, 2015 20:27
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FunOne posted:Well, its a 2 hour drive for me to head to the nearest office (at the airport), so I thought I'd just tack it on to the front of a trip to Europe. I was hoping that I could get it setup in short order so I could use it on the way back. You only need Global Entry to get in to the US and you don't need to do anything after the interview, that I remember, so you might have it when you fly back.
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Fingers crossed, applied for my APEC card. It's as good as global entry in US/CANADA and I get SPECIAL LANE in East Asia  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KivHgCeJgiI Oh and only time you should clap after landing
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Supposed to get home at 11PM last night, wound up in GSP at 3AM. gently caress ExpressJet forever and for all time.
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Mackieman posted:Supposed to get home at 11PM last night, wound up in GSP at 3AM. gently caress ExpressJet forever and for all time. Agreed.
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I finally got around to applying for TSA Precheck, and just printed my first boarding pass with precheck on it.  (In case anyone is wondering why I'm printing a boarding pass in TYOOL 2015, it's because I love Windows Phone, but whatever development team at Delta was assigned to the Windows Phone Delta app would have been done better by a pack of arthritic rhesus monkeys.)
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If you're GM/PM I think you get a free drink coupon on your boarding pass if you print it at home.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:If you're GM/PM I think you get a free drink coupon on your boarding pass if you print it at home. I'll have to try this on Saturday before my flight to LAX. I haven't printed boarding passes in quite a while.
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DJCobol posted:I'll have to try this on Saturday before my flight to LAX. I haven't printed boarding passes in quite a while. Make sure you print "with offers"
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FunOne posted:Make sure you print "with offers" Goddamn, seriously? That's the secret? Sigh
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:If you're GM/PM I think you get a free drink coupon on your boarding pass if you print it at home. Unless I'm doing things totally wrong, that disappeared when they went started economy comfort.
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Anyone have a recommended travel plug adapter? Don't need to do anything other than convert US prongs to other prongs. Also, prongs.
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FunOne posted:Anyone have a recommended travel plug adapter? Don't need to do anything other than convert US prongs to other prongs. Also, prongs. You can get one for about $5 on Amazon and it works just about anywhere in the world.
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Mackieman posted:You can get one for about $5 on Amazon and it works just about anywhere in the world. So, do you have a specific model to recommend? Because I am aware that things can be purchased cheaply from Amazon.
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Truly "universal" (which generally are just for Aus/EU/UK-type plugs despite saying 'universal') plug adapters are huge like xbox. Just buy the cheapest 3-pack on Amazon for wherever you're going. Also, if you're going somewhere frequented by ignorant Americans, they may have universal plugs anyway.
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My backpack bit the dust. Any good recommendations for travelling? I usually run 1-2 laptops, DC adapters, a small notebook, pens/pencils, cards, umbrella, water bottle, and a couple of other small items. Comfortable straps and non lisa frank esque designs are pluses.
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Uncle Jam posted:My backpack bit the dust. Any good recommendations for travelling? I usually run 1-2 laptops, DC adapters, a small notebook, pens/pencils, cards, umbrella, water bottle, and a couple of other small items. Comfortable straps and non lisa frank esque designs are pluses. I alternate between this Jansport backpack and a Timbuk2 messenger bag depending on how much stuff I have to carry. I've had the Jansport for about 7 years now and its held up perfectly.
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Bisty Q. posted:Truly "universal" (which generally are just for Aus/EU/UK-type plugs despite saying 'universal') plug adapters are huge like xbox. Just buy the cheapest 3-pack on Amazon for wherever you're going. Yeah, the universal ones seem good in theory, but in practice are a bit silly: * They are twice as big as they need to be to handle all the sizes, despite people thinking they are "compact." * Most of the size is to handle UK plugs. * They support multiple input plugs formats, which isn't something most people need. * They are actively bad for Euro plugs since the extra weight of the adapter tends to pull the plug out of the wall. I use these instead now: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0084OPT8C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Haven't had to go to the UK lately but will cross that bridge when I get to it.
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I use a little Delta amenity kit bag to store the individual adapters for major plug types. I find that the universal adapters cover other outlets or do not fit in recessed outlets. They are stupid.
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Counterpoint to buying the cheapest possible plug adapter: they can catch on fire if they're not made properly. I happily dropped $10 instead of $3 on some brand I'd heard of, and have not caught my hotel room on fire. YMMV, of course.
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Make sure it has one or two USB ports rated at 1-2A for quickly charging phones. I bought a credit card size one in Asia with prongs that flip out but was pretty expensive and I've never seen one for sale since, seems Amazon doesn't have it either.
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Aug 13, 2015 19:56
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2A or bust. Hopefully USB spec 3.1 C will make this concern a thing of the past
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How does the APEC card work for US Citizens? I mean practically since you still have to obtain a Chinese & Korean visa. In and out of HKG and Australia, maybe Japan and Singapore and South Korea, nothing else really scheduled. So I'd just be paying 70 bucks to avoid lines at immigration?
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FunOne posted:How does the APEC card work for US Citizens? I mean practically since you still have to obtain a Chinese & Korean visa. In and out of HKG and Australia, maybe Japan and Singapore and South Korea, nothing else really scheduled. Pretty much, yeah. I also use mine for security lines right after immigration when leaving China. It also works for Mexico and a number of other Central and South American locales that may have bigass lines.
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APEC card rules. But a lot of times the special lane is the same lane as elders/kids/diplomatic staff so you might get yelled at from time to time
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