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« Reply #105 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 09:48:48 » |
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Had clearance for the past 8 years, working as a volunteer coach with up to 3 different junior/youth teams at the same time, so no worries there. Some of us walk the walk .....
That's impressive.... most people only work with one at a time. Is it a bit like simultaneous chess? |
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« Reply #106 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 10:06:46 » |
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Had clearance for the past 8 years, working as a volunteer coach with up to 3 different junior/youth teams at the same time, so no worries there. Some of us walk the walk .....
I've had it for a similar period, yet always get an irrational fear when its renewed that they will find something I know nothing about! |
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« Reply #107 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 10:15:19 » |
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I've had it for a similar period, yet always get an irrational fear when its renewed that they will find something I know nothing about!
I think you'd remember if you'd been charged, taken to court and convicted of something |
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« Reply #108 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 10:18:29 » |
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I think you'd remember if you'd been charged, taken to court and convicted of something
Oh I know, its just paranoia kicking in! |
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« Reply #109 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 10:20:36 » |
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Oh I know, its just paranoia kicking in!
Or amnesia  |
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« Reply #110 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 10:21:40 » |
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Oh I know, its just paranoia kicking in!
I get nervy when dealing with immigration. Although, to be fair, there are a few things they might discover that could get me into a spot of bother. |
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« Reply #111 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 10:27:16 » |
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I get nervy when dealing with immigration. Although, to be fair, there are a few things they might discover that could get me into a spot of bother.
I am similarly nervy passing through passport control, and I am (I think) free of skeletons in the cupboard. . |
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« Reply #112 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 14:06:23 » |
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I am similarly nervy passing through passport control, and I am (I think) free of skeletons in the cupboard. .
Strange you say that. When I used to work for the Gov & MoD, whenever I went through Passport Control/Security etc. I never once was stopped, frisked, bag searched or had that seemingly excruciating long wait as they inspected your Passport. It almost felt like it had barely been looked at and I'd be the one waiting for my then partner or a friend (yep it's true). Fast forward to my first travel abroad since leaving that post and my clearances expiring. I've been drug screened in Madeira, taken to one side and searched in Turkey and even most of my arrivals seem to take time nowadays too. I'm a nobody and call it what you like but since leaving that post, I certainly feel the big brother vibe much more. |
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« Reply #113 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 14:13:09 » |
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I get stopped every single time now - titanium knee. It gets very tiresome.
Took Mrs Audreys Dad on holiday a few years ago. Scanner went off and, for some reason, he had decided to take a Swiss Army Knife with him!
That took some explaining!
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« Reply #114 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 14:19:38 » |
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Your knee or the stoppages that get tiresome? Thought you could take a blade under 3inches in your hand luggage? |
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« Reply #115 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 14:33:29 » |
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Your knee or the stoppages that get tiresome? Thought you could take a blade under 3inches in your hand luggage? Try it. |
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« Reply #116 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 14:41:50 » |
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Fast forward to my first travel abroad since leaving that post and my clearances expiring. I've been drug screened in Madeira, taken to one side and searched in Turkey and even most of my arrivals seem to take time nowadays too.
I have had problems owing to my replacement hips, always give me the proper search but since I was taken ill in Mexico and had to have a pacemaker fitted on my return I have to show my pacemaker card and then get very personal service, no queuing to go through the scanner! |
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« Reply #117 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 14:46:19 » |
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I remember once being taken to one side by an incredibly pretty young French lady at Carcassonne airport as my baggage had be chosen for screening. Now me and the missus have two matching bags and thus when they go through and the labels are applied we don't really bother to make sure that the labels are on the right bags.
So I go into this room, and she opens my bag and finds it full of bras and knickers, she found it very amusing!
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« Reply #118 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 14:58:57 » |
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So I go into this room, and she opens my bag and finds it full of bras and knickers, she found it very amusing!
So it was your own bag after all. Phew! |
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« Reply #119 on: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 15:00:16 » |
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Nice story. The Portuguese woman who "screened" me was very beautiful too. Would've been nice to have a chat.
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'I'm gonna tell you the secret.
There's a threat, you end it and you don't feel ashamed about enjoying it.
You smell the gunpowder and you see the blood, you know what that means?
It means you're alive. You've won.
You take the heads so that you don't ever forget.'
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