Happy 2005!

Dena and I are back home in Kitchener, which has far less snow now than the day we left. Good times were had with the inlaws. Of course, it wouldn’t be a holiday without some snafus. As I mentioned previously, our flight was cancelled twice, but we finally flew out on Christmas Eve. At Detroit’s airport, our luggage was left behind, likely due to a back-log as a result of the winter storm. But all in all, in was a nice holiday.

I must say, however, that the Homeland Security thing they have in the States is horribly lame. Our luggage in Detroit needed to be checked a second time; apparently the inspection at the Waterloo Regional Airport wasn’t good enough for the Homeland Security people. We were told that our luggage would be opened by “any means neccessary” if it was locked. To top it off, the US Customs agent ignored my greeting and told me to “move along” after I wished him a happy holiday season. Conversely, Dena and I briefly chatted with the Canada Customs agent about our holidays, the layout of the Waterloo Regional Airport and the general rudeness of US Customs agents. Maybe the US Customs agents could resolve to be a bit personable this year 🙂