And You Thought YOUR Last Flight Was Long...

Remember that commercial flight you were on recently? The one that was delayed for hours for maintenance and then had to hold for weather? Remember sitting in the middle seat with a Sumo wrestler on either side of you -- AND that they'd had garlic for lunch? Perhaps you're thinking that was the longest flight ever undertaken...

Stargazing Could Lead To 20 Years In Jail

A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges he pointed a hand-held laser at the crew of a charter flight as it passed overhead, temporarily blinding both pilots.

"The TSA does a lot of things that you would not consider businesslike. If this were to happen, they would use industrial engineering to make the tables [at the checkpoints] longer and find the right ratios between the metal detectors and the X-ray machines. And, maybe we can figure out how to weed out the grandmothers and other low-risk passengers." Source: House Homeland Security Committee staff member Adam Tsao, commenting on why he believes the Transportation Security Administration should be revamped in a style similar to the FAA -- by separating the public face of the agency (airport screeners) from its legislative aspects, thus presenting a more businesslike face to the public.