The airlines got caught with their pants down in a major way and people died because of it. Now it's a case of closing the barn door and nailing it shut long after rustlers walked in and shot your cows. It's called CYA.

The rest of my family says how else are you going to travel. So they fly. They say the airlines are safer than ever before. They submit to degrading and ineffective procedures. So will I whenever I fly again. I will have to, because my wife wants to travel, and you really can't travel in this country because the USA has invested in air travel. Not train travel or bus travel. Me, I'd much prefer train travel.

Before 9/11, we were debating going to Las Vegas for a vacation. By air you can be there in hours. By train it would take about a week. ONE FREAKING WEEK. That's totally unacceptable.