I had to take a series of flights to eventually arrive in Haines, Alaska (my father's new home).
First, I took a 6 hour flight from New York to Seattle.
At New York's JFK airport I underwent about an hour-long security check. I had to present my driver's license several times, I removed my laptop from my backpack and placed it separate from my shoes, belt, and jacket; all of which I had to run through the x-ray machine. I was also randomly selected for a complimentary weapons pat-down from an airport security officer.
Second, I took a 2 hour flight from Seattle, WA to Juneau, Alaska.
At the Seattle airport, the security check was much less lenient. I didn't have to remove my shoes, belt or jacket. I did have to separate my laptop from my backpack, though. I still don't know what that separation is supposed to accomplish.
Third, I took a thirty minute flight from Juneau, Alaska to Haines, Alaska.
The security check at the Juneau Airport consisted of an elderly woman asking me if I was carrying bear mace. After a stunned moment of silence I replied that I was not and she ushered me onboard a plane roughly the size of a riding lawnmower.
If I ever decide to give up acting in favor of terrorism I've got a pretty good idea which airport I'm going to infiltrate first.
-nicholas
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