Jackie Mac

[OldWEB]

You will get a better rate for the GBP at the moment, but are you not worried 'bout the state of the States?

 

[Jackiemac]

You will get a better rate for the GBP at the moment, but are you not worried 'bout the state of the States?

We are getting slightly better but not like the "old days" when it was almost $2 to the £1.

Not worried at all.

 

[Oldgator73]

We are getting slightly better but not like the "old days" when it was almost $2 to the £1.

Not worried at all.

We are catching a cruise to Bermuda Sunday. My wife wants me to scrub our phones and iPads in case they are checked at the port. All of my retirements are government based. Sounds crazy but also scary.

 

[Oldgator73]

Which airport will you be risking your life to land?

We fly out 9th May to Las Vegas

Las Vegas is pretty safe for landings. They want folks alive so they can lose all their money.

 

[Onyrlef]

Las Vegas is pretty safe for landings. They want folks alive so they can lose all their money.

As opposed to Southwest into Houston Hobby, they don't land, they fly in and the ground gets in the way.

 

[Arch Hoagland]

Jackie have you ever flown into the Las Vegas airport before?

Are you going to rent a car there?

 

[UTTransplant]

We are catching a cruise to Bermuda Sunday. My wife wants me to scrub our phones and iPads in case they are checked at the port. All of my retirements are government based. Sounds crazy but also scary.

Buy a cheap burner phone at Walmart and leave your real phone at home. I think I would do that. For the iPad, just disconnect it from your cloud account and do a factory re-set without using the backup. Then install only the minimum apps.

 

[Oldgator73]

Buy a cheap burner phone at Walmart and leave your real phone at home. I think I would do that. For the iPad, just disconnect it from your cloud account and do a factory re-set without using the backup. Then install only the minimum apps.

We need the Apple phones to keep in touch with the grandkids. For the phones and iPad I might just delete the FB apps since the iPad will only be used to download and read books and the phone for the aforementioned.

 

[Jackiemac]

We are catching a cruise to Bermuda Sunday. My wife wants me to scrub our phones and iPads in case they are checked at the port. All of my retirements are government based. Sounds crazy but also scary.

Just delete the apps and add back if you are concerned.

 

[Jackiemac]

Jackie have you ever flown into the Las Vegas airport before?

Are you going to rent a car there?

Yes a few times. 10 I think. LA once, San Fran one and East coast a few times.

We will probably rent a car as we need to get a moving permit from the DMV before we can take the truck for a smog test and re-register it

 

[TonyL]

You will get a better rate for the GBP at the moment, but are you not worried 'bout the state of the States?

Why should they be worried?
Apart from knowing us, they've not done anything wrong

 

[Oldgator73]

Just delete the apps and add back if you are concerned.

Sometimes I think we are being listened to. I was reading current events this morning while enjoying my coffee and this pops up:

Is it legal for CBP to search your cell phone at the U.S. border?

U.S. Customs and Border Protection can legally search phones and laptops at the border without a warrant. Though rare, it’s important to know why it’s allowed, who’s most at risk and how to safeguard your digital privacy when traveling internationally.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Jackiemac]

Sometimes I think we are being listened to. I was reading current events this morning while enjoying my coffee and this pops up:

Is it legal for CBP to search your cell phone at the U.S. border?

U.S. Customs and Border Protection can legally search phones and laptops at the border without a warrant. Though rare, it’s important to know why it’s allowed, who’s most at risk and how to safeguard your digital privacy when traveling internationally.

www.yahoo.com

At least someone is

 

[OldWEB]

Why should they be worried?
Apart from knowing us, they've not done anything wrong

I am not concerned what the local yokels think, I was wondering 'bout their thoughts, traveling in a country where outsiders are scrutinized more than ever.

 

[Onyrlef]

I am not concerned what the local yokels think, I was wondering 'bout their thoughts, traveling in a country where outsiders are scrutinized more than ever.

I'm not condoning the current zeit geist, but ingress to the US is not even remotely as scrutinized today as it has been in this nation's past. Ask the Italians, the Chinese, the Irish, the Jewish diaspora from **** Germany in the 30's.

 

[Oldgator73]

At least someone is

Hey, I like being incognito.

 

[Oldgator73]

I am not concerned what the local yokels think, I was wondering 'bout their thoughts, traveling in a country where outsiders are scrutinized more than ever.

It’s not the locals you have to worry about.

 

[Oldgator73]

I'm not condoning the current zeit geist, but ingress to the US is not even remotely as scrutinized today as it has been in this nation's past. Ask the Italians, the Chinese, the Irish, the Jewish diaspora from **** Germany in the 30's.

We are going backwards now.

 

[Onyrlef]

We are going backwards now.

Twain said " History doesn't repeat, it just rhymes": Whether that's good or bad is a matter of perspective and personal opinion.

 

[ziplock]

We are catching a cruise to Bermuda Sunday. My wife wants me to scrub our phones and iPads in case they are checked at the port. All of my retirements are government based. Sounds crazy but also scary.

What do you think is on your phone and ipad that would concern anyone who checked your phone at a port?

What kinds of things should I be worried about?

Thanks.