Mango
SoWal Insider
...here's what I thought....Oh, FTLOG!!!!
:rofl: When I read that I had this vision of a chip buried in someones' head, and when you want to activate it, you blink and fold your arms like I Dream of Jeannie. :funn:
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"passport" card in the works
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:rofl: When I read that I had this vision of a chip buried in someones' head, and when you want to activate it, you blink and fold your arms like I Dream of Jeannie. :funn:
Mango
SoWal Insider
Sorry BR, I'll stick to that gadget that lady uses who says "I've fallen and I can't get up".
I can just see it now.
"Dear, don't forget you have your chip embeddment appt. today."
or when it malfunctions you bang your ahead against the wall to see if you can get it working again.
Miss Kitty
Meow
:funn: ...I want it now!!!! Mr. K had his eye read in London, so when he visits England he gets an eye exam for free!
6thGen
Beach Fanatic
Same principle as in my BMW. You can keep your keys in your purse, and it recognizes you and unlocks the car. Then you program it so that it locks after a certain amount of time, when the car reaches a certain speed, etc.
Speaking of passports, after my husband got back from his round-the-world trip earlier this month, his passport was filled up. So he had to send it off for more pages. He's worried that he'll need to visit a customer overseas. Of course, there are places that can speed up the passport process for you in larger towns. They charge a boatload of money, but it's worth it when you do something stupid like let your passport expire right before leaving for a vacation (like we did once).
If you have any family friends that happen to be a U.S. Senator, that helps, or you might have luck calling your own Senator's office and explaining the situation. Three days before we left for a trip overseas, I realized I booked tickets in my wife's married name when her passport was still in her maiden name. Made a call and had a new passport just in time with no extra cost.
scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
Speaking of passports, after my husband got back from his round-the-world trip earlier this month, his passport was filled up. So he had to send it off for more pages. He's worried that he'll need to visit a customer overseas. Of course, there are places that can speed up the passport process for you in larger towns. They charge a boatload of money, but it's worth it when you do something stupid like let your passport expire right before leaving for a vacation (like we did once).
Most congressman and senators currently have someone on their staff whose main duty is expediting passports/following up on heavily delayed applications for their constituents.
Beach Runner
beats on hood
Didn't know that. The travel agent told us about International Visa Service on Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs (Atlanta), and we got the passport in five days. It cost a lot, but was worth it.
We'll try the congressman/senator route next time.
Beach Runner
beats on hood
LOL. This guy had the chip buried in his arm.
scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
A private company can speed the government process along if you give them lots of money? Why does that not seem right to me?
Beach Runner
beats on hood
Just Google - there are lots of these businesses - we were just clueless and desperate at the time and didn't know we had an alternative.
You couldn't Google in the early 90's.;-)
scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
No, I meant I think I've figured out why a 37% increase in demand caused a 300% delay .................. they're spending their time processing and pocketing payoffs and bribes instead of doing their #$*#* job! No wonder it's such a mess. Good gravy!