I certainly did read that far.... :-D

CM

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 10:59:09 +1100, Peter Wiley
scribbled thusly:


Yeah, my wife went over there as an invited speaker at a conference on
neonatal genetic disorders and how to detect them. Same crap. She got
targeted by the so-called random search routine, had her luggage pulled
apart, etc etc. Like a late 40-y/o Australian professional woman going
to an international conference is likely to be a terrorist - suuure.
The 'random search' routine apparently stays with you, too, because she
got checked over every time she went thru an airport.

Guess where she's not going again? She's just been over in China
advising them on how to set up a neonatal screening lab and the IAEA is
hiring her to set up another lab in the Philippines. Got a list of
publications a mile long and gets treated like crap in the USA. China
was a piece of cake and the Filipinos always look after her really well
- we set up their first screening lab back in 1997, I did the software
& hardware, she did the training and lab setup.

You'd be surprised at how many of my friends and acquaintances now no
longer holiday in the US either.

No, I wouldn't be at all surprised. Between the Patriot Act and
self-righteous dickheads on both sides why would you bother? I'm
actually tempted to go to Cuba but NZ is closer if I want to visit a
3rd World failed Socialist state :-)

Pity, it was fun educating Merkins.
So many are just like Joe.....but not as rabid.

I lived in the S-W and the people there were nice. I don't have a bad
feeling about Americans, quite the opposite in fact. You get a
different perspective when you're working somewhere than you do as a
tourist. Joe & I would argue politics over a few brews and get on fine.
The ones I really can't stomach are the self-righteous soi-disant
intelligent zealots who refuse to believe anything that conflicts with
their dogma. Joe has some of this but honestly, Jon & Bob have him
beaten hands down. Dave isn't any better.

PDW

They won't have read this far ;-)


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.