But if you want to take the train instead, it's tough to find available coach seats or first-class compartments on Amtrak which is seeing record ridership. And Amtrak trains to Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo and other Ohio cities are all sold out for the holidays....
Fed-up fliers protest airport security measures
Online campaign urging travelers not to fly Nov. 24, refuse full-body scan
By Bill Briggs
msnbc.com contributor
updated 11/18/2010 3:44:13 PM ET 2010-11-18T20:44:13
For 30 years, Marcia Miller has flown across the country to Toledo, Ohio, to join four generations of her family for Thanksgiving dinner. But scared off by newly ramped-up airport security measures — including full-body scans and, in some cases, "enhanced" pat-downs by TSA workers — Miller has decided instead to dine alone in L.A.
She is opting out.
"Am I really supposed to let a total stranger rub my private parts because I bought an airplane ticket?" said Miller, who runs the jewelry and fashion website, ILoveAccessories.com. "Would you allow your daughter to be patted down by a stranger and not feel like punching the person that did it? It leaves scars... just like a rape leaves scars."
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40242420/ns/travel-news
Fed-up fliers protest airport security measures
Online campaign urging travelers not to fly Nov. 24, refuse full-body scan
By Bill Briggs
msnbc.com contributor
updated 11/18/2010 3:44:13 PM ET 2010-11-18T20:44:13
For 30 years, Marcia Miller has flown across the country to Toledo, Ohio, to join four generations of her family for Thanksgiving dinner. But scared off by newly ramped-up airport security measures — including full-body scans and, in some cases, "enhanced" pat-downs by TSA workers — Miller has decided instead to dine alone in L.A.
She is opting out.
"Am I really supposed to let a total stranger rub my private parts because I bought an airplane ticket?" said Miller, who runs the jewelry and fashion website, ILoveAccessories.com. "Would you allow your daughter to be patted down by a stranger and not feel like punching the person that did it? It leaves scars... just like a rape leaves scars."
READ MORE AT:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40242420/ns/travel-news
Ken Prendergast
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
