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robustpuppy · 11-12-2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
I would bring every piece of ID I had, regardless of origin. I would bring my SS card, my voters registration card, my temporary license, my birth certificate, etc. etc. Then I would also bring my work ID, my college ID, my credit cards.

I would take a picture of myself holding my temporary paper pictureless ID, size it down to license size, and try to pass it off as a photo ID.

barely_legal · 11-12-2007, 01:38 PM

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Originally posted by barely_legal
I'm not sure how helpful this is but once, post 9-11, I lost my wallet on my way to the Las Vegas airport (coming home from a long weekend of debauchery). They let me board the plane with only non-pictured ids (credit cards, no passport or birth certificate) but they did make me go through the secondary screening.

(my wallet was actually found and then returned to me after I got home to D.C. -- yay for honest taxi drivers).

Actually, I just remembered that I didn't even have my credit card as ID (bc they were all in my wallet, duh). I had NOTHING with my name on it except a printout of my itinerary and they still let me on. I can't believe that they did that.

ltl/fb · 11-12-2007, 01:39 PM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
I would bring every piece of ID I had, regardless of origin. I would bring my SS card, my voters registration card, my temporary license, my birth certificate, etc. etc. Then I would also bring my work ID, my college ID, my credit cards.

My work ID handily has my picture and my name on a colored background. That's IT. I think it's for security, or something. If so, it amuses me that in some ways security where I work now is more stringent than security where I used to work.

It does have my picture and name on it . . . but it's not very convincing.

It amazes me too that it could take 60 days. I wish I could remember how long it ACTUALLY took when I originally got my license here, but I can't. It may take like a week and this will all be moot.

bold_n_brazen · 11-12-2007, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
I would take a picture of myself holding my temporary paper pictureless ID, size it down to license size, and try to pass it off as a photo ID.

Would you get that notarized?

notcasesensitive · 11-12-2007, 01:45 PM

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Originally posted by barely_legal
Actually, I just remembered that I didn't even have my credit card as ID (bc they were all in my wallet, duh). I had NOTHING with my name on it except a printout of my itinerary and they still let me on. I can't believe that they did that.

I almost had to find out how this works a week ago. When I showed up at the airport for my early morning flight to Indy and realized that I left my wallet out of my purse. Instead, I turned around took a cab home, had maintenance let me into my apartment (I didn't have my house key and Mr. Man's was with the car at long-term airport parking), took a cab back and caught a later flight. I think that was the first flight I've ever missed as a result of my own stupidity (shocking that it took this long), as opposed to missing a connection because of weather delays and such.

The lack of shouting or other stress-related angst gave me slightly more confidence that Mr. Man and I could do The Amazing Race together. After the first five minutes or so of figuring out what needed to be done, it was smooth sailing.

robustpuppy · 11-12-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Would you get that notarized?

Fuck, I would BECOME a notary and notarize it my own damn self. Then, at the airport, when security leads me away, I could shout, "I am a notary public!"

Hank Chinaski · 11-12-2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
My work ID handily has my picture and my name on a colored background. That's IT. I think it's for security, or something. If so, it amuses me that in some ways security where I work now is more stringent than security where I used to work.

It does have my picture and name on it . . . but it's not very convincing.

It amazes me too that it could take 60 days. I wish I could remember how long it ACTUALLY took when I originally got my license here, but I can't. It may take like a week and this will all be moot.

doesn't everyone know you out there?

greatwhitenorthchick · 11-12-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
can't you get a pilot's uniform from wardrobe?

I would opt for the flight attendant uniform because I don't have any plane-flying skills should I be called upon to actually pilot the plane. But I am excellent at spilling coffee on people. But maybe fringey has piloting skills that we don't know about.

ltl/fb · 11-12-2007, 02:07 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I would opt for the flight attendant uniform because I don't have any plane-flying skills should I be called upon to actually pilot the plane. But I am excellent at spilling coffee on people. But maybe fringey has piloting skills that we don't know about.

They seem to have even special-er IDs, but if I had a good fake, I wouldn't have to stand in the security line. Hmmmmm.

SlaveNoMore · 11-12-2007, 02:07 PM

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greatwhitenorthchick
Bloodstains = sexy in my book.

Um....maybe. Location, location, location.

Hank Chinaski · 11-12-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
They seem to have even special-er IDs, but if I had a good fake, I wouldn't have to stand in the security line. Hmmmmm.

mostly you'll need union stickers on your luggage "I don't want to ground Northwest, but I will! Associated Airline workers Local 2346." make up something like that.

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 11-12-2007, 02:12 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I would opt for the flight attendant uniform because I don't have any plane-flying skills should I be called upon to actually pilot the plane. But I am excellent at spilling coffee on people. But maybe fringey has piloting skills that we don't know about.

2. Go with the flight attendant uniform.

Not Bob · 11-12-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
2. Go with the flight attendant uniform.

http://www.loveclothesltd.com/images..._attendant.jpg

I believe that you may have leapfrogged sebby.

Fringey -- I had a similar situation about 2 years ago. I lost my wallet at a gas station on Friday night, and was scheduled to go out of town the next morning to a conference sponsored by a client. I would have been able to get a replacement DL quickly, but the local DMV office wasn't open on Saturdays, and the one in the area that was open was too far away to get a new DL before my flight. So, I called TSA and the airline, and after speaking to 400 or so people, I was told that I could fly, but to bring lots of alternative things like credit cards, bills, etc., and also any sort of picture ID. (All I had was my law school ID.) I had no problems at either airport, and didn't even have to deal with secondary screening on the way back.

Just make sure that you get to the airport very early -- you have to go to the main airline ticket counter, and there could be a long line. Plus, it will take some time to explain the situation to the airline representative, who will have to call in his supervisor, who will ask you lots of questions about how you lost your license and about why you look like a serial killer in an argyle sweater vest in your law school ID picture. She will also tell you that she hates lawyers because one stole from her grandmother's business and no one knew until grandma died and the will was read, and to make things worse, that shitty lawyer had died a few years before.

ltl/fb · 11-12-2007, 02:35 PM

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Originally posted by Not Bob
I believe that you may have leapfrogged sebby.

Fringey -- I had a similar situation about 2 years ago. I lost my wallet at a gas station on Friday night, and was scheduled to go out of town the next morning to a conference sponsored by a client. I would have been able to get a replacement DL quickly, but the local DMV office wasn't open on Saturdays, and the one in the area that was open was too far away to get a new DL before my flight. So, I called TSA and the airline, and after speaking to 400 or so people, I was told that I could fly, but to bring lots of alternative things like credit cards, bills, etc., and also any sort of picture ID. (All I had was my law school ID.) I had no problems at either airport, and didn't even have to deal with secondary screening on the way back.

Just make sure that you get to the airport very early -- you have to go to the main airline ticket counter, and there could be a long line. Plus, it will take some time to explain the situation to the airline representative, who will have to call in his supervisor, who will ask you lots of questions about how you lost your license and about why you look like a serial killer in an argyle sweater vest in your law school ID picture. She will also tell you that she hates lawyers because one stole from her grandmother's business and no one knew until grandma died and the will was read, and to make things worse, that shitty lawyer had died a few years before.

At BEST, I have my picture ID from my old work. Which they never took back. I'm sure they deactivated it, but, really, way to go on security.

robustpuppy · 11-12-2007, 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
At BEST, I have my picture ID from my old work. Which they never took back. I'm sure they deactivated it, but, really, way to go on security.

When you get your new license, make a few color copies and also scan it and save it to your computer or send it to your online email account. Also do this if you ever get a passport.