OMG my coworker is shocked that she would need a passport to travel outside the country. How can she not know that?
Maybe she thinks this passport thing is for the rest of the world, and as an American she is so awesome she doesn't need one.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Sep 30, 2015 7:02:18 am PDT #6295 of 30003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jesse - Sep 30, 2015 7:03:00 am PDT #6296 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Travel to somewhere not Mexico or Canada? I mean, I know you need a passport for those, too, but you didn't used to!
-t - Sep 30, 2015 7:04:52 am PDT #6297 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
She seemed genuinely surprised. I guess she's never gone anywhere, but still.
-t - Sep 30, 2015 7:10:20 am PDT #6298 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Maybe she thinks this passport thing is for the rest of the world, and as an American she is so awesome she doesn't need one.
Kinda sounded like it, actually.
And, yes, she was especially shocked about Canada. "Even Canada? What if you took a Canadian cruise, you'd need a passport?" In a very that's-nuts tone of voice.
Common knowledge universal knowledge, I guess.
Connie Neil - Sep 30, 2015 7:11:15 am PDT #6299 of 30003
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I've really got to get a passport, so I can take quickie trips to the Great White North.
-t - Sep 30, 2015 7:15:20 am PDT #6300 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I need to renew mine, I think it's about to expire. It makes me feel better to have it ready and waiting even though I go years and years without using it.
Jesse - Sep 30, 2015 7:33:05 am PDT #6301 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, yeah, I have to check on mine, too. Which I thought of yesterday in a presentation about our new travel booking system -- I was reminded of the time my boss got stuck in Amsterdam, unable to get on her connecting flight because her passport had less than six months left on it! It was a perfectly valid passport! And a one-week trip!
Calli - Sep 30, 2015 7:37:23 am PDT #6302 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Passports are great. They're useful id and they're reminders of where you've been. I have no firm travel plans, but I'm just happy knowing it's handy. So many possibilities!
Maria - Sep 30, 2015 7:50:21 am PDT #6303 of 30003
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Ah, I have to renew mine. It expired 15 Sep. My Italian one is still good through 2017, though that won't help me when I need to come home.
Kat, I'm sorry that it's a struggle. I hope viable solutions present themselves soon, and the right hand starts to know what the left hand is doing.
Juliebird, I'm sorry that people have no tact. I don't see why you should hold your tongue anymore.
Hil R. - Sep 30, 2015 7:59:56 am PDT #6304 of 30003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
And, yes, she was especially shocked about Canada. "Even Canada? What if you took a Canadian cruise, you'd need a passport?" In a very that's-nuts tone of voice.
Well, to be fair, needing a passport for Canada is relatively new.