I received my new (renewed) passport today. 16 days since I mailed it in.

SharonAnn

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Sat Nov-10-07 11:06 PM
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I received my new (renewed) passport today. 16 days since I mailed it in.

Yeay!

I've had one for more than 30 years, but I was concerned when I sent it in because it had expired the week before and if I had any emergency need to travel out of the country, I wouldn't have been able to. Nonetheless, I wasn't anticipating any need to travel when I sent it in and thought I might get the new passport sometime in December, if I was lucky.

Today it arrived! I mailed the application in on October 26th. two weeks and 2 days ago.

Wow! I'm impressed!

I know that it was a renewal which is more straightforward than a new application, but still.

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Islander Expat

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Sun Nov-11-07 12:44 AM
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1. Probably because you're a member of Democratic Underground

and with the NSA's cooperation, anyone posting on DU that wants to leave the country gets VIP service.

But just wait till you try to get back in....

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magellan

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Sun Nov-11-07 12:50 AM
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2. I got back in

And they were even nice to me.

Hmm...There's something seriously wrong when US customs officials are nice to returning Americans, isn't there?

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Islander Expat

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Sun Nov-11-07 02:00 AM
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4. If they're nice, it means you're under surveillance....

they wouldn't want to be seen being rude on video

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magellan

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Sun Nov-11-07 02:03 AM
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5. Oh goody!

Then inserting "fuck you, NSA" into my phone conversations and emails hasn't been for naught.

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Islander Expat

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Sun Nov-11-07 06:26 PM
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10. Oh, they don't care about frustration and profanity...

They just go after rabblerousers and organizers. Don't worry, your safe.

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Generic Brad

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Sun Nov-11-07 12:59 AM
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3. It took me two weeks exactly to get mine

The State Department has definitely improved their turn around time.

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caligirl

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Sun Nov-11-07 02:38 AM
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6. We have to get passports for travel next August, Sweden I think. Wonder how long this will take?

My last passport is now 25 years old, used once. My son wants to do study abroad in Sweden and I want to get him settled at the school. So one new one and I hope I can find my old one.

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orleans

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Sun Nov-11-07 02:50 AM
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7. can you feel that tracking chip they have in the cover of it?

the one where they can locate you at all times?

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symbolman

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Sun Nov-11-07 04:18 AM
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8. good for you!

now crush it with a boat magnet :)

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Blue-Jay

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Sun Nov-11-07 04:22 AM
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9. I don't think you're quite sure how an RFID chip works.

Nobody can locate you at all times. Only when the chip is scanned by a reader. These things normally need to be a few feet away to read the passive chip. It's not like they can track you from orbit or anything.

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orleans

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Mon Nov-12-07 03:43 AM
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13. .

:rofl:

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treestar

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Sun Nov-11-07 07:51 PM
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11. I had a similar experience and was pleasantly surprised

Imagine the adminstration under Chimpy doing anything efficiently.

I wonder why.

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Neshanic

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Sun Nov-11-07 08:42 PM
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12. Two words. Update files. DUers will soon have caviar and be upgraded

Edited on Sun Nov-11-07 08:45 PM by Neshanic

to first class on flights. Nothing unusual.

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