Thrifted Treasure & Airport Security (huh?) Yeah!!!

  Today I found a lovely vintage sewing box in my favourite thrift shop, St. Vincent de Paul, Kilbarrack, Dublin.  I was on the hunt for vintage thingies to sell on my website. (Er...needless to say I have decided to keep it, an absolute necessity, ...no.. really... I didn't have one... and ...have always wanted one and...really!...and  eh...ye' wouldn't begrudge me... would ye'?)

I am at that stage where I can "sniff" the air and locate the perfect item - just like that!  Angie, my sis, taught me how to do it - she used to be the manager of a thrift shop and instinctively knows a treasure when she sees one.

She is now a search officer with the airport police and can "sniff" out a weapon on any 'would be' terrorist a mile away.  She, and her colleagues in Dublin Airport Search Unit are the unsung hereos, who, since 9/11, are keeping the skies safe for us mortals who have to depend on these wonderful, ordinary, everyday, special people for peace of mind and a peaceful flight.

My husband, Paul - (the frog lover), is also a search officer with DAA, (Dublin Airport Authority) How blessed, not to mention, safe, am I? ...surrounded, as I am, by these two wonderful people?

***PLEASE, PLEASE ***- don't ever, ever get upset with any of these people, in any airport, anywhere in the world, who ask you to take off your belt or shoes or anything else ...because - be assured- they are keeping you safe... ...from... ...the terrorist behind you.

(By the way, don't ever go thrifting with Angie) - a lost cause if ever there was one, 'cos she can do a sweep of it in a nano second and arrive at the checkout with arms bursting with treasure and a smug grin on her face while you are still drooling over the window display (which they wont sell for love 'nor money, even if you offer your very soul)

Is it like that in other countries?  The window display is sacrosanct until such and such a date? Of course this "such and such a date" is always located right in the middle of your working week. Enough to reduce any dyed in the wool thrifter to tears...Sorry - I can't go on......'cos between Angie scooping every treasure in sight and them refusing to sell me the window display.....Aaaagggghhhh! I can't cope ..........(we will take a break now while this blogger throws a wobbler)

Normal service will be resumed shortly. :-)

Comments

[Colleen]

Well I am so very impressed! Angie & Paul are both in Security? What a wonderful thing to do - to keep everyone safe! I do appreciate it so much when I fly to know there are good people watching out for all of us. It must be a thankless job sometimes with rude, arrogant people. But from all of us who respect what they do and why they must do it - a hearty THANK YOU is in order....thankyouthankyouthankyou!
Colleen

[Therese]

Colleen is so right. Every time I fly and they check my luggage and handbag, I'm glad to see that they're doing their best to keep us safe. Therese