As an American citizen, I have the ability to take an airplane from one city to another for business, pleasure, or a wild hair. People often ask me if, in this post-9/11 world, the threat of terrorism keeps me grounded. I answer, "Of course not". The reason I don't fly is simple. I don't like all the new invasion of privacy BS involved in purchasing a ticket and boarding a plane. The following is a collection of links to other sites that should give you some idea of what I am talking about. Links will open in a new window.
Purchasing Tickets/CAPPS:
Boarding/Airport experience:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040816/od_nm/life_bias_dc_1
Being a passenger requires limbs?
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/04/22/cancer.patient.flight.ap/index.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5781907/site/newsweek/
Lymphoma patients a threat to airline safety?