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Brits to spend an hour longer in EU airports
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“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain” -
Originally posted by Paddy View PostAs a single white male I usually get stopped and sometimes the car searched. Yet families with kids seemed never to be stopped. It's obvious that a smuggler would travel with a wife and kids.
Still, goes to show how wrong you can be. At least I got the fact that you're a clueless correct.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostI never had you pegged as single. I thought you'd be fighting them off with a tulipty stick given your witty repartee!
Still, goes to show how wrong you can be. At least I got the fact that you're a clueless correct.
Customs used to ask where have I been, once I said Holland you can imagine what goes through their minds"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostI never said I was single or married, again you are wrong in any event, I rarely take her on business trips. In the good old days I drove twice a week to Germany and back and later weekly to NL until I stayed there for some years.
Customs used to ask where have I been, once I said Holland you can imagine what goes through their minds
Oh yes you did!
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostAs a single white male I usually get stopped and sometimes the car searched. Yet families with kids seemed never to be stopped. It's obvious that a smuggler would travel with a wife and kids.Last edited by Zigenare; 30 October 2020, 10:07.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PosteGates don't seem to care about that. But lots of people don't know how to use them. They'll spend multiple minutes trapped in the cage pressing random pages against the scanner.
The eGates look for 2 out of three hits on select variables & verify biometrics amongst other things - and flag these as per Europol & Interpol requirements, but a rolling list of people passing through along along with their API, origin, destination and a whole bunch of other stuff including photo is watched by real people.
My stuffed monkey consults on these matters
Last edited by clearedforlanding; 30 October 2020, 10:23.Comment
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Originally posted by clearedforlanding View PosteGates are manually verified by the people at a desk as you walk through, and a whole team in a back office.
The eGates look for 2 out of three hits on select variables & verify biometrics amongst other things - and flag these as per Europol & Interpol requirements, but a rolling list of people passing through along along with their API, origin, destination and a whole bunch of other stuff including photo is watched by real people.
My stuffed monkey consults on these matters
Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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