All hell broke loose aboard United Flight #891 to Tokyo today when a team of officials from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare boarded the flight for a "Routine Quarantine Inspection." I knew something was up when the Flight Attendant handed me a "Questionnaire of Health Status" which, she said, I would need to fill out and provide to government officials when we landed. Questions included: (1) Do You Suffer from Mucus or Rhinostenosis? and (2) Are you taking any Antiphlogistics or Antifebriles? I answered "no" to everything and got my camera into position. Sure enough, minutes after we arrived at the gate, a team of officials wearing what looked like Bright, Blue Hazmat suits boarded the plane, videotaped each passenger and inspected everyone carefully. I'm pleased to say that I passed inspection with flying colors ... and was awarded a surgical mask for my troubles. That's more than I can say for the swine in seat #7D who kept knocking into my armrest. He passed inspection but, if you ask me, he looks like he's seen better days.
There must be more to the story for you to call someone a swine, or was he just a pig?
ReplyDeleteLooks like they were taking the swine flu threat rather seriously. (Hugs)Indigo
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the cool new facial gear! Maybe you can take a Sharpie and draw a pig snout on your mask. Think they'd find that amusing? Yeah, maybe not. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like he battled several swine flu wars and lost!
ReplyDeleteHe could eat a toffee apple through a tennis racket with those teeth........ Yeah I'm back ;-)
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Yes, what Ken said! Or a piglet?
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time in Taipei... keep that mask on!!!
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