Curses, foiled again!

[thewayne]

I was SOOOO disappointed.

Today I had a PET/CT scan in Las Cruces. It was quite exciting, i.e., I slept through it. Apparently they do both so that the computer can map the PET imaging on top of the CT scan. Well, it involves having a radioactive tracer injected in to me. In case you don't live near a border patrol inspection station, they now have scanning equipment that detects radiation.

[cue evil grin]

I was really looking forward to seeing if my radioactivity would set off the detectors. In fact, when I mentioned it to the nurse who injected the tracer, he said the receptionist would give me a card saying that I had it as part of a medical procedure.

So tonight we drove back to Cloudcroft. I drive by the equipment, which appears to be working, and nary a visible peep. I pull up to the border patrol agent, and as we're pulling up, it looks like he's talking or listening to his radio microphone/speaker. I'm thinking "Great! They tagged me!"

No such luck. Just the standard "Are you U.S. citizens?" (to which I always reply "Da." (not really)) And we were on our way.


The stuff they use has a very short half-life and is shipped out same-day from Lubbock where it's made. Sadly, enough time had passed that I didn't get pounced on by a SWAT team for smuggling fissionables.


But at least I still have the Get Out of Border Patrol Jail Free card.

Comments

[neefsck.livejournal.com]

Heh.
I think I mentioned this some time ago, but when Annie went and got a similar Scan done, I got a text from her saying "Raar! Radioactive now! Going to destroy Tokyo! Back soon!"

This amused me no end. :)

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Man, that is a clever text! I used to play a game called Crush, Crumble and Stomp: you get to play a giant monster and wreak havoc. My fav was to get a burrower against Washington, burrow into the middle of the Pentagon then immolate myself.

[donkey-hokey.livejournal.com]

>But at least I still have the Get Out of Border Patrol Jail Free card.

This brings forth the Evil Grin and all sorts of thoughts I shouldn't be thinking.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Does that qualify for a *BWUhahaha!*

[deborak]

wow, real tough screening there at the border with that Y/N question. (eyeroll)

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Actually, whenever the crew from Russet's companion telescope, the Sloan 2.5 meter, go to Las Cruces for a symposium, they always run in to trouble. There's three Russians, a Chinese, and a Spaniard. I think they always travel with their passports down here.

[silveradept]

Aw, damn. Although, at the same time, it might be a good thing, because you managed to avoid whatever practices they have in place for detaining radioactive people. Six of one, half dozen of the other, would have probably been nice to get some surreptitious taping going on just in case.