Yesterday was another flight and I was refuse the actions of a pin headed terrorist to keep me from my Suzanne time. I dressed en femme despite the elevated threat level and new security measures.
I flew from Milwaukee to Denver today. I am attaching a pic of me before I left for the airport. As you can tell, no first class Diva, but I blend in well in an outfit like this. Well except in Milwaukee!
Today was somewhat eventful which is not what I am really looking for when I fly. First when I returned my car the dingy young lady that was checking me in told me that Mr. Bender had to return the car. I told her I am Mr. Bender. She retorted with a “yeah right” and then a wided eyed “Oh my gosh I didn't know you were a man!” Poor young lady was so confused, sweet and apologetic but confused. I just took my receipt, told her to have a wonderful day and left.
Next event - the ticket counter. This was all my fault. I gave the agent my military ID instead of my driver’s license. That was a Fuax Paux to the tenth degree. I realized what I had done as soon as she took the ID. The lady looked at me and said, "I am so glad they did away with don't ask don't tell." What could I say except “UmmmHmmm”. It really wasn't the place to explain the current political reality to the nice lady that flunked current events in grade school. I took my ID back, checked my bag and for the and quickly made my way to the security line. I think the extreme cold must have frost bit everyone brains.
Act 3 - Time to test the new regulations. Again let me reemphasize I was in the Milwaukee airport. Its not a small airport by any means, but I don't think they see many gals like us there. There was a lady about ten people behind me in line that was making sure to point out to everyone around her that the tall lady in line was really a man. Then she started saying how it should be illegal to do what I was doing. I wasn’t going to let that one go but then an older gentlemen in line came to my defense. He told her that he spent 30 years in the military protecting our rights and that included me and that she should mind her own business.
I finally made it through the cue line and to the gentleman screening id’s and tickets and he grinned as he looked at my license. He told me I was much prettier than my picture and to have a nice flight Mam. After my experience in the first line I just wanted to hug him.
Milwaukee doesn't have a new scanner. I was wearing a corset that I forgot had steel boning. That move doomed me for a pat down. The TSA agent was courteous and respectful and asked me if I wanted to do it in private. I agreed and all went fine.
I collected my stuff and went to the gate. The gate was uneventful. I did my favorite airport entertainment activity, surfing crossdressers.com.
I had been assigned a center seat on the airplane. In their infinite wisdom Frontier placed me in the middle of a family that was flying with the cutest little girl. We rearrange seats and I took the seat across the isle from them so they could sit together. While we were waiting to take off the little girl (3 or 4) looked at me and said you look like my Na Ma. I smile and said that you. Mom who was sitting on the isle seat across from me said its OK my mom looks really young and so do you. That made me smile the whole flight. The guy next to me didn’t say a word. He just put on his headphones and read his magazine. All in all it was a good flight. I guess any flight that lands is a good flight though.
So for you girls that are worried about air travel don’t be. I love it. Every time is an adventure and an opportunity to be an ambassador for our tribe.
Someday maybe I will be able to crawl out and stand on my own.
Originally Posted by SuzanneBender
Hi Sweetie!
Put a little lipstick on you'll feel better
