From:
Robert McWhorter
Date:
Monday, October 27, 2003 5:18:36 AM
Subject:
Say It Isn't so!
Since my website has crashed again, I felt obligated to get this
information out to you! Use it as you think best!
Yes, LaVern needs your prayers again! We wouldn't be surprised if an indictment was handed down any day! We have been beset with grief and anxiety since this ordeal began on October 18th. As you know, on that day we were just returning from that most wonderful cruise with all of you. LaVern and I, James and Shayne were booked
on the same flight back to Houston.
As we went thru security, as expected, James and I, with our metal knees and hips, were pulled aside, searched, scanned, and otherwise abused. As we cleared security, we noticed that LaVern was being hassled pretty good by a security officer. She had to take her shoes off and he was rummaging thru her purse. She looked very upset so James, Shayne and I went over to see if we could help.
LaVern was pleading as the guy examined every item in her purse and carry-on bag. "Sir, be careful with my things! I certainly don't have a bomb in there!" To which he replied, "I know, but you DO have a Swiss Army Knife in here somewhere!" LaVern retorted, "I beg your pardon, Sir, but I do not!"
And I exclaimed, "Are you crazy, my wife would never commit a violent act...well, she did shoot Ronald once, but she has never had a Swiss Army Knife and, if she did, there is no way in Hell she would try to carry it on to an airplane!"
James chimed in, "You should be ashamed of yourself for accusing my sweet sister-in-law of such a dasterdly deed!"
Then Shayne put her two cents in, "For Heaven's sake, LaVern is a Mary Kay Lady...does that not tell you how extraordinarily high her standards are.............and you are implying that she is a terrorist trying to carry a Swiss Army Knife onto an airplane?"
At this point, the security officer put all of the contents of her purse
into a container, then took it and her purse and ran them back thru the
x-ray machine.
We comforted LaVern, telling her the machine would exonerate her and we
would extract a profound apology from the security guy. In a moment he
returned with a big smile on his face. "Didn't find a thing in my purse,
did you?"
LaVern said. The man pointed to her cosmetic bag in the container and
said,
"It is in there!" He opened the bag, emptied the contents, and.....there
was a shiny, silver Swiss Army Knife! LaVern gasped in horror!
I cried out, "Honey, Say it isn't so!"
James murmured, "I never would have believed it!" Shayne shouted, "The devil made her do it!" LaVern screamed, "I saw that knife at work, someone must have....I must have...." but her words were cut off by the security guard glaring at her and saying,
"Mrs. McWhorter, this is a prohibited weapon and I will have to confiscate it and you will....." At this point, LaVern began to cry uncontrollably.
Shayne joined in, and I feigned a heart attack, James conned the guard
into letting us board (without the knife) before major medical
assistance was required. We hope the ordeal is over, but the statute of
limitations has 10 more years before it runs out!
PS..I know I don't have any credibility with you guys, because of the
Ronald incident, but you will believe James. He will tell you for sure
that LaVern did indeed try to board our airplane with a Swiss Army knife
in her purse! I rest my case!
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