# Airports and the government shutdown **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 6, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296 "2019-01-06T14:33:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/21 "2019-01-07T11:30:56Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > I imagine there will be. This could last for months. Or until 20/1/2021. Whats Trump’s second inauguration got to do with this? ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/22 "2019-01-07T11:32:00Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > It’s when we’ll be getting a new US president. Or the Second US Civil War breaks out because Trump tries to become president-for-life like the third-world dictator he’d like to be. I am afraid Third World Dictators usually try and ensure that the Government does not shut down. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/23 "2019-01-07T15:40:01Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > It’s when we’ll be getting a new US president. Ah yes, the new President is sworn in just as the clocks are striking thirteen. (IOW, you missed the point of my incredible nerdy joke.) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/24 "2019-01-08T00:16:23Z")
Can you help us understand it? ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/25 "2019-01-08T00:24:28Z")
A poster used the European convention for displaying a date, 20/1/2021. I asked what happened in Icosimber, which might be the name for the 20th month of the year if our calendar had such a thing. It is funny, in that way that I was sure that exactly one person would laugh along with me. Well, looks like I had the last laugh! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/26 "2019-01-08T01:20:06Z")
So a poster in Canada used the traditional Canadian date notation and it’s funny? Still not following? ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/27 "2019-01-08T13:15:53Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > So a poster in Canada used the traditional Canadian date notation and it’s funny? Still not following? Only because another poster chose to play dumb and deliberately misunderstand it in a weak, but mildly humorous jape. The use of the traditional Canadian notation itself wasn’t funny. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/28 "2019-01-08T14:31:16Z")
If there’s one thing about humor that I know for certain, is that explaining it further will suddenly make everyone understand and laugh their socks off. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/29 "2019-01-08T16:07:59Z")
Re. airport disruptions, as previous posters have said, the issue will be departures rather than arrivals. For those of us departing, I found this helpful: “Some airports leave passengers in the dark about what kind of security lines to expect, but others take a more informative approach. At New York’s LaGuardia and JFK airports, travelers can check the security wait times at their gates before they leave for the airport. Those times are estimates, and they’re subject to change, but they can give travelers a good idea of what to expect.” [Tips for Possible Shutdown-Related Travel Delays | Time](http://time.com/5494961/tsa-sick-out-delay-airport-shutdown-tips/) ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/30 "2019-01-08T18:33:27Z")
I should have used the iso (and Quebec) standard 2021-01-21. Anyway if the 9,10,11,12th months are September to December, the 20th should be Octodecember. Now I have throoughly slaughtered that joke. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/31 "2019-01-08T21:39:49Z")
I just flew domestically from DC yesterday and things were actually a little bit smoother at security. The woman at the x-ray machine was just letting the conveyor belt run and wasn’t even looking at the screen. She was talking to a coworker and looking at her. No one was being patted down or scrutinized very much at all. It’s literally the best thing Trump has ever done. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/32 "2019-01-09T03:40:26Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > It’s when we’ll be getting a new US president. Or the Second US Civil War breaks out because Trump tries to become president-for-life like the third-world dictator he’d like to be. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. First he has to destroy the country’s institutions, then he can act like a savior. > [@AK84](#): > > Whats Trump’s second inauguration got to do with this? There will be no second inauguration for that traitor. > [@AK84](#): > > I am afraid Third World Dictators usually try and ensure that the Government does not shut down. Well, they make sure the parts that keep them in control don’t shut down. > [@madmonk28](#): > > I just flew domestically from DC yesterday and things were actually a little bit smoother at security. The woman at the x-ray machine was just letting the conveyor belt run and wasn’t even looking at the screen. She was talking to a coworker and looking at her. No one was being patted down or scrutinized very much at all. It’s literally the best thing Trump has ever done. Ah, yes. And how long before the terrorists figure that one out? Think: Air France Flight 139 in Athens, Greece. But here’s the kicker: the screeners in the US might be “phoning it in”, but the screeners in, say, Beijing will still be doing their jobs because they’re getting paid since their government hasn’t shut down. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/33 "2019-01-09T06:00:04Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > First he has to destroy the country’s institutions, then he can act like a savior. You’re saying Trump is both Beast Rabban and Feyd rolled into one? ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296/34 "2019-01-09T06:14:56Z")
**Moderator Action** This has moved well outside of GQ territory, and has moved pretty far away from the OP as well. We’re done here. Thread closed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-and-the-government-shutdown/827296.md?page=1)