GRAMPA ACCIDENTALLY CLICKS “TERRORIST” ON FORM, NOW CAN’T FLY

John Stevenson, 70, and wife Marion, 71, planned to fly from Scotland to the U.S. on December 3rd. They had to fill out a visa form online, and it kept timing out before they could click all the boxes. Despite the online difficulties, Marion’s visa form came back and it was fine but John’s visa had been refused because, they told him, he was a terrorist. One of the questions asks if you are a terrorist, and he believes his answer jumped from ‘No’ to ‘Yes’. He called U.S. border control, who checked their records and told him, “Yep, you’re a terrorist.” In order to rectify the situation, the couple has to visit the American embassy in London for an appointment, costing $100, where John would be quizzed by officials as to whether he is, at age 70, a terrorist.
* Hey, try sitting next to him on a plane when he starts talking about his grandchildren.
* It’s possible to have a terrorist from Scotland. Does he play the bagpipes?
* They really ask “Are you a terrorist?” on the visa application? How many do you suppose they catch that way, give or take, oh, none?
* Sure, he can use the old “the computer switched my answer” excuse, but how’s he going to explain the computer porn?
* The system switches what answers the person clicks? Is it from the same people who make our voting machines?