tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post115329381239039210..comments2024-03-28T15:14:16.180+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: My mother, the terroristRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153505863566450612006-07-21T21:17:00.000+03:002006-07-21T21:17:00.000+03:00Nice colors. Keep up the good work. thnx!»Nice colors. Keep up the good work. thnx!<BR/><A HREF="http://mortgage.jgytra.be/association_of_mortgage_brokers.html" REL="nofollow">»</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153333910115111402006-07-19T21:31:00.000+03:002006-07-19T21:31:00.000+03:00'Tis the season for self relection...although I'll...'Tis the season for self relection...although I'll probably look a back my blog during Elul and think, "How guy'vadik!"Neil Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797772082427806345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153331337505723222006-07-19T20:48:00.000+03:002006-07-19T20:48:00.000+03:00sabra -you can't even imagine!!sabra -you can't even imagine!!Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153327743308951632006-07-19T19:49:00.000+03:002006-07-19T19:49:00.000+03:00(LOL)rafi, quite a family you got yourself there, ...(LOL)<BR/><BR/>rafi, quite a family you got yourself there, eh?the sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134516234799909775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153327213870957572006-07-19T19:40:00.000+03:002006-07-19T19:40:00.000+03:00that's hilarious. I remember when you told me that...that's hilarious. I remember when you told me that story...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153327095497189042006-07-19T19:38:00.000+03:002006-07-19T19:38:00.000+03:00when i went to israel for my first year, i had the...when i went to israel for my first year, i had the same problem with security. <BR/>mom had packed a suitcase entirely for rafi and i had no idea what was inside, so the elal security kept asking me do you know everything thats in here, did u pack it yourself.....<BR/><BR/>the secruity lady pulls out a huge bag of diapers and says, well, explain this!!!<BR/><BR/>i didnt know what to say, i looked at her and said,"it's a comfort thing."<BR/><BR/>she repacked my suitcase, apologosed for the inconvenience and sent me on my way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153318987600660122006-07-19T17:23:00.000+03:002006-07-19T17:23:00.000+03:00Neil - you are doing a great job with your Rav Yis...Neil - you are doing a great job with your Rav Yisrael series. Not only are you doing it for yourself, but you are helping other bloggers do the same...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153317533102597802006-07-19T16:58:00.000+03:002006-07-19T16:58:00.000+03:00Hope your mom made it back home.Ah, if only I coul...Hope your mom made it back home.<BR/><BR/>Ah, if only I could examine myself with an X-Ray machine and turn over each midah and view it from a different angle....Neil Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797772082427806345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153316142729812892006-07-19T16:35:00.000+03:002006-07-19T16:35:00.000+03:00Dan - I like the name sheitelmama. Now you just ha...Dan - I like the name sheitelmama. Now you just have to show her a few times how to log in... and post comments..<BR/><BR/>socialw - thanksRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153315352902923742006-07-19T16:22:00.000+03:002006-07-19T16:22:00.000+03:00Ha happy your mom came to visit, good title!Ha happy your mom came to visit, good title!socialworker/frustrated momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352262399235382201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153312499307011412006-07-19T15:34:00.000+03:002006-07-19T15:34:00.000+03:00I guess (once again) it depends on how you define ...I guess (once again) it depends on how you define terrorist. <BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Besides, ma is not tech savvy enough to read your blog...although she is working on it. Her new handle is sheitelmama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153299159524304502006-07-19T11:52:00.000+03:002006-07-19T11:52:00.000+03:00you never know. they need to do the job diligently...you never know. they need to do the job diligently and I think they are.<BR/>It is just funny sometimes what they find that raised their suspicions...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153298861894625522006-07-19T11:47:00.000+03:002006-07-19T11:47:00.000+03:00You never know. One of my sons traveled abroad and...You never know. <BR/>One of my sons traveled abroad and then cross-country, no problem. Then suddenly from AZ to NY they said he had something suspicious and found a tool which had been in his wallet about 4 years from when pre-army he did "rescue" volunteering and had totally forgotten about it.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246929075812590204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153297496737204352006-07-19T11:24:00.000+03:002006-07-19T11:24:00.000+03:00Sarah - that is a good point..ThanksSarah - that is a good point..ThanksRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153297055947878872006-07-19T11:17:00.000+03:002006-07-19T11:17:00.000+03:00lol... i suppose it pays to be safe rathe than sor...lol... i suppose it pays to be safe rathe than sorry!<BR/><BR/>but the fact that there were not long lines of people trying to leave is such a contrast to what I see on the news here about foreigners <I>desperate</I> to get out of Lebanon. The Jewish people in Israel stay to support their land, their nation while across the border people like Lebeanese Australians can't get home soon enough.Sarah Likes Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055831838215589183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153296189362914752006-07-19T11:03:00.000+03:002006-07-19T11:03:00.000+03:00that's a funny qiestion. lol!!I think she knows wh...that's a funny qiestion. lol!!<BR/><BR/>I think she knows what we (all her kids) think of her!!<BR/><BR/>We all love you Ma (whether you are a terrorist or not!)!!Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153295293973971932006-07-19T10:48:00.000+03:002006-07-19T10:48:00.000+03:00whew whatta relief-your mothers not a terrorist. (...whew whatta relief-your mothers not a terrorist. <BR/>(what does she think about your fears being allayed only through Ben Gurion personnel?)the sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134516234799909775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153294626529077362006-07-19T10:37:00.000+03:002006-07-19T10:37:00.000+03:00I will keep it in mind, thanks. Here too, they ask...I will keep it in mind, thanks. <BR/><BR/>Here too, they asked about a few things but dismissed those items when they heard the answers. They were looking for something specific and kept going until they found it!Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1153294496622904382006-07-19T10:34:00.000+03:002006-07-19T10:34:00.000+03:00something like that happened to me once, but in JF...something like that happened to me once, but in JFK. my bags were x-rayed as usual, but when they didn't come out right away, i knew they saw something -- i was right, they yanked one bag off the conveyer belt and asked me to open it. i had a metal box filled with children's magnets on top, which they asked me about but that wasn't what set them off... what they found was a bag of children's soaps with a toy buried inside that set off flags. why? i found out later that since the soaps were glycerine, and supposedly that could be an ingredient in explosives, my soaps immediately caused an alert. so if you ever travel with glycerine soaps, pack them on top where you coud reach them easily!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com