Too Far Afield

I just got my first biometric passport. It was a bit of a problem to collect the registered mail from the post office without a valid passport. If you need a passport, you have to open the letter, because my passport is in there. finally convinced the postie and she handed it to me anyway.

This passport contains sensitive electronic technology and should be handled with the same care as other electronic devices. To ensure that it functions properly, please do not bend, perforate or subject to extreme temperatures or excessive moisture.

Now let’s hope that I never forget to handle my new sensitive passport with great care. It wouldn’t surprise me if I misplaced it on the heater in the bathroom one day… Also, I should not dump it down into a river like I once did with one of my other electronic devices. Or spill cold orange juice and hot coffee all over it like I once did with one of Muelli‘s sensitive electronic devices. Just to be sure, I ordered a protective cover for it.

Tags: epass, life, passport, post, rfid

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