OMG [TSA self congratulations]
Aug 15, 2017, 6:05 pm
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OMG [TSA self congratulations]
Sorry, but that's the only title I could come up with for this thread. OMG.
What do you discuss with your TSA agent?
Believe it or not, that’s a question I often ask myself as I approach the gatekeepers of airport security.
Believe it or not, that’s a question I often ask myself as I approach the gatekeepers of airport security.
Aug 15, 2017, 6:56 pm
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Aug 15, 2017, 7:20 pm
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Couldn't see the link unless I hit "reply"
Sorry, but that's the only title I could come up with for this thread. OMG.
https://twitter.com/MeetAtCT/status/897598282989539329
https://twitter.com/MeetAtCT/status/897598282989539329
Yep, it is pretty disgusting. Wanna' bet it's already up on AskTSA and on Lisa Farbstein's page?
Aug 16, 2017, 7:06 am
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Put it on the back of the t-shirt and wear an over-shirt right up to the xray. That way TSA hopefully won't see it until you've cleared the checkpoint, but everyone behind you in line will.
Aug 16, 2017, 9:56 am
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From the article:
"What’s more, rather than someone about to hassle me for failing to remove my belt, Officer Smith was humanized in my eyes — and then some. As far as I was concerned, she was a hero for making sure that borderline machete wasn’t flying to Denver in the seat next to me."
JFC Will, take it down a notch. Borderline Machete? It's a FOUR INCH BLADE! He found a knife someone accidentally left in their bag, he didn't foil a multinational terrorist ring. You know what the TSA's failure rate is in detecting prohibited items in luggage? Up to 95%. If this wasn't so gushingly bad I would think it was written by the TSA as a propaganda piece.
"What’s more, rather than someone about to hassle me for failing to remove my belt, Officer Smith was humanized in my eyes — and then some. As far as I was concerned, she was a hero for making sure that borderline machete wasn’t flying to Denver in the seat next to me."
JFC Will, take it down a notch. Borderline Machete? It's a FOUR INCH BLADE! He found a knife someone accidentally left in their bag, he didn't foil a multinational terrorist ring. You know what the TSA's failure rate is in detecting prohibited items in luggage? Up to 95%. If this wasn't so gushingly bad I would think it was written by the TSA as a propaganda piece.
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Aug 16, 2017, 10:22 am
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In the interests of full disclosure, the TSA should add a disclaimer at the bottom of this picture: "During test audits, we failed to detect these objects 67 out of 70 times, so you should consider purchasing flight insurance."
Aug 16, 2017, 10:33 am
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I'd like to see TSA set up a separate 'catch of the week' to show us all the terrible things they've found concealed in breast milk and crotches during the past week.
Might even show pics of deadly granola bars that nearly got by - well, unless the confiscating TSO already ate the deadly evidence.
Might even show pics of deadly granola bars that nearly got by - well, unless the confiscating TSO already ate the deadly evidence.
Aug 16, 2017, 10:41 am
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I'd like to see TSA set up a separate 'catch of the week' to show us all the terrible things they've found concealed in breast milk and crotches during the past week.
Might even show pics of deadly granola bars that nearly got by - well, unless the confiscating TSO already ate the deadly evidence.
Might even show pics of deadly granola bars that nearly got by - well, unless the confiscating TSO already ate the deadly evidence.