Today's Catch-22 @ the Shoe Carnival
Oct 4, 2006, 7:28 am
#1
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So, this morning @ DCA's Terminal B/C, I put on my booties and prepared to go through the WTMD when the screener said, "You can't wear booties unless we provide them."
"You don't have any booties," I noted.
"So, you can't wear booties.".
I must have looked like I was going to explode, because his partner said, "let the doctor through."
They really must stay up late making this stuff up.
So, this morning @ DCA's Terminal B/C, I put on my booties and prepared to go through the WTMD when the screener said, "You can't wear booties unless we provide them."
"You don't have any booties," I noted.
"So, you can't wear booties.".
I must have looked like I was going to explode, because his partner said, "let the doctor through."
They really must stay up late making this stuff up.
Oct 4, 2006, 7:46 am
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Posts: 172
Originally Posted by bollar
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So, this morning @ DCA's Terminal B/C, I put on my booties and prepared to go through the WTMD when the screener said, "You can't wear booties unless we provide them."
"You don't have any booties," I noted.
"So, you can't wear booties.".
I must have looked like I was going to explode, because his partner said, "let the doctor through."
They really must stay up late making this stuff up.
So, this morning @ DCA's Terminal B/C, I put on my booties and prepared to go through the WTMD when the screener said, "You can't wear booties unless we provide them."
"You don't have any booties," I noted.
"So, you can't wear booties.".
I must have looked like I was going to explode, because his partner said, "let the doctor through."
They really must stay up late making this stuff up.
You should have told this ahole: "Go to hell! I'm not putting my health
in jeopardy just so you can go on a power trip and make yourself feel
big. Now get me your supervisor!"
If you're a diabetic, you should have mentioned this to the fool as well.
Oct 4, 2006, 7:55 am
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You should have told this ahole: "Go to hell! I'm not putting my health
in jeopardy just so you can go on a power trip and make yourself feel
big. Now get me your supervisor!"
If you're a diabetic, you should have mentioned this to the fool as well.
I didn't plan the extra time to joust with the kids, so I had to leave that battle for another day.
Although most anyone on FT who reads my posts knows I have diabetes, I don't find that disclosing the details to the screener to be particularly helpful. Then again, if I have time, I do enjoy explaining peripheral neuropathy and why walking without shoes is risky.
Originally Posted by GeneralAviation
Originally Posted by bollar
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So, this morning @ DCA's Terminal B/C, I put on my booties and prepared to go through the WTMD when the screener said, "You can't wear booties unless we provide them."
"You don't have any booties," I noted.
"So, you can't wear booties.".
I must have looked like I was going to explode, because his partner said, "let the doctor through."
They really must stay up late making this stuff up.
So, this morning @ DCA's Terminal B/C, I put on my booties and prepared to go through the WTMD when the screener said, "You can't wear booties unless we provide them."
"You don't have any booties," I noted.
"So, you can't wear booties.".
I must have looked like I was going to explode, because his partner said, "let the doctor through."
They really must stay up late making this stuff up.
You should have told this ahole: "Go to hell! I'm not putting my health
in jeopardy just so you can go on a power trip and make yourself feel
big. Now get me your supervisor!"
If you're a diabetic, you should have mentioned this to the fool as well.
Although most anyone on FT who reads my posts knows I have diabetes, I don't find that disclosing the details to the screener to be particularly helpful. Then again, if I have time, I do enjoy explaining peripheral neuropathy and why walking without shoes is risky.
Oct 4, 2006, 7:59 am
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As is typical, this out-of-control agency can't even follow the rules that are clearly posted on their own website:
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...ing/index.shtm
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...ing/index.shtm
Disposable booties or slippers may be worn through the checkpoint to help protect your feet, but they must be disposed of prior to leaving the screening area.
Oct 4, 2006, 8:15 am
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Originally Posted by studentff
As is typical, this out-of-control agency can't even follow the rules that are clearly posted on their own website:
Management/leadership problem. No surprise there
.
Oct 4, 2006, 8:25 am
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Originally Posted by bollar
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I didn't plan the extra time to joust with the kids, so I had to leave that battle for another day.
Although most anyone on FT who reads my posts knows I have diabetes, I don't find that disclosing the details to the screener to be particularly helpful. Then again, if I have time, I do enjoy explaining peripheral neuropathy and why walking without shoes is risky.
I didn't plan the extra time to joust with the kids, so I had to leave that battle for another day.
Although most anyone on FT who reads my posts knows I have diabetes, I don't find that disclosing the details to the screener to be particularly helpful. Then again, if I have time, I do enjoy explaining peripheral neuropathy and why walking without shoes is risky.
I knew from your previous posts that you are a diabetic, but I didn't
want to invade your medical privacy in my initial post. Maybe you
should have threatened to sue under the "Americans with Disabilities Act."
Were you the person who posted a few years ago about a problem
with "security" at the Santa Barbara Airport? I'm sorry you have to
endure these hassles.
Oct 4, 2006, 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by studentff
As is typical, this out-of-control agency can't even follow the rules that are clearly posted on their own website:
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...ing/index.shtm
Disposable booties or slippers may be worn through the checkpoint to help protect your feet, but they must be disposed of prior to leaving the screening area.
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...ing/index.shtm
Disposable booties or slippers may be worn through the checkpoint to help protect your feet, but they must be disposed of prior to leaving the screening area.
Oct 4, 2006, 9:43 am
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Originally Posted by dw8146
Wonder what the logic is behind the requirement to dispose of the booties before leaving the screening area? What possible threat could a pair of booties offer?
Oct 4, 2006, 9:45 am
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Originally Posted by dw8146
Wonder what the logic is behind the requirement to dispose of the booties before leaving the screening area? What possible threat could a pair of booties offer?
Oct 4, 2006, 11:18 am
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I knew from your previous posts that you are a diabetic, but I didn't
want to invade your medical privacy in my initial post. Maybe you
should have threatened to sue under the "Americans with Disabilities Act."
Were you the person who posted a few years ago about a problem
with "security" at the Santa Barbara Airport? I'm sorry you have to
endure these hassles.
Yes, that was me @ SBA. I guess I should have reported the status of that one...
The TSA never responded to my calls, letters and emails beyond one E-mail I received from their lawyer who said my claim was being investigated.
The American Diabetes Association had no interest, which is typical.
My Congressman did nothing (then again, he will hopefully be in jail soon), but another Congressman did and his office's inquiry got a response that the TSA had dealt with the issue.
I haven't been through SBA since, so I don't know if the procedure has been fixed.
Originally Posted by GeneralAviation
Originally Posted by bollar
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I didn't plan the extra time to joust with the kids, so I had to leave that battle for another day.
Although most anyone on FT who reads my posts knows I have diabetes, I don't find that disclosing the details to the screener to be particularly helpful. Then again, if I have time, I do enjoy explaining peripheral neuropathy and why walking without shoes is risky.
I didn't plan the extra time to joust with the kids, so I had to leave that battle for another day.
Although most anyone on FT who reads my posts knows I have diabetes, I don't find that disclosing the details to the screener to be particularly helpful. Then again, if I have time, I do enjoy explaining peripheral neuropathy and why walking without shoes is risky.
I knew from your previous posts that you are a diabetic, but I didn't
want to invade your medical privacy in my initial post. Maybe you
should have threatened to sue under the "Americans with Disabilities Act."
Were you the person who posted a few years ago about a problem
with "security" at the Santa Barbara Airport? I'm sorry you have to
endure these hassles.
The TSA never responded to my calls, letters and emails beyond one E-mail I received from their lawyer who said my claim was being investigated.
The American Diabetes Association had no interest, which is typical.
My Congressman did nothing (then again, he will hopefully be in jail soon), but another Congressman did and his office's inquiry got a response that the TSA had dealt with the issue.
I haven't been through SBA since, so I don't know if the procedure has been fixed.
Oct 4, 2006, 11:27 am
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Originally Posted by dw8146
Wonder what the logic is behind the requirement to dispose of the booties before leaving the screening area? What possible threat could a pair of booties offer?
Welcome to the carnival, folks...
Oct 5, 2006, 12:23 am
#14
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Originally Posted by justageek
None. And if one pair of booties are dangerous, then why is TSA stacking up a huge pile of used booties at the checkpoint? I would think that a huge pile of used booties would constitute a huge risk.
Welcome to the carnival, folks...
Welcome to the carnival, folks...
Oct 5, 2006, 9:46 am
#15
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Posts: 430
Originally Posted by KleineFrau
That is like a big pile of gym socks after an hour of P.E. Disgusting. Did no one teach them basic cleanliness?
