Les Stroud, from the TV show Survivorman, on TSA nonsense at IAH
Sep 13, 2009, 11:16 am
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Les Stroud, from the TV show Survivorman, on TSA nonsense at IAH
Les Stroud, from the TV show Survivorman, on TSA nonsense at IAH
Linkage to a segment on his video blog.
Linkage to a segment on his video blog.
Sep 13, 2009, 11:27 am
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Les Stroud, from the TV show Survivorman, on TSA nonsense at IAH
Linkage to a segment on his video blog.
Linkage to a segment on his video blog.
A Starbucks employee couldn't even take the unopened yogurts back to the other Starbucks store. They had to be thrown in the garbage. Not voluntarily surrendered as many TSOs post here, but confiscated and destroyed.
This what we're talking about TSA and the bad press will continue getting worse and worse and worse. What are you going to do about it? Declare all bad press 'interfering with security" and persecute (not prosecute) those that dare stand up to your out of control answerable to no one agency?
Sep 14, 2009, 8:41 am
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Nope! The Starbucks employee could have taken their yogurt elsewhere but chose not to. They willingly gave up the yogurt because doing anything else would be inconvenient. That is surrender not confiscation.
Sep 14, 2009, 9:06 am
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Did you watch the video? It doesn't sound like the TSO involved got that memo.
Sep 14, 2009, 9:12 am
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TSA insisted that the yogurt had to be confiscated.
Listen to the VideoBlog again.
Sep 14, 2009, 11:19 am
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There was NO reason the TSO had to confiscate and destroy the two yogurts bought on the non-sterile side of the moat if the employee was willing to return them to the non-sterile side.
It's really too bad he couldn't have filmed the incident.
Sep 14, 2009, 12:15 pm
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Unclear from the video, but from what was said, the yogurts were confiscated immediately and then destroyed as potentially lethal contraband.
From CrazyAce:
Please refer to the video. The yogurts were confiscated because the TSO refused to give them to a Starbucks employee to return to the non sterile side Starbucks. Nice try though, come back when you get some more facts.
From CrazyAce:
Nope! The Starbucks employee could have taken their yogurt elsewhere but chose not to. They willingly gave up the yogurt because doing anything else would be inconvenient. That is surrender not confiscation.
Please refer to the video. The yogurts were confiscated because the TSO refused to give them to a Starbucks employee to return to the non sterile side Starbucks. Nice try though, come back when you get some more facts.
Sep 14, 2009, 12:58 pm
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Survivorman is actually one of the few TV shows I really like. In each episode Les Stroud is stranded in a remote location with only everyday items that would be common to that situation. He does all his own narration and camera work.
It was odd seeing that video blog of him in a terminal instead of the wilderness, but how about a whole segment on surviving the state of air travel today? Getting around Kettles clogging up the checkpoint, artfully concealing water bottles, dodging the Gate Gropes™, etc.
Sep 14, 2009, 1:23 pm
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Can't let facts get in the way of making excuses for the TSA!
Sep 14, 2009, 3:32 pm
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Sounds like a confiscation to me.
On the other hand, an experienced traveler would know that yogurt falls under the restriction and wouldn't bring it to the checkpoint in the first place. But I digress.
On the other hand, an experienced traveler would know that yogurt falls under the restriction and wouldn't bring it to the checkpoint in the first place. But I digress.
Sep 14, 2009, 3:51 pm
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Its hard for me to feel sorry for Les Stroud because this must happen to thousands of passengers every day. The only difference is that he has a popular TV show and website where he can post his feelings.
Oh and Crazyace, next make sure that you watch the video or read the article that the link has been posted. That way you don't sound like Ron.
Oh and Crazyace, next make sure that you watch the video or read the article that the link has been posted. That way you don't sound like Ron.