Originally Posted by
WhyNotKnow
The puffer would and have alarmed on nitrates such as medications and fertilizers. They have alarmed on the guy who went golfing the day before and didn't clean their shoes. The puffers are the same as the Explosive Trace Detection machines being used at the checkpoints and baggage areas. True they only alarm on what they are set to alarm for. There aren't false alarms, the machines are alarming because they found a substance such as nitrates. The puffers and ETDs are not set for drugs but idiots do try to get through checkpoints with drugs wrapped in aluminum foil then wonder why they alarm the walkthrough. The alarm needs to be cleared and when an illegal item is found the police are called and the matter is handed over to them.
So what will happen when 1000's of "perp's" show adult diapers, colostomy bags, feminine hygiene products, and on and on at a busy check point each day? A hand search/strip search for each perp with such an item, or will the booth officer nod and wink that since there are no wires hanging out of the item, it can be declared not to be a threat? That's effective security, right there.
Originally Posted by
WhyNotKnow
Ah, yes the nuclear power plants where there have been reports of guards sleeping and I won't even go into the recent Army issues.
Yes, the nuclear power plants where security officers must frequently meet physical agility requirements, clearly a foreign environment for the majority of TS "O"'s. Judging by the pictures posted on the net though, the TS"O"'s do have the edge in napping prowess.
And mentioning the US Army negatively in the same sentence as TSA? Beyond contemptible.
Originally Posted by
WhyNotKnow
If you haven't seen, airports are very dirty, dusty areas. It isn't a matter of just cleaning filters. The read time for the puffers increased to a length that was unacceptable (which would give great cause for complaining here). Would you want to wait 30 seconds per person to get through a puffer? You think lines are long now...
I spend more time in airports than I care to, an experience negatively enhanced by the presence of you and your ilk, so please can the attitude. Fact is that the problem you're talking of is a simple filter sizing issue, as any engineering undergrad could tell you. A small team of engineering students could also easily design autocleaning filters that even TSA would have difficulty messing up.