Originally Posted by chollie

Could you provide a cite for you information about the number of claims TSA has paid? The TSA website is not acceptable, because as screeners and supervisors tell us all the time, it is not kept up-to-date.

Last I heard, about 37% of claims were paid. Given that more than 6000 claims are filed a year, then it is accurate to say that thousands of claims are paid.

Have you submitted a claim? Were you paid? Or are you just posting random speculation based on what the website alleges might happen? If so, did you submit it at the time of the incident? I understand that at some checkpoints, the claim form has to be requested from the supervisor and you must also supply all details to the supervisor at that time or the claim will automatically be denied. If you do not have the time to do this before your flight, then your claim will be denied.

Nope, I haven't had a reason to file a claim, but I know people who have filed claims and eventually got paid

How long do you keep receipts? What do you do if the camera was a gift?

Me? I keep receipts for electronics and other valuables for as long as I own the item. I recently found the receipt for my first Pentium computer - a Gateway with 1 meg of memory and a 100 meg hard drive that I bought in 1994 for $4000 - and another $2000 for a Sony 22" CRT monitor.

Gifts are simple - just go to a websiteand find the price. Amazon or the manufacturer's website has that info.

Ever wonder how one begins to research a 6-month old claim? or why one waits 6 months to pretend to look at a claim? There shouldn't be very many claims, right, because everyone knows TSOs are honest and professional and well-trained and besides, have you ever seen a TSO damage anything at a checkpoint? I have only witnessed it once, so it probably really never happens, it's all just lying pax trying to get innocent hard-working TSOs in trouble.