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aristotled Jun 17, 2016 12:04 pm


Originally Posted by Often1 (Post 26792627)
Maybe the better question is why you continue to hold up the passengers behind you, knowing that the Officer is going to unfold the paper you have wasted your own time folding.

I agree with what Often1 has to say. I have tried the app and don't care for it. So I always clip the ticket so only the ticket is showing. And, of course, in keeping with my tendency for neatness (OCD - LOL) all of the ticket's borders should be the same width. Easy, efficient, done. ;)

petaluma1 Jun 17, 2016 12:06 pm


Originally Posted by gingersnaps (Post 26792949)
yep, TSA needs to drop that silliness from the position title and take away all the metal shields that give the pretense of Officer.

Unfortunately, many travelers have fallen hook, line and sinker for the pretense.

petaluma1 Jun 17, 2016 12:07 pm


Originally Posted by chollie (Post 26792971)
Pretty obvious.

Tear off the bottom half of the page and the TDC will find all the necessary information on the remaining top half.

They unfold it out of sheer nosiness. I wonder what the response would be if what's on the other side of the paper were something mildly offensive? Graphic images? A note saying "If you are a TDC reading this, why? You have just failed another 'Red Team" test' - signed OIG"

^^

gingersnaps Jun 17, 2016 12:13 pm


Originally Posted by chollie (Post 26792971)
Pretty obvious.

Tear off the bottom half of the page and the TDC will find all the necessary information on the remaining top half.

They unfold it out of sheer nosiness. I wonder what the response would be if what's on the other side of the paper were something mildly offensive? Graphic images? A note saying "If you are a TDC reading this, why? You have just failed another 'Red Team" test' - signed OIG"

ahh, got it.

lanky Jun 22, 2016 1:22 pm


Originally Posted by gingersnaps (Post 26792939)
Why are you assuming to know what "the necessary information" is?

What do you assume "the necessary information" is?

Name, flight, date, time, airline, gate, barcode, origination, destination. I deem the MilesPlus Explorer card details as unnecessary information for the TSA to determine whether or not I should be allowed to proceed to the xray scanners and magnetometers. Seems kinda straightforward to me.

lanky Jun 22, 2016 1:25 pm


Originally Posted by Often1 (Post 26792627)
Maybe the better question is why you continue to hold up the passengers behind you, knowing that the Officer is going to unfold the paper you have wasted your own time folding.

Removing a folded paper out of my breast pocket takes much less time then removing an unfolded 8.5 x 11 piece of paper out of my briefcase.

Additionally, I get loads of pleasure out of paper folding.

Epod Jun 30, 2016 7:24 pm

Here's a potentially interesting thought experiment - what would happen if you printed a boarding pass at home, and then laminated it before going to the airport, so that it was impervious to the Secret Scribbles?

CDTraveler Jul 4, 2016 11:47 am


Originally Posted by Often1 (Post 26792627)
Maybe the better question is why you continue to hold up the passengers behind you, knowing that the Officer is going to unfold the paper you have wasted your own time folding.

I suspect I'm not the only one whose pockets won't hold an unfolded, pristine 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.

I continue to use paper boarding passes because I'm not willing to hand my phone to a TSA clerk in case they're feeling nosy.

Cat Man Do Jul 4, 2016 12:17 pm


Originally Posted by CDTraveler (Post 26869250)
I suspect I'm not the only one whose pockets won't hold an unfolded, pristine 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.

No kidding.


Originally Posted by CDTraveler (Post 26869250)
I continue to use paper boarding passes because I'm not willing to hand my phone to a TSA clerk in case they're feeling nosy.

I've never handed my phone to TSA. You hold your own phone over the scanner.

CDTraveler Jul 4, 2016 1:10 pm


Originally Posted by Cat Man Do (Post 26869373)
I've never handed my phone to TSA. You hold your own phone over the scanner.

Not at every airport. I've seen the ticket checker take phones and scan them many times.


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