Remove boot cast & walk on broken foot
Jul 8, 2017, 11:11 am
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Jul 8, 2017, 1:26 pm
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I would rather be in the lounge drinking a G&T. Luckily for me the crutches were a short term issue. It must truly be a horror to travel whilst disabled and deal with the gropers on a regular basis.
Now I have Nexus I imagine my forays into North American airports will be less painful, or at least I hope they are.
Jul 8, 2017, 4:00 pm
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To be sure, those who have 'compassion' and understanding, which they would want these individuals to receive, will not step up and take such jobs, correct? So the issue is what?
We get those individuals who want or need jobs and do not understand compassion, as it were.
My point is, if we do not like the way we are sometimes treated in these types of situations, we better pony up and take some of these jobs to show others how it is done.... otherwise you will continue to look at these employees as pariah.
safe travels
We get those individuals who want or need jobs and do not understand compassion, as it were.
My point is, if we do not like the way we are sometimes treated in these types of situations, we better pony up and take some of these jobs to show others how it is done.... otherwise you will continue to look at these employees as pariah.
safe travels
Jul 12, 2017, 10:37 pm
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Jul 23, 2017, 11:21 am
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Jul 23, 2017, 12:35 pm
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Of course, it's all the passenger's fault because AskTSA told her "We are sorry for your distress." If the TSA had any ethics, the response would be: "We're sorry that our "officers" committed such a gross error in judgment. Both of them have been terminated."
Jul 23, 2017, 1:06 pm
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At least TSA gave up on calling TSA screeners a highly trained, professional work force.
Aug 15, 2017, 12:53 pm
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Remove leg braces & walk, w/o cane!!!
I'd provide a link but it contains a bad word that FT doesn't like:
I would to thank @TSA for MAKING my father remove the leg braces he needs to walk in order to go through security.
They made him put them through the x-ray machine and walk to the other side graceless & without his cane. This was TSA at Ontario, ca.
Aug 15, 2017, 1:05 pm
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Well, if she doesn't submit a formal complaint through proper TSA channels, TSA has no way of knowing about this. HQ rules forbid investigating a complaint unless it is submitted via the online complaint system - or goes viral and hits the mainstream media.
Several reports of this recently from different airports, but it doesn't seem to be widespread. Perhaps this is another new procedure being 'tested' at select airports to see the impact when it is rolled in everywhere.
Several reports of this recently from different airports, but it doesn't seem to be widespread. Perhaps this is another new procedure being 'tested' at select airports to see the impact when it is rolled in everywhere.
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Aug 15, 2017, 1:14 pm
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Well, if she doesn't submit a formal complaint through proper TSA channels, TSA has no way of knowing about this. HQ rules forbid investigating a complaint unless it is submitted via the online complaint system - or goes viral and hits the mainstream media.
Several reports of this recently from different airports, but it doesn't seem to be widespread. Perhaps this is another new procedure being 'tested' at select airports to see the impact when it is rolled in everywhere.
Several reports of this recently from different airports, but it doesn't seem to be widespread. Perhaps this is another new procedure being 'tested' at select airports to see the impact when it is rolled in everywhere.
Aug 15, 2017, 4:36 pm
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I guess the people being forced to remove their casts and braces should be glad they are actually capable of removing them.
The guy who was stuck with a hard non-removable cast was not allowed to fly when he 'refused' to remove his cast for TSA at JFK.
The guy who was stuck with a hard non-removable cast was not allowed to fly when he 'refused' to remove his cast for TSA at JFK.
Aug 15, 2017, 6:13 pm
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