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Mar 19, 2003 | 7:41 am
#16
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by bdschobel:
Wow, I agree with every word! Well, I'm an Ohioan, too (born and raised in Cleveland). Maybe that explains it!
Bruce</font>
Wow, I agree with every word! Well, I'm an Ohioan, too (born and raised in Cleveland). Maybe that explains it!
Bruce</font>
Closer than one would expect..I'm from Ashtabula.
Regards
Rick
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Mar 19, 2003 | 7:52 am
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Well, obviously you lack that Ivy League education that we have all presumed that you did not possess; otherwise you would have attempted to evoke a response. 
Welcome to FlyerTalk.
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Welcome to FlyerTalk.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cmhscreener:
No, the purpose of my post was to invoke a response. Let me say that so far I'm impressed.</font>
No, the purpose of my post was to invoke a response. Let me say that so far I'm impressed.</font>
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Mar 19, 2003 | 8:00 am
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You're making friends fast here with that opening statement. Physically, taking off one's shoes for your amusement is not a daunting task. However, when it is done without probable cause for doing so, you are 1)wasting our time and 2)stripsearching us. Therefore many of us object to 1)idiocy and 2)being humiliated just because your boss is a clueless @#$%.
How nice that you took the 'due to economical needs'. Therefore, nobody forced you to take this job. Claiming that you 'are only doing as you were instructed' isn't going to get you any sympathy here. Nobody forced you to take this job and please remember that Taco Bell, a company that does not treat the public in a most un-American fashion, is always hiring. So it's not like your only option for this portion of you life's work was 'Airport Traveler Harasser'.
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"Give me Liberty or give me Death." - Patrick Henry
How nice that you took the 'due to economical needs'. Therefore, nobody forced you to take this job. Claiming that you 'are only doing as you were instructed' isn't going to get you any sympathy here. Nobody forced you to take this job and please remember that Taco Bell, a company that does not treat the public in a most un-American fashion, is always hiring. So it's not like your only option for this portion of you life's work was 'Airport Traveler Harasser'.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cmhscreener:
WOW! Am I ever impressed. This has to be the largest conglomeration of frequent whiners, that I have seen, gathered in one place.
I have been a screener at the Port Columbus Airport since June of last year, and after reading through your forums, the number of complaints that I have heard increased by at least threefold.
There seems to be a lot of assumption that the current class of screeners has come from a 'welfare to work' program, and that we do not possess the Ivy League education that is a staple in the portfolio of you 'frequent whiners.
Please, do not assume that you know me.
I must apologize for infringing upon some of your basic human rights.
I understand that removing your shoes may cause undue hardship to yourself, and the trauma suffered by all who may be witness to a such tragedy must be unspeakable!
Please forgive me when I ask that you remove your laptop computer from the carrying case. I am only doing as I was instructed.
I understand that some security measures seem trivial. But these measures are not put in place randomly, Some thing or incident has resulted in every step or procedure that you may encounter while negotiating airport security.
We (TSA Screeners) are not all uneducated, Taco Bell layoffs. Some of us have migrated here due to economical needs (you probably are not familiar with that).
Speaking from my perspective, I would have to say that the majority of the folks that I work with are professional, courteous, and will make every attempt to turn an otherwise unpleasant experience into something a little more palatable for passengers.
I know that we have our undesirables, just as your place of business does, and the entire organization seems to be evaluated based on those few individuals.
Please understand that the general consensus of the travelling public, toward the new security measures is positive, but that we like to here from everyone.</font>
WOW! Am I ever impressed. This has to be the largest conglomeration of frequent whiners, that I have seen, gathered in one place.
I have been a screener at the Port Columbus Airport since June of last year, and after reading through your forums, the number of complaints that I have heard increased by at least threefold.
There seems to be a lot of assumption that the current class of screeners has come from a 'welfare to work' program, and that we do not possess the Ivy League education that is a staple in the portfolio of you 'frequent whiners.
Please, do not assume that you know me.
I must apologize for infringing upon some of your basic human rights.
I understand that removing your shoes may cause undue hardship to yourself, and the trauma suffered by all who may be witness to a such tragedy must be unspeakable!
Please forgive me when I ask that you remove your laptop computer from the carrying case. I am only doing as I was instructed.
I understand that some security measures seem trivial. But these measures are not put in place randomly, Some thing or incident has resulted in every step or procedure that you may encounter while negotiating airport security.
We (TSA Screeners) are not all uneducated, Taco Bell layoffs. Some of us have migrated here due to economical needs (you probably are not familiar with that).
Speaking from my perspective, I would have to say that the majority of the folks that I work with are professional, courteous, and will make every attempt to turn an otherwise unpleasant experience into something a little more palatable for passengers.
I know that we have our undesirables, just as your place of business does, and the entire organization seems to be evaluated based on those few individuals.
Please understand that the general consensus of the travelling public, toward the new security measures is positive, but that we like to here from everyone.</font>
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Mar 19, 2003 | 9:25 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ACES II:
cmhscreener, you have opend a real can of worms now. So sit back and get ready to laugh...LOL I get a real crack out of this site. </font>
cmhscreener, you have opend a real can of worms now. So sit back and get ready to laugh...LOL I get a real crack out of this site. </font>
Mike
Mar 19, 2003 | 9:33 am
#21
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Yes I do get a real laugh on this site. Chicken Little has nothing on you guys with your "My civil rights are being violated" whine. If you were in some countries it would not be your rights you would be whining about being violated....LOL
Mar 19, 2003 | 10:33 am
#22
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Well, we're not in those countries, are we?
"Boy, if you guys were on the moon right now, you'd really be gasping for breath!"
Duh.
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"Boy, if you guys were on the moon right now, you'd really be gasping for breath!"
Duh.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ACES II:
Yes I do get a real laugh on this site. Chicken Little has nothing on you guys with your "My civil rights are being violated" whine. If you were in some countries it would not be your rights you would be whining about being violated....LOL</font>
Yes I do get a real laugh on this site. Chicken Little has nothing on you guys with your "My civil rights are being violated" whine. If you were in some countries it would not be your rights you would be whining about being violated....LOL</font>
"Give me Liberty or give me Death." - Patrick Henry
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Mar 19, 2003 | 12:07 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Spiff:
Well, obviously you lack that Ivy League education that we have all presumed that you did not possess; otherwise you would have attempted to evoke a response.
Welcome to FlyerTalk.
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Well, obviously you lack that Ivy League education that we have all presumed that you did not possess; otherwise you would have attempted to evoke a response.
Welcome to FlyerTalk.
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Mar 19, 2003 | 12:16 pm
#24
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My pleasure.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cmhscreener:
Thanks for the lesson, professor.</font>
Thanks for the lesson, professor.</font>
Mar 19, 2003 | 12:19 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by tazi:
Invoking response is what tSA employees seem to be the best at. Too bad it does nothing to keep us safer.
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Invoking response is what tSA employees seem to be the best at. Too bad it does nothing to keep us safer.
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You only have us to kick around for another 2 years, then it's back to the private organizations. Enjoy!
Mar 19, 2003 | 1:36 pm
#26
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Spiff:
Well, we're not in those countries, are we?
"Boy, if you guys were on the moon right now, you'd really be gasping for breath!"
Duh.
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Well, we're not in those countries, are we?
"Boy, if you guys were on the moon right now, you'd really be gasping for breath!"
Duh.
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Mar 19, 2003 | 9:14 pm
#27
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cmhscreener:
You only have us to kick around for another 2 years, then it's back to the private organizations. Enjoy!</font>
You only have us to kick around for another 2 years, then it's back to the private organizations. Enjoy!</font>
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deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Ben Franklin
Mar 19, 2003 | 9:16 pm
#28
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cmhscreener:
Thanks for the lesson, professor.</font>
Thanks for the lesson, professor.</font>
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deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Ben Franklin
Mar 19, 2003 | 9:40 pm
#29
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by tazi:
But I am looking forward to a return to sanity and common sense at the airports.</font>
But I am looking forward to a return to sanity and common sense at the airports.</font>