Originally Posted by bambi47

... But I believe that all people have the best intentions when they do something, that their not doing it for malicious reasons.
... That everything we do is to harrass them and inconvenience them. I don't know what the leaders are thinking, but why can't you believe that the screeners are really trying to keep you a little bit safer? Why are we always just hassleing you?
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Originally Posted by bambi47

I don't assume anything about anyone. I KNOW the TSA leaders are a bunch of incompetent ***holes, I work for them. But I believe that all people have the best intentions when they do something, that their not doing it for malicious reasons. Unlike a few people on here that think the government is "plotting" against them all the time. That everything we do is to harrass them and inconvenience them. I don't know what the leaders are thinking, but why can't you believe that the screeners are really trying to keep you a little bit safer? Why are we always just hassleing you? Why can't the screening process be just what it is? Why are we trying to take away your rights, intrude on your privacy? Honestly, I haven't met anyone that interesting that I want to know that much about them. I just want to make sure your not carrying anything your not supposed to. Do I think your a terrorist? Not really. But if you get something through security that you shouldn't have, your gonna make a big stink about that too.

Originally Posted by LessO2

Seriously, again, I extend my invitation to you to drive up the Jersey Turnpike and go through EWR. For even more amusement, wear flip-flops or some other non-profile shoes and see even more excitement!

This "random secondary" crap that Hawley is selling is a license for your colleagues to beat their "officer" chest with the sewn-on badges and dispense with more retaliatory secondaries (previosuly known as "continuous screening").

It's not some tinfoil hat thing Bambi, there really are some screeners who get their rocks off on putting someone into the pen.

Originally Posted by bambi47

I was talking to one of the managers today and saying what seems to be going on at Newark. I've personallynever been there. We are going to see if we can go up there and see what is going on. Don't know if it will do any good, but this manager has some connections pretty high up. And their not shy about using them. Not only that, but this manager really cares about what's being done. Maybe we can help.

Originally Posted by GUWonder

Will this be an overnight paid-for fieldtrip? :D Thursday and Fridays -- through to closing and beyond -- are often "fun". Remember to score some points. ;)

Originally Posted by bambi47

No, its gonna be on our own time. I don't believe we're going to present ourselves as TSA. At least that was the last that I heard. :(

Originally Posted by bambi47

I was talking to one of the managers today and saying what seems to be going on at Newark. I've personallynever been there. We are going to see if we can go up there and see what is going on. Don't know if it will do any good, but this manager has some connections pretty high up. And their not shy about using them. Not only that, but this manager really cares about what's being done. Maybe we can help.

Originally Posted by Superguy

That'd be great if you do.

You might also want to say hi to Adonis at LGA while you're up there. And see if you can swing a trip thru SFO, DFW, LAS and DEN. They're notoriously bad.

If you're feeling really lucky, you can push for HNL and OGG. I didn't have a problem at HNL, but a lot of people complain about those two. :)

Originally Posted by bambi47

I only get 2 days a week off, and lately I'm working one of them. Maybe we'll do the west coast after the holidays. :D