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Nice Job, Mikey
My letters are on their way and include a link to this thread. Thanks again for your effort. |
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ranles: Is this the wrong Forum for this??</font> |
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by bdschobel: ...Incidentally, I flew back from Paris this morning on the Concorde. Security people looked in every bag ... But the French security people are professional and polite -- a marked difference from the Argenbright morons that we deal with here in the U.S. Nobody displayed my dirty laundry to the waiting crowds!Bruce</font> Meanwhile, we do not need MORE security, we need less, along with some smarts. |
Well, all I can say is that today's flight was AFTER the shoe-bomber got through. I suspect that procedures may have changed a bit because of that. In any case, the French screeners were quite obviously a cut above the Argenidiots that we have to deal with day in and day out.
I'm back to the airport January 9 for a no-standing Shuttle flight to DCA. What silliness. Bruce |
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HollyHP: I read the other thread proposing this and think it's a great idea. But I was surprised in reading Mikey's letter. While it raised the detail behind the problem very well, it didn't clearly spell out the problem itself. The length of the delays in the name of "security," particularly when combined with fewer available direct flights since the airlines cut routes, makes it more time-effective for the frequent business traveler to drive to many destinations. This, as we know, has a serious ripple effect for all of us: the airlines, the tax payers who bailed them out, and even the leisure travellers who will see fares increase to cover the losses. I can read between the lines here and see what Mikey is saying. But I think it might be helpful to be more explicit about the problem in trying to get the media to write about it. Grandma and Grandpa may not care that it takes them at least an extra hour or two cooling their heels in airports if they feel safer, but for business travellers, time is money. Combine the time factor with the hassle factor and driving becomes the clear alternative for destinations to which we would ordinarily fly. Edit: forgot the flyertalk convention of bolding the name of posters referred to in the message. [This message has been edited by HollyHP (edited 01-02-2002).]</font> Excellent response. I tend to rant. I am not a writer. (And I can't spell worth a ****.....RANDY, ADD A SPELLCHECKER TO FLYERTALK http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif ) But, I posted the letter here to get you and all of the other FTers to write, call, visit their friendlly neighborhood reporters...and NOW..President, Vice President, Congressmen etc. We need to be listened to.... |
Some of my experiences from recent travels:
- Sept. 16. At check in, asked about knives, pointed objects, etc. At security, giant sign saying no knives of any sort. At Presidents Club, whole big tray of metal knives (plastic, too). - Dec. 18. Get randomly selected. (Dreaded S.) Get wanded while standing next to a big metal partition. Beeps all over the body. Guard: "Oh, don't worry, it's just the partition." - Dec. 18. Get randomly selected again. As I'm walking up to the gate, I hear my name in a long list followed by instructions to go to the screening. In theory I might not have heard it. Walk on the plane. No problem. No reconciling the list against who actually went up to get screened. - Dec. 19. Again randomly selected. Huge line at the gate. Getting toward departure time. They rush through the last 5-10 passengers, not even bothering to open the carry ons. The thing that's laughable about the random security screenings is that you're warned in advance ... maybe i'm smarter than the average terrorist, but if I were intending to do something evil and had contraband, I would bolt as soon as I saw the S. |
Nice post mikey1003. I wish the clowns with the dirty rubber gloves would change them when they resemble the camophlage uniforms the bored NG guys wear. Phew!
MisterNice |
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by rocky: Some of my experiences from recent travels: - Dec. 18. Get randomly selected again. As I'm walking up to the gate, I hear my name in a long list followed by instructions to go to the screening. In theory I might not have heard it. Walk on the plane. No problem. No reconciling the list against who actually went up to get screened.</font> If five terrorists were boarding a aircraft now, why wouldn't they just do what my wife and I did? Answer, they would. Yes, security is a joke, but unfortunately, the jokes on us. |
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mikey1003: I tend to rant. I am not a writer.</font> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">But, I posted the letter here to get you and all of the other FTers to write, call, visit their friendlly neighborhood reporters...and NOW..President, Vice President, Congressmen etc. We need to be listened to....</font> Good work, mikey. Hope I'm not the only one to join your call to arms. And I'll second the call for a spell checker... even a preview would help me. I swear I never find my typos until I see the thing without UBB code in it. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif |
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