ORD to get full body scanners
Feb 23, 2010, 11:21 pm
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Go thru ORD via UA fairly often, and I'm not gonna change.
If I'm picked, its a refusal for the old hands on treatment.
People have to show they won't go thru them, otherwise after the next attempt Nepolitano and group will have it mandatory.
If I'm picked, its a refusal for the old hands on treatment.
People have to show they won't go thru them, otherwise after the next attempt Nepolitano and group will have it mandatory.
Feb 24, 2010, 12:29 am
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As ORD is my home airport, I really have no choice but to fly out of there on UA or AA. But I will refuse every single time.
Sad.
Feb 24, 2010, 11:44 am
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Something tells me they'll be using that checkpoint off to the side that goes to E/F.
Feb 24, 2010, 12:49 pm
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Cool, BOS getting them. Hopefully, they'll go into the A terminal and I can pick the TSO who gives me the pat-down.
Logan TSO, if you are reading this, you guys appear to have made a couple of excellent hires in the recent past, if you know what I mean.
Mike
Logan TSO, if you are reading this, you guys appear to have made a couple of excellent hires in the recent past, if you know what I mean.
Mike
Feb 24, 2010, 1:54 pm
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You got it -- and that's where this is headed unless enough of us tell off the "security" perverts sooner than later.
Feb 24, 2010, 2:42 pm
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Feb 24, 2010, 2:45 pm
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Feb 24, 2010, 2:49 pm
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When that happens, I imagine there will be several travelers who suddenly develop medical issues that prevent them from going through these machines.
Feb 25, 2010, 12:13 am
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Feb 25, 2010, 12:29 am
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Feb 25, 2010, 2:48 am
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The machines only scan the surface of the body.
In my career, I have worked for small startups to large Global 1000s in industries including semiconductors, finance, defense/aerospace, education, and manufacturing. However, my stint in adult entertainment was quite enlightening.
Let me assure the TSA that a highly motivated individual of either sex can easily accomodate enough materials internally for a device with the power to destroy any known aircraft many times over with minimal or no signs of physical discomfort with just a few weeks training.
In my career, I have worked for small startups to large Global 1000s in industries including semiconductors, finance, defense/aerospace, education, and manufacturing. However, my stint in adult entertainment was quite enlightening.
Let me assure the TSA that a highly motivated individual of either sex can easily accomodate enough materials internally for a device with the power to destroy any known aircraft many times over with minimal or no signs of physical discomfort with just a few weeks training.
So, where are the airlines in all of this
Mar 16, 2010, 8:41 am
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IMO, until travelers dump air travel in droves, particularly last-minute business travelers, the airlines will just sit on the sidelines and keep their mouths shut publicly, lest they incur the wrath of the federal government pressure machine.
Mar 16, 2010, 9:09 am
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