Was the DEN TSO who escorted me out of the line one of them? Did the cameras see how I was treated?

Never, I hope.

Just because someone wants to harass the TSO, I don't think it's a reason to smell like the third day of a 4-day science fiction convention...it's not fair to the rest of the pax in line.

How could that be? They had background checks, were given shiny badges to wear and everything.

That has always seemed kind of inconsistent to me. Give a TSO a low-level clearance and he/she has virtually unfettered access to the secure areas. If the TSO does turn out to be untrustworthy, TSA points out (correctly) that previous behavior is no guarantee of future behavior.

Give someone else (military, government contractor, etc) a much higher clearance level and they aren't allowed the same privileges at the airport.

I don't believe there's something unique or different about the background check that a TSO gets that is specifically oriented towards ensuring that he/she is a died-in-the-wool trustworthy patriot.

I do know when we had clearances at work, they were regularly reviewed and 'updated' as necessary. Rare, but once in a while, someone's clearance didn't pass and was rescinded. (In one instance, we suspected the guy's bad divorce and subsequent heavy gambling and financial woes may have been the reason).

Do TSO clearances get routinely reviewed?

Not to worry, just shower at the Admiral's club.

One screener posted here not too long ago that a byproduct of the TSA sharing "Secret" intelligence reports was that quite a few were found to have skeletons in their closets after the much more detailed background checks were completed. So yes, more Bad Apples� have been shown the door. ^

I have received one pat down since TSA. From that experience, and watching others that have been patted down, I would say about 1% do it correctly... those that probably had law enforcement training.

Be surprised at what kind of view you can get with a security camera. At my old office, you could zoom in on a computer screen about 50 feet away and read a word document at 12pt. Of course, those cameras ran about $2200 a piece!

This is good to hear

The white 3x5 cards with the narrative section on the back and the 800 number on them? Yeah we have them. I have some in my pocket and some at the supervisor podium

IF that happens, they will not get screened. I have seen that happen.

I am not sure that we ever sorted out who that was.

There are some GAWD awful smelly people and I wonder who or rather pity those that have to sit next to them. I have had people break wind on me when conducting screening. I swear they hold it on purpose.

Translation for debua1k: no, they weren't on that day.

I'm just curious, what do you think when they say the famed "anything to make us safe"?

Saw a woman with shoulder-length hair today at Denver get a brushing of her hair by a TSAer's hands next to one of the strip search machines.

Yeah the hair is part of the new stuff.

1. Ignorance is bliss?
2. IF only you knew?

No wait those are FT slogans. I can tell they dont hang out here. I have only met one FT'er, he had a big yellow tag on his roller bag that says "Flyertalk."
I spoke to him briefly but he did not hang out in this topic.

Must be looking for that bomb in Velma Von Tussle's tower-like hairdo....

Yeah that's great. But what is your opinion of the "anything to keep us safe" crowd? Do you roll your eyes at it or do you agree, or any other response?

any response, hello?