To be honest...
Nov 28, 2010 | 10:17 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Portland, OR
Programs: Star Alliance, One World, Skyteam, BR, GA, EK, VX, SPG, Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, IC
Posts: 4,066
To be honest...
Over the past several months, I feel very apprehensive due to all the events unfolding around TSA, the WBI/Backscatter, and the Enhanced Patdowns..
I haven't flown since the new 'Enhanced services' were in place and to be honest am not looking forward to it when I fly domestic and trans-pac in 2 weeks from now and all the information just seems to make things worse..
From all I'm reading, the gropes, the over-authoritative TSOs, and the vagueness of rules and regulations left me awfully weary on flying period.
As of now, I feel the absolute necessity to secure my belongings and finding ways not to leave it unattended or being scanned remotely by TSA without my being in the same area for fear of theft. I'm also a bit ruffled at the prospect of being barked and quoted non-existent regulations by not properly trained TSOs.
I am just anxious about having to go through all of these things, and being a foreign national, staying out of trouble is a priority. All I want is to safely travel back and forth from the US and receive proper respects to not be treated like criminals. I want to treat the TSA with respect, as long as the entity respects me back.
Obviously everything has its pros and cons, but why not be honest for a change? both people and authority to just get it right without having to offend one to the other, is it too much to ask?
When liberty and freedom is at stake, would you extend the hostility to the citizens and lawful foreign nationals? I feel apprehensive and will continue to be so..
The questions seems to be the same: Safe with the sacrifice of dignity and integrity, or Safe without sacrificing respect and common sense?
To be honest... I am just terrified by all these turn of events, and would like to ask everyone involved.. "What's next?"
Note: I feel the need to write this thread because flying for me had never gone this apprehensive and I am fearing for my own safety in the hands of TSA. It may only represent a small percentage of my overall trip, but it really makes or breaks what a good trip is..
I haven't flown since the new 'Enhanced services' were in place and to be honest am not looking forward to it when I fly domestic and trans-pac in 2 weeks from now and all the information just seems to make things worse..
From all I'm reading, the gropes, the over-authoritative TSOs, and the vagueness of rules and regulations left me awfully weary on flying period.
As of now, I feel the absolute necessity to secure my belongings and finding ways not to leave it unattended or being scanned remotely by TSA without my being in the same area for fear of theft. I'm also a bit ruffled at the prospect of being barked and quoted non-existent regulations by not properly trained TSOs.
I am just anxious about having to go through all of these things, and being a foreign national, staying out of trouble is a priority. All I want is to safely travel back and forth from the US and receive proper respects to not be treated like criminals. I want to treat the TSA with respect, as long as the entity respects me back.
Obviously everything has its pros and cons, but why not be honest for a change? both people and authority to just get it right without having to offend one to the other, is it too much to ask?
When liberty and freedom is at stake, would you extend the hostility to the citizens and lawful foreign nationals? I feel apprehensive and will continue to be so..
The questions seems to be the same: Safe with the sacrifice of dignity and integrity, or Safe without sacrificing respect and common sense?
To be honest... I am just terrified by all these turn of events, and would like to ask everyone involved.. "What's next?"
Note: I feel the need to write this thread because flying for me had never gone this apprehensive and I am fearing for my own safety in the hands of TSA. It may only represent a small percentage of my overall trip, but it really makes or breaks what a good trip is..
Nov 28, 2010 | 10:51 pm
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Northeast Kansas | Colorado Native
Programs: Amex Gold/Plat, UA *G, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat Marriott LT Gold, NEXUS, TSA Disparager Unobtanium
Posts: 22,650
I have to agree. Although I have flown 138K this year, I feel a bit stressed out when it comes time to enter security. This morning, I was dreading the pat-down @ RDU. Luckily, I timed it perfectly, and I missed the NoS and pat-down.. Not so sure I'll be that lucky next time..