Hygiene standards for screeners
 

I was walking through the screening area at BNA last week and I saw one of the screeners picking his nose. In fairness, he wiped it on his pants, so it wasn't like he was going to touch anything with it, but it was absolutely disgusting. I thought about telling someone, but who would I tell? It was just sick.

I saw a man waiting in line to go through screening picking his butt. Then he sneezed into his hand. I thought about warning the screeners, but then I realized that it would just make me look like an ....

Yeah, I felt the same way, which is why I didn't say anything at the checkpoint. The problem is, that screeners are civil servants. They work for us. There should be some standards. The fact is, they are paid more than McDonald's employees and I've never seen a McDonald's employee doing anything remotely like that.

Congratulations, by the way. This is the first post I've noticed from you that didn't contain some form of ad hominem. ^ Keep it up!

I am merely a reflection of those I post around. If my posts seem ad hominem, the posters in the same thread may want to look in the mirror before pointing at me.

You know, I have a habit of going around to employees in the private sector of companies I do business with and belittling them and their work. You should see what I say about some of those pampered lazy suburban fat asses that couldn't even stand on their own two feet for 8 hours, much less do anything productive!

Surprisingly, they seem to have some kind of attitude about this, instead of just accepting it as their lot in life. I mean, after all, when I buy their product, they work for me, so why would I bother to treat them with respect or dignity? The dirty little serfs!

Yeah, I always pass judgment on a whole group of people whenever I see one person doing something. I assume that it applies to everyone. :rolleyes:

That's a very bad attitude! :td:

I see passengers all the time leaving the restroom without washing their hands. Coughing without covering their mouths etc. From now on, we need sinks and soap at each checkpoint. All passengers must wash their hands before entering the checkpoint. All screeners must wash their hands before screening passengers. :rolleyes: Seriously. This is just another lame attempt of trying to take a jab at the TSA. Nice McDonalds mention by the way. I like how you slipped that one in there.

If you are seriously worried about it, upon being hand wanded or having your bag searched, simply ask the screener to change gloves.

On the other hand, if you're seriously worried about a screener picking his nose, you're in deep doo doo. You should see how filthy the airport food workers etc. are when they come through the checkpoint on their way to work. Now don't go gettin' all Howard Hughes on us. :)

So, you're apologizing for the worker who did this and saying it's okay, then?

By the way, this was not jab, it was a real incident.

One might suggest not throwing rocks to those who live in glass houses, but I believe in certain cases, it would be like trying to teach pigs to sing.

I do, however, suggest a mirror ... some very interesting things might be revealed if one who thrusts mirrors out like some kind of protective fetish against vampires were to be forced to use it upon himself.

Huh? You guys have been acting like petulant, rude two year olds unchecked for years, and this is the best thought you have is that when someone holds up a mirror to your childishness?

Not to mention the multi metaphor pileup that occured in your post. I can only hope no nouns were injured.

My thought is the obvious one.

If you are standing in a field full of thousands of pounds of litter, and exclaim, "Look, a Mc Donalds bag! Those guys are corporate cretins that hate the environment," it may say more about your attitude towards McDonalds than it says about McDonalds.

Does it have to happen to make it a jab? You saw it happen and you thought it would be another great attempt to make the TSA look bad. That's why you posted it.

I think picking your nose and wiping it on your pants is disgusting, but do you think that the TSA is the only place this happens? If I saw an employee doing this, I'd be like, hey man, here's a tissue. Take it easy on your pants.

Wow! You guys deserve each other!!!

The problem in this case is that that same person might soon be handling your undergarments in a bag check... ick. :eek:

The same goes for the McDonalds employee putting together my order, or the person at the cleaners. If the person has to come into contact with others or their personal items, they ought to have better hygene than this TSA employee expressed.

Actually, no. I posted it because I'm curious about whether other forum members have noticed similar things. If they have, then it is the sort of thing that demands action.

I don't think it is the only place that it happens, but frankly, I haven't noticed it elsewhere with people "on the job," have you?