The Bin cleaning thread
Jun 11, 2007 | 7:21 pm
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The Bin cleaning thread
I wanted to share my experience on my last flight through DFW.
I generally don't throw my shoes into the bins, but instead kick them directly onto the conveyer belt.
The TSA barker was in the process of throwing me a second bin for my shoes which I politely declined.
He asked why I just threw them on directly to which I asked, "To prevent the crap on my shoes to go onto the next person's jacket. When was the last time you had these bins cleaned"
To my disgust he thought about it for a min, then replied, "never in my 3 years at DFW, we just throw them away when they get really, really nasty or sticky"
Bleh.
On your next flight please ask the TSA when was the last time the bins were washed/cleaned.
I generally don't throw my shoes into the bins, but instead kick them directly onto the conveyer belt.
The TSA barker was in the process of throwing me a second bin for my shoes which I politely declined.
He asked why I just threw them on directly to which I asked, "To prevent the crap on my shoes to go onto the next person's jacket. When was the last time you had these bins cleaned"
To my disgust he thought about it for a min, then replied, "never in my 3 years at DFW, we just throw them away when they get really, really nasty or sticky"
Bleh.
On your next flight please ask the TSA when was the last time the bins were washed/cleaned.
Jun 11, 2007 | 9:47 pm
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Last time the bins were cleaned? Har har har, that's a good one!
The small, nominally white circular bins that some people use for keys, wallet, cell phones, change, etc. are just as gross as the gray bins. If TSA were a private business, it would be shut down for public health violations.
The small, nominally white circular bins that some people use for keys, wallet, cell phones, change, etc. are just as gross as the gray bins. If TSA were a private business, it would be shut down for public health violations.
Jun 11, 2007 | 10:19 pm
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I could probably be talked out of that position
Jun 13, 2007 | 2:46 am
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Jun 15, 2007 | 4:34 am
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True. On the other hand I really have never seen a bin so obviously dirty that I've had issues throwing my stuff into it. However having travelled for over a decade on London public transport I've come to accept a little filth with my journeys.