Code Red Alert
 

Have there been changes to the airport security since we went to red? I am particularly interested in SEA and LAS...

I think we're still at orange(?)

I thought we were at orange, but my current project mgr said that we are now at red, as of yesterday...

I wasn't aware that we were at Red.

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/

I believe we are at 'Orange Plus' which must equate to something like Peach or Apricot or something equally fruity...

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"Give me Liberty or give me Death." - Patrick Henry

Is this what changed yesterday? If so, has the airport security changed?

It would depend on where you are, for example New York has never come down from Orange to Yellow so there were no real changes, but some other airports have increased security with the change from Yellow to Orange (we are not at Red).

No, it's pretty much still uniformly stupid.



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"Give me Liberty or give me Death." - Patrick Henry

Orange

Code orange is not so bad, but code red could be a nightmare:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/...5-code-red.htm

Code red would severely restrict the ability to travel relatively efficiently:

"...a ban on parking within 300 feet of an airport terminal, search of every vehicle proceeding to a terminal and the elimination of cargo on all passenger flights. Passengers may be required to check in at least three hours before a flight and shouldn't be allowed to carry laptop computers..."

Hooter's Air Condition Orange is never a nightmare.

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I thought we were at code mauve...

or is that code teal....

fuschia? eggshell? avocado? metallic? clear?...

Orange you glad I did not keep going?...

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We obviously do not have enough colors or levels because Orange Plus does not cut it. What shade fits in between Orange and Red? I guess we have to keep Red as the highest level for all the history but does that mean we elevate Orange and get a shade under Orange and above Yellow?

I like Hot Pink myself http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttr...orum/smile.gif. Maybe we need to revamp the whole thing because it is clear everyone is confused on what color we are at and as pointed out, NY has always been at Orange so they must be Orange Plus Plus? Oh the decisions we have to make! http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/wink.gif

Where does Amber Alert fit into all of this?

Isn't Orange Plus juice with calcium added to it?

How much American taxpayer dollars do you think was spent to devise this color-coded alert system?

I can answer SEA. They are performing random checks of cars approaching the airport.

If travelling on Metro or SoundTransit, they are dropping off and picking up outside the airport grounds on International Drive. A shuttle bus then runs you in and out, or you can walk to the terminal (faster).

I would imagine Accenture made a pretty penny on this one. The entire deparment of homeland security is a consultant's wet dream. And don't even get me started on the Buarue of Industry and Security (are we in China?)


As for the amber alert it is named after a girl who was kidnapped and klled, and not a killer

I prefer Orange Julius.

I am glad you do, Rut Dog.

And please don't call me Julius.

So how do I get my laptop home if Code Red is declared while I'm away? And what's this obsession with laptops anyway?

The quote is not from somebody stating the rules, just what he thinks it should be, so laptops may still be OK.

Even if not, FedEx makes a great laotop shipping box.....

Maybe I am mistaken, but isn't Accenture a spinoff of Arthur Andersen?

Oh, great, so I'm going to trust the baggage gorillas (think old Samsonite commercial) with my $3,000 notebook computer? I-don't-think-so! On some trips I carry two laptops, along with some very expensive acoustical test gear. Such extreme measures will hardly be tolerated by the flying public. Not that many people own Panasonic toughbooks!