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TSA Changes Screening Based on Blog Suggestion
hhavensteincw writes "Less than a week after it launched a new blog aimed at gathering suggestions from air travelers to improve airport security processes, the Transportation Security Administration changed a practice where some screeners were requiring passengers to remove all electronics, including Blackberries, iPods, and cords from carry-on luggage. Seems the TSA didn't know this was going on, and after the question was raised on its blog, it clamped down on the practice. The TSA also provided a detailed description of their reasoning behind the liquids policy. We discussed the opening of the blog last week."
In other news, TSA is looking in to claims that some inspectors were unfamiliar soap, shampoo and other personal hygiene products...
I regularly wear two almost identical fleeces -- one has a zipper, one does not; also, I fly rather frequently. I've noticed that security *always* asks me to remove my zippered fleece, and never requires me to remove the one without the zipper. Every time, I think that I should wear a trench coat, and nothing more. They ask me to remove my coat, and I calmly comply, and proceed to the metal detector... but something tells me I'd get in *much* worse trouble than indecent exposure...
These cultists are ardent students of the Book of Genesis in the bible who consider that all evil stems from Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden who were tempted to pluck a fruit from God's tree by the Devil in the form of a serpent.
The emblem of this fruit is carried openly upon the mind control boxes possessed by these cultists, who frequently gather in Starbucks and Internet cafes, openly displaying this emblem in order to attract other cultist colleagues into terrorist quangos to plan their revenge upon the rest of us.
Therefore, please keep an eye open for smartly dressed people carrying little white boxes bearing an apple emblem on them - they are not to be trusted. Remove their boxes from them and stamp on them, find out where they live, break into their houses and smach up their huge designer coffee tables and African dance memorabilia.
They MUST be stopped!
Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
:O the reason is that George Bush believes in man-made Global Warming, and is trying to cut down on pollution by removing unnecessary weight from planes!! *gets dragged away by men in dark suits and shades*
which is totally what she said
The following expression of the officer, along with his mixed reactions as to what to do next, were pure Kodak moments. I really, really would have paid good money to get a copy of the surveillance camera video!! He first tried to close it and just return it to me, then he realized that he better check it out since he was the one that said it had to be done. I think he took about 0.8 seconds of a "thorough" inspection, then closed the bag. However, that wouldn't turn the dildos off, and they were still buzzing away, quite audibly. I gave him the "turn them off. All of them." look, and he fumbled again attempting to get all 3 turned off. Next Monday I fly out again. I can't wait to see what they'll do this time.
Ask you for a date?
I'm a consultant - I convert gibberish into cash-flow.
Wow. What a waste of good booze. What's with you people? Drink it - don't burn it!
XML is like violence. If it doesn't solve the problem, use more.
He'll just build his own plane from the scraps he finds in the dumpster behind the terminal, and get there before his scheduled flight even takes off.
I had some fun with the chain maile shirt I was working on, I had the shirt in my back pack and supprise supprise the TSA guys ask to look. There was quite a bit of confusion as apparently the TSA monkey did not know what chain maile was, fortunately his supervisor did but I still had to explain that I am unlikely to try to take over the plane with it... come on, what am I going to do grab a spork and demand they fly this plain to the middle ages? was fun though.
In the not too distant future, next Sunday A.D.
During a brief period when I was flying often, I always got searched, so I statred wearing less and less each time.
FInally I am standing in line, barefoot, really short shorts and a tank top. My small backpack and sandles where going through the machine.
The guy looked at my ticket and start to motion for me to step said and I said.
I going to keep wearing less and less until I am naked or the stop searching me."
He covered his motion and just asked by to continue and have a nice day."
After which I went into the restroom and changed into the clothes in my back pack.
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I too had mild revenge on the baggage checkers. I was a mechanical engineer carrying used 1x8 instrumented bolts. I was carrying them because the previous $1K bolts I checked in luggage were lost. I was running late and they thought I looked in a hurry. I have to admit that eight 1 inch bolts 8 inches long wrapped with wires coming out look kinda suspicious in an Xray even if they are obviously bolts and heavy. The checker asked me take them out. I tried to tell her they were bolts but she was adamant. So I carefully picked one up by the head and handed it to her. She took it, examined it and gave it back. I carefully took it by the bolt head and put it away while she ineffectually tried to wipe away the antiseize compound they were covered with. This in the days before rubber gloves were the norm. The stuff just does not wipe off but spreads easily. She probably had a bad day after that.