Category Archives: TSA
More TSA Idiocy – Pilot Screening
Great Salon article. Pilot is stopped by TSA from carrying a flatware knife through a security checkpoint. The exact kind of knife they give you on the plane. “You ain’t takin’ this through,” she says. “No knives. You can’t bring … Continue reading
Newark International Airport
The really convenient feature of Newark International Airport’s Terminal A is that ALL the restaurants are outside the secure area. Once you go through security, all you get is a kiosk selling water and soda or a Starbucks selling whatever … Continue reading
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TSA Gets A Clue?
From MSN, via Snowflakes in Hell and Firearms And Freedom: “With the federal government looking for ways to improve passenger screening, staffers at the Transportation Security Administration have made a suggestion to their bosses — to lift the ban on … Continue reading
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NOLA. Drive or Fly?
I have to visit New Orleans for business next week. I’m seriously considering driving instead of flying. If I fly, I have to drive to the Airport, that’s an hour. Get there two hours ahead, then the flight is about … Continue reading
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Why The TSA Sucks – Reason 247
Dear TSO at DFW who inspected my suitcase, Thank you for the note alerting me that my bag had been inspected. In the future you can save the paper because it was obvious that my bag had been inspected. The … Continue reading
Why The TSA Sucks: Reason 427
$3.22 for a 20oz bottle of Diet Coke at John Wayne Airport. Is the TSA getting a kickback from airport vendors for maintaining the ban on carrying liquids through a checkpoint? I notice no similar 400% markup on dry items … Continue reading
Peggy Noonan on TSA in the WSJ
The View From Gate 14 “And, as always: Why do we do this when you know I am not a terrorist, and you know I know you know I am not a terrorist? Why this costly and harassing kabuki when … Continue reading
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We're The Only Ones Violating Airport Security
“We’re the only ones” meme borrowed from David Codrea From the do as we say department, The TSA workers ARE above the law. A Transportation Security Administration worker who brought a gun through an X-ray machine at Denver International Airport … Continue reading
Finally made it to Buffalo…
…last night. After sitting on the ramp for over an hour after sitting at the gate for 30 minutes past departure time. We sat in the plane in Chicago for almost twice as long as the flight to Buffalo lasted. … Continue reading
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TSA Saves US From Deadly Nipple Rings – UPDATED and bumped
Last month the TSA saved the passengers on a flight from Lubbock to Dallas from a pair of deadly nipple rings. I can’t tell you how much safer I feel knowing the person seated next to me doesn’t have any … Continue reading
