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80% Failure Rate Would Get All Of Us Fired. Not The TSA!
I have Global Entry/Pre-Check, and even from that lofty (hah!) perspective the TSA is a miserable joke.How bad? According to ABC News, in a series of recent tests in which undercover agents attempted to smuggle guns, knives, bombs, and goodness knows what other contraband materials into the "secure" areas of various airports, the agency failed around 80 percent of the time. Probably bureaucratic flunkies will interpret this as a welcome sign of improvement, as it no doubt is better than the 95 percent rate reported a few years ago. The rest of us are just smiling blandly with our shoes off and our belts draped over our shoulders while our 2-year-olds run away with our half-open laptop cases in the direction of the body-scan machines. Please don't shoot!
Have we really become such sheep in this country that we put up with being treated like wannabe terrorists who flunked out of terrorist school because we were too stupid?
This is why it is the duty of every red-blooded American when dealing with TSA personnel who show the slightest sign of surliness to be as rude as possible. Be on your guard at all times. Assume that every single one of these people is a monomaniacal pervert who interviewed for this job with the sole intention of one day being able to pretend that the microscopic piece of lint in the button of the left pocket of your chinos is a switchblade or a miniaturized nuclear warhead. Address agents only as "pal" or "bub" or, in especially ripe cases, "my dude." Say things like "But we just met!" when the guy in the blue uniform informs you with sociopathic detachment that he is going to reach for your thigh.
Yeah...pretty much. But who wants to get yanked out of line and forced through their clown-show for just enough time to miss your flight? That's the power these pricks (read: United States Government) have over us. When was the last real TSA success? How about...NEVER! I drive farther and more frequently because the almost incomprehensible PITA that is flying has made a 10 hour drive extremely pleasant by comparison. Anyway...anyone have any good stories about sticking it to the man?
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 07:57 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 07:58 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 07:58 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 07:58 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 07:59 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Apple Fritters While Rome Burns at November 10, 2017 07:59 PM (fA1SL)
Posted by: Apple Fritters While Rome Burns at November 10, 2017 08:00 PM (fA1SL)
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:00 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Apple Fritters While Rome Burns at November 10, 2017 08:00 PM (fA1SL)
--A Las Vegas shooting victim.
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:01 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Under Fire at November 10, 2017 08:01 PM (mcI77)
Posted by: fluffy at November 10, 2017 08:02 PM (cHbmY)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 08:02 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by CBD at 08:00 PM
Yes, do tell.
Posted by: Bob, from NSA at November 10, 2017 08:02 PM (ANIFC)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at November 10, 2017 08:02 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:02 PM (BoMuO)
And you have better food, you get to choose your companions, the restrooms are bigger and cleaner, the seats are more comfortable, if you see something that interests you, you can stop.
And when you get there, you have a car.
You pack what you want and you leave on your schedule, not the airline's.
Posted by: Richard Aubrey at November 10, 2017 08:03 PM (ucLlG)
McGyver, Out
Posted by: McGyver at November 10, 2017 08:04 PM (5HYYq)
Posted by: Apple Fritters While Rome Burns at November 10, 2017 08:04 PM (fA1SL)
Posted by: Under Fire at November 10, 2017 08:04 PM (mcI77)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 10, 2017 08:05 PM (+XVlR)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 10, 2017 08:05 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:05 PM (BoMuO)
Posted by: Old Blue at November 10, 2017 08:05 PM (gEvQ8)
Posted by: Country Boy - 2017 GNAMM and CenTexMoMee survivor at November 10, 2017 08:05 PM (D2vc1)
The universal rejoinder to them ought to be, I want an attorney dog
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at November 10, 2017 08:05 PM (pNxlR)
The doggy was probably just a doggy. But if yer gonna placebo, may as well placebo with a doggy.
I like doggies.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at November 10, 2017 08:05 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2017 08:06 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:05 PM (BoMuO)
--Waco is even better.
Free parking!
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:06 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:06 PM (BoMuO)
And you have better food, you get to choose your companions, the restrooms are bigger and cleaner, the seats are more comfortable, if you see something that interests you, you can stop.
And when you get there, you have a car.
You pack what you want and you leave on your schedule, not the airline's.
Posted by: Richard Aubrey at November 10, 2017 08:03 PM (ucLlG)
I want richer friends with bigger jets. Where's Citation pilot?
Maybe he'll give us a ride.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 10, 2017 08:06 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: zeera at November 10, 2017 08:06 PM (3QrMq)
The distance you can cover in a ten hour drive isn't much different from
that you can cover flying. If you count leaving for the airport to get
there two hours ahead, time on flight, getting baggage, and getting
transport to the actual destination.
And you have better food, you get to choose your companions, the
restrooms are bigger and cleaner, the seats are more comfortable, if you
see something that interests you, you can stop.
And when you get there, you have a car.
You pack what you want and you leave on your schedule, not the airline's.
Posted by: Richard Aubrey at November 10, 2017 08:03 PM (ucLlG)
I tried driving from Massachusetts to England. It ended badly; not so much for me, though.
Posted by: zombie Ted kennedy at November 10, 2017 08:06 PM (CpI2D)
Posted by: Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff at November 10, 2017 08:07 PM (mcI77)
Posted by: Country Boy - 2017 GNAMM and CenTexMoMee survivor at November 10, 2017 08:05 PM (D2vc1)
--"Security Theater"
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:07 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2017 08:07 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 08:08 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff at November 10, 2017 08:07 PM (mcI77)
That was pretty much the answer from both Bush and Obama I think. I remember Obama saying well it's here to stay so sucks to be you at some point when complaining about the TSA got to the level that someone asked him about it.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at November 10, 2017 08:08 PM (4ErVI)
I remember standing in the bullshit queues muttering to myself, "Let's profile! Why can't we just profile?"
Posted by: Kreplach at November 10, 2017 08:08 PM (Wtll+)
Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2017 08:07 PM (aC6Sd)
--Well, wake him up and give him a nip as well!
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:08 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: zombie Ted kennedy at November 10, 2017 08:06 PM (CpI2D)
Flying isn't all that either.
Posted by: JFK, Jr at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (60v4h)
restrooms are bigger and cleaner, the seats are more comfortable, if you
see something that interests you, you can stop.
As in: northern New Mexico in the winter.
The extra luggage space is helpful too.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (6FqZa)
In the future, all weapons' transport will be by canoes (batteaux, for all you icebacks). The losses in transit will be horrifying.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (pNxlR)
Your cat isn't sleeping, he is plotting.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (BoMuO)
I hate the procedure. I hate the delays and the lineups and the silly rules. Flying in the States is a mess so I avoid it when I can, as do many others I've spoken with. But the boots on the ground doing the theater performance haven't been the root problem, not for me at least. YMMV.
Posted by: ras at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (HZgdy)
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:07 PM
You spelled "bukkake" wrong.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (+XVlR)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (tbOMB)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 08:08 PM (I/iGu)
Oh, they know how. They just can't be bothered.
Posted by: Peaches at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (14URa)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (Tyii7)
Mustn't disturb the kitteh.
Posted by: fluffy at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (cHbmY)
Posted by: an exploding lithium battery at November 10, 2017 08:10 PM (mJ8mX)
Posted by: zeera at November 10, 2017 08:10 PM (3QrMq)
Posted by: William Eaton at November 10, 2017 08:11 PM (MuTTO)
I remember standing in the bullshit queues muttering to myself, "Let's profile! Why can't we just profile?"
Posted by: Kreplach at November 10, 2017 08:08 PM (Wtll+)
--Can't have that shit.
Diversity is more important.
Like the mullahs on flights testing the fence like the raptors in Jurassic Park.
Vibrant!
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:11 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Kreplach at November 10, 2017 08:08 PM (Wtll+
The TSA molests me every single time I don't have pre check. Also, I have accidentally got a water bottle through security a bunch of times.
One time at Phoenix I think it was, they scanned my bare feet right at the gate. I was chosen for secondary screening.
In front of everyone they were patting me down and scanned the bottom of my bare feet. It was weird.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 10, 2017 08:11 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 10, 2017 08:11 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at November 10, 2017 08:11 PM (tRaq7)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM (BoMuO)
Posted by: CBD
My very elderly father was going through airport security with his equally elderly girlfriend.
For some reason, the TSA selected HER to give a full-body search on.
My dad was outraged. "She's 80 years old! You think she's a terrorist??? What the damn-tootin high-falutin's HELL is the matter with you Nazis???"
Well, you can guess what happened. They BOTH got sent to the private inspection room and interviewed for 90 minutes. Result: Missed his flight.
He was SOOOOOO pissed. Remain so to this day, five years later. Refuses to fly.
Posted by: zombie at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM (42M22)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (BoMuO)
To steal your scotch. And your soul.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM (tbOMB)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis
Ha ha ha. That damn Obama. what a kidder.
Whatever happened to that guy, anyways? Not President anymore, is he?
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....lost in America at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM (S6Pax)
Hell, they were probably on my satchel from sitting in the lab anyway.
Posted by: retropox at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM (E6xR1)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM (BoMuO)
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:07 PM
You spelled "bukkake" wrong.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
That would be the Denver security. http://tinyurl.com/y9h2x8ob
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM (6FqZa)
40 I tried driving from Massachusetts to England. It ended badly; not so much for me, though.
Posted by: zombie Ted kennedy at November 10, 2017 08:06 PM (CpI2D)
Flying isn't all that either.
Posted by: JFK, Jr at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (60v4h)
Not to mention, skiing.
Posted by: Michael Kennedy at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM (eXA4G)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 10, 2017 08:11 PM (Tyii7)
I was wondering that, too, but I have not seen him.
Posted by: Peaches at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM (14URa)
Posted by: josephistan at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM (ANIFC)
Make sure a crisis will happen, that you can have plausible deniability for it, and then use it to help the Party no matter who gets screwed. Extra points if your solution causes a new crisis to use. Rinse - repeat forever.
Posted by: geoffb at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM (zOpu5)
I used to just walk out on the tarmac and board the plain.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at November 10, 2017 08:13 PM (60v4h)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at November 10, 2017 08:13 PM (60v4h)
Posted by: Kevin Spacey at November 10, 2017 08:14 PM (cGz5Q)
I would imagine it was a long day for him and he's pretty wiped out.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 10, 2017 08:14 PM (Tyii7)
You must drive like a bat out of hell. I never spend two hours in the airport unless I'm doing a long layover and I sure as hell can't drive to LA in 10 hours.
But the TSA is a make work joke.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 10, 2017 08:14 PM (/tuJf)
Anyway...anyone have any good stories about sticking it to the man?
Posted by: CBD
Sort of? The first time I flew to Japan, Pookette was two months old and we were going on Space-A. We still had to go through the Sea-Tac TSA, which was ridiculous, because who wants to tick off a flight of US military and their spouses? Anyway, I brought along a bottle of formula, just in case, which their posted regulations said I could have. It was sealed, and as you mamas know, if you break the seal, it goes bad within a few hours. The flight was 13 hours long, and we had already been waiting since 0200.
But, the supervisory agent was not going to cut me any slack, even though the bottle was double-sealed. However, the agent who had inspected my bags intervened and pointed out that it was within the regs. As he helped me repack my bags, he smiled and said, "I'm a fan of David Eddings. Redemption of Althalus is a great book, isn't it?" I agreed, thanked him profusely, and went on my merry way.
So, The Man was stuck to, but by a TSA agent.
Posted by: pookysgirl at November 10, 2017 08:14 PM (XKZwp)
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40 I tried driving from Massachusetts to England. It ended badly; not so much for me, though.
Posted by: zombie Ted kennedy at November 10, 2017 08:06 PM (CpI2D)
Flying isn't all that either.
Posted by: JFK, Jr at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (60v4h)
Not to mention, skiing.
Posted by: Michael Kennedy at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM (eXA4G)
But those Palis sure are nice!
Posted by: zombie Robert Kennedy at November 10, 2017 08:15 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at November 10, 2017 08:15 PM (6FqZa)
Ah, the memories of the great "Bitch set me up!" video.
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:15 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: David Armstrong Kennedy at November 10, 2017 08:16 PM (6FqZa)
They're another in the long list of reliable voting blocs. Not much else.
And massively successful.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - carried over to a good chunk of the Russian population via Mongol rape at November 10, 2017 08:16 PM (BgKrI)
Posted by: andycanuck at November 10, 2017 08:16 PM (mJ8mX)
*taps his nose*
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 08:17 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2017 08:17 PM (aC6Sd)
That'll sharpen 'em up a bit.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:17 PM (fXQD2)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Profoundly Unserious at November 10, 2017 08:17 PM (3BFzK)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 10, 2017 08:17 PM (Tyii7)
sock doff!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at November 10, 2017 08:17 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 10, 2017 08:11 PM (Ri/rl)
Same thing happened to me, although at a different airport. Scanned my bare feet, never so much as glanced at my shoes. I wondered how they thought I had gotten anything embedded in my foot without leaving a scar.
Let Habib and two bagged women with him that were behind me go through without let or hindrance, of course.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 10, 2017 08:18 PM (irQk/)
That'll sharpen 'em up a bit.
Let me write this down!
Posted by: sun tzu at November 10, 2017 08:18 PM (6FqZa)
I said nothing. he told me I could take it back out to my vehicle (in the north friggin forty), or dispose of it there, and i decided to make the flight.
so i didn't stick it to them. they stuck it to me. but it was my fault.
Posted by: booknlass at November 10, 2017 08:18 PM (9mZIr)
40 I tried driving from Massachusetts to England. It ended badly; not so much for me, though.
Posted by: zombie Ted kennedy at November 10, 2017 08:06 PM (CpI2D)
Flying isn't all that either.
Posted by: JFK, Jr at November 10, 2017 08:09 PM (60v4h)
Are we there yet?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:18 PM (fXQD2)
Posted by: Harvey W. at November 10, 2017 08:19 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:19 PM (BoMuO)
Posted by: Ben Had at November 10, 2017 08:19 PM (Hujcr)
Let Habib and two bagged women with him that were behind me go through without let or hindrance, of course.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 10, 2017 08:18 PM (irQk/)
Try going through with a metal plate holding together a previously broken ankle.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:20 PM (fXQD2)
Passed the swab without a 'ping'.
Posted by: hogmartin at November 10, 2017 08:20 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at November 10, 2017
There's a ficus involved in that link, isn't there?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 10, 2017 08:20 PM (+XVlR)
Several times being late from a business meeting I would throw my bags and a $10 to a Skycap and run to my plane to make it WITH my luggage. Good times.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Profoundly Unserious at November 10, 2017 08:20 PM (3BFzK)
I said nothing. he told me I could take it back out to my vehicle (in the north friggin forty), or dispose of it there, and i decided to make the flight.
so i didn't stick it to them. they stuck it to me. but it was my fault.
Posted by: booknlass at November 10, 2017 08:18 PM (9mZIr)
Should said your Mom likes it when I slap her ass with it.
Or father depending on your gender or inclination.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at November 10, 2017 08:20 PM (4ErVI)
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:21 PM (GsAUU)
*taps his nose*
NSA Bob, can we get a ruling on the field?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:21 PM (BoMuO)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/y7oycyfb
Posted by: votermom pimping great books! at November 10, 2017 08:22 PM (hMwEB)
I said nothing. he told me I could take it back out to my vehicle (in the north friggin forty), or dispose of it there, and i decided to make the flight.
so i didn't stick it to them. they stuck it to me. but it was my fault.
Posted by: booknlass at November 10, 2017 08:18 PM (9mZIr)
Not the TSA, but I have a similar story. I went to check out the ships in Fleet Week in NY this past summer & I forgot that I had a keychain multitool on my keyring. The Marine screening me confiscated it & told me I couldn't get it back. A ship filled with armed Marines, but I was a potential threat with a 1.5" blade on a multitool. And as it turns out, that tool is out of production and is something of a collector's item - sells for $30-50 on ebay.
Posted by: josephistan at November 10, 2017 08:22 PM (ANIFC)
Posted by: michael scott at November 10, 2017 08:22 PM (mJ8mX)
Maybe he'll give us a ride.
Posted by: CaliGirl<<<
By George, I think she's got it!
Posted by: Rod at November 10, 2017 08:22 PM (zdltJ)
As somebody wrote several years ago, what if a terrorist attempts to smuggle a bomb in his anus? Will we all be forced to submit to rectal exams in order to board a plane? Will we all end up flying nude?
I was an early fan of Bill Whittle when he used to write essays on his blog, long before he started making videos. My least favorite one was when he was in a TSA line behind a man who objected to being treated like a suspect and claimed that it violated his rights. Whittle wrote about how he publicly reamed the guy out and it was our patriotic duty to submit to being felt up by government agents or something; otherwise we were supporting the terrorists.
It was not Whittle's finest hour.
Posted by: rickl at November 10, 2017 08:22 PM (sdi6R)
Always amuses me that some people believe that a backbeat and syncopation was *invented* in the 60s. Earnest 13yo gkid told me all about it. /s
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 10, 2017 08:23 PM (MIKMs)
LMAO Tucker actually mentioned "The bitch set me up!"
I could have sworn the guy Tucker was talking to said Marion Barry had been working on a doctorate in organic chemistry.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 10, 2017 08:23 PM (IqV8l)
GF however needs me to quietly say to her 'please dont get me into a fight here' all too often.
Posted by: a lurker at November 10, 2017 08:23 PM (3g9Il)
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In some other universe, that's the series you can watch Tiffany Amber Theisen performing in these days.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - carried over to a good chunk of the Russian population via Mongol rape at November 10, 2017 08:23 PM (BgKrI)
Passed the swab without a 'ping'.
And yet, my bag, which has never seen as much as a firecracker, gets swabbed. Every. Time.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:23 PM (BoMuO)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 10, 2017 08:23 PM (IqV8l)
--He did.
I chortled.
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:24 PM (GsAUU)
I understand, but in fairness, it's important to make random checks regardless of apparent demographic, otherwise the wogs will exploit that demographic to kill us.
Why we don't vaporize the lot is anyone's guess.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:24 PM (fXQD2)
Posted by: Alabaster Jones at November 10, 2017 08:24 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:21 PM (BoMuO)
Walter Freeman did unmentionable things to that Brie.
Posted by: NSA Bob at November 10, 2017 08:24 PM (tbOMB)
Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2017 08:24 PM (aC6Sd)
Passed the swab without a 'ping'.
Posted by: hogmartin at November 10, 2017 08:20 PM
I'll never forget the time, long before the TSA, that I had to check an M60 and an M16 in my luggage. Poor new kid at the desk was like...um...I have to get my manager. Old guy was like, hmmm...locked? Any ammo? K. No problem. Have a great flight. LOL I'll never forget the look on that kid's face.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 10, 2017 08:24 PM (+XVlR)
I was flying in the middle east and Europe a couple years ago a couple months after back surgery. I had to wear an electric bone stimulator twice a day to help the fusion take. I think it was a joke but whatever.
The machine was a wide belt like device that was wired to a hand held control. I think you can see where this is going.
I went through the UAE, twice, and Jordan and then up to Cologne Germany with this thing as carry on baggage. Not once did I get so much as a second look.
Another time I was stopped and berated at the Zurich airport because the plastic bag I had my toiletries in was oversized. I used a 1 gallon bag and this lady went off on me and made me change everything over to a Swiss approved bag before I could get on the flight.
I came to grips long ago with the fact that there is very little real security on flights, particularly international ones.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 10, 2017 08:25 PM (/tuJf)
Gotta bug out for a bit. Gotta pack in order to leave at 6 AM tomorrow to go hiking on AT just SW of Harrisburg, PA. I have to be out of my damn mind to do this as nightime temperatures are forecast to be below freezing tonight and tomorrow night.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at November 10, 2017 08:25 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 10, 2017 08:23 PM (IqV8l)
--He did.
I chortled.
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:24 PM (GsAUU)
Maybe he meant "pharmaceutical chemistry." First step: learning how to spell "pharmaceutical."
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:25 PM (fXQD2)
Posted by: rickl at November 10, 2017 08:22 PM (sdi6R)
Dude! How did it go today? You back home with Reggie?
Posted by: Peaches at November 10, 2017 08:25 PM (14URa)
My dad was a weekly business traveler during the late heyday of TWA in St. Louis. I know it wasn't truly the golden age of air travel, but the '80s and '90s seem downright magical compared to flying in the post-9/11 world. Skycaps? They're something kids read about in history books next to cassette tapes.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 08:25 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Yuck at November 10, 2017 08:26 PM (T/KY7)
josephistan, the dude probably wanted your multitool, huh?
Posted by: booknlass at November 10, 2017 08:26 PM (9mZIr)
Posted by: josephistan at November 10, 2017 08:26 PM (ANIFC)
Posted by: Michael Chertoff at November 10, 2017 08:26 PM (mcI77)
Posted by: Puddleglum at November 10, 2017 08:27 PM (Lzvc2)
Posted by: Rod at November 10, 2017 08:22 PM (zdltJ)
I have friends with small jets and king airs. It's the nicest way to fly.
I'm not sure why, I think fuel prices but we used to rent a plane to fly to the desert or Vegas and it would be 100 a person more than flying commercial. Not anymore, it's 2,000 an hour.
One of my friends that owns a small jet drives or flies commercial because it still costs him a fortune unless he's taking 6 more people.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 10, 2017 08:27 PM (Ri/rl)
Gun owners safety/success rate 99% = Ban all guns.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - carried over to a good chunk of the Russian population via Mongol rape at November 10, 2017 08:27 PM (BgKrI)
I said nothing. he told me I could take it back out to my vehicle (in the north friggin forty), or dispose of it there, and i decided to make the flight.
so i didn't stick it to them. they stuck it to me. but it was my fault.
Posted by: booknlass at November 10, 2017 08:18 PM (9mZIr)
++++
He probably snagged it for himself after you left.
The other option would have been to mail it to yourself. Though, given the weight of a baton and the hassle involved, it might not have been worth it. But, for a smaller, more valuable object, it is something to keep in mind. I read about someone doing that with a valuable pocket knife he had forgotten about.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at November 10, 2017 08:27 PM (pvjTE)
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Are we not doing "phrasing!" anymore?
It's always an electric bone stimulator. Never your electric bone stimulator.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at November 10, 2017 08:27 PM (60v4h)
My wife is wheelchair bound so she gets pulled over and wanded by herself. I always get to handle both of our carry-on stuff including laptops through the lines and would always mess up something and get yelled at. Except for our first trip leaving from GR which went nice but then there weren't too many going then.
The airline people were great both times. We get to spend about an extra hour on board because she is boarded first in a special chair which can roll into the aisle and then we have to leave last after everyone has left and her wheelchair is brought up from baggage. Our last flight we were so late getting to baggage claim that security had taken our bags into their office and it took awhile to figure out where they were.
Now, no more flights or trips for us as she isn't up to it anymore, and neither am I.
Posted by: geoffb at November 10, 2017 08:28 PM (zOpu5)
I have stuck it to man many times.
A class of Zima, ESPN reruns, and unlubricated sodomy is the epitome, the zenith of western civilization.
Posted by: Reginald Bodymann at November 10, 2017 08:28 PM (T/KY7)
The neo-Mexican hispanics are the worst. They have a real attitude, and I have seen them get really hostile with a passenger (at Houston airport).
I fly in and out of Columbus airport a lot, and the TSA is usually pretty laid back.
The TSA at Reagan National is pretty high strung. They used to have a sign that said no joking or laughing in line at the security checkpoint.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....lost in America at November 10, 2017 08:28 PM (S6Pax)
When in Paris, do as the French do.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 08:28 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: JackStraw at November 10, 2017 08:25 PM (/tuJf)
Mrs. Guevara and I were in Cairo, about to fly to Luxor, when one of the locals asked a bunch of people, including me, to take his bag because his baggage was over the limit.
Are you fucking kidding me? Unlike the 20 people before us in the line, I reported him. (Duh.)
Turned out to be innocent, but ...
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:28 PM (fXQD2)
Jeb! Bush will never be President of the United States. Please clap.
Posted by: SFGoth at November 10, 2017 08:29 PM (dZ756)
Posted by: macleod at November 10, 2017 08:29 PM (I7blG)
Posted by: Weasel at November 10, 2017 08:30 PM (Sfs6o)
Those were the days.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 08:30 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:30 PM (GsAUU)
So, be polite.
Posted by: navybrat at November 10, 2017 08:31 PM (w7KSn)
Posted by: Tami at November 10, 2017 08:31 PM (Enq6K)
If it makes you feel better , the bone stimulators actually do work and help the healing process and bone growth.
Posted by: Alabaster Jones at November 10, 2017 08:31 PM (2DOZq)
A poopy diaper helps, too. I guess that wouldn't require a kid, but I'd prefer it that way.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 10, 2017 08:31 PM (NXsWM)
Add Richard Dreyfus to the Hollywood indecent exposure gang. Some woman, says he called her in his trailer, and when she got it, he had Little Richard out.
He just tried to get her head down there for BJ, and didn't whack into the ficus or anything. At least before she ran out. So total gentleman.
He denies it strongly, but admits to trying to kiss her in a "consensual seduction ritual".
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at November 10, 2017 08:31 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: shep smith at November 10, 2017 08:32 PM (FTPVM)
Posted by: Weasel at November 10, 2017 08:30 PM
There just isn't enough facepalm in the world for that...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 10, 2017 08:32 PM (+XVlR)
Yea, Cairo is pretty much of a joke. Cheapest cigarettes at duty free I ever found though so there's that.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 10, 2017 08:32 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Alabaster Jones at November 10, 2017 08:31 PM (2DOZq)
Paging Aaron Rodgers!
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 10, 2017 08:32 PM (NXsWM)
Time to disband this worthless piece of reactionary drek.
Make the airlines responsible for their own security.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at November 10, 2017 08:32 PM (nUkMr)
Posted by: josephistan at November 10, 2017 08:12 PM
~~~~~
Turned me down too. Forgot to wear my hijab.
Posted by: IrishEi at November 10, 2017 08:32 PM (HiDrR)
Dude! How did it go today? You back home with Reggie?
Posted by: Peaches at November 10, 2017 08:25 PM (14URa)
I thought the treatment was going to start today, but it was just a visit with the oncologist to outline the treatment plan. He said that the biopsy showed that the tumor is of a type that usually responds well to immunotherapy, which according to him is good news.
The idea of immunotherapy is to boost my body's immune system to fight the cancer. The treatment starts next Thursday, and consists of intravenous administration of the drug Keytruda. This will be done every three weeks. It doesn't have the side effects of traditional chemotherapy, but of course has its own risks of side effects involving overstimulation of the immune system. He downplayed the risk, but I suppose we'll have to wait and see.
Before leaving the hospital I had a PleurX catheter installed in my chest so that a visiting nurse could come to my house to drain any fluid that builds up. She has been out four times, and each time there was only a tiny amount of fluid. She contacted the pulmonologist and he said I could have the catheter removed. I'm waiting for the Interventional Radiology department to contact me to set up an appointment, which will probably be next week.
Posted by: rickl at November 10, 2017 08:33 PM (sdi6R)
Those were the days.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 08:30 PM (I/iGu)
Obviously you haven't been to Heathrow. Half of India greets new arrivals there.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:33 PM (fXQD2)
They wand down everybody, and are not gentle about it, as they realize that being gruff and forceful crosses any language barrier.
They shout at you, and you better understand.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....lost in America at November 10, 2017 08:34 PM (S6Pax)
Add Richard Dreyfus to the Hollywood indecent exposure gang. Some woman, says he called her in his trailer, and when she got it, he had Little Richard out.
That was no boning accident!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 10, 2017 08:34 PM (IqV8l)
I was assistant to the Dean at a small college in ABQ, and left that job to work with people in addiction recovery.
My 81 year old Dean and I were sitting at our desks talking about my future work, and he suddenly stood up, saying I'll be right back!
He appeared a few minutes later in the office, and demonstrated this extending weapon, all you had to do was swing it outward and down, and it reverse-telescoped out. then he showed me how to hurt someone in case I needed to do so. What a guy.
Posted by: booknlass at November 10, 2017 08:34 PM (9mZIr)
Posted by: votermom pimping great books! at November 10, 2017 08:35 PM (hMwEB)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - carried over to a good chunk of the Russian population via Mongol rape at November 10, 2017 08:35 PM (BgKrI)
That's never happened, of course, but it's all part of the plan.
Posted by: The Men, Women, and other assorted genders of the TSA at November 10, 2017 08:35 PM (O5Q3r)
Not the TSA.
Not your local weatherman.
Not most government employees.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 10, 2017 08:35 PM (khWYc)
They wand down everybody, and are not gentle about it, as they realize that being gruff and forceful crosses any language barrier.
They shout at you, and you better understand.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....lost in America at November 10, 2017 08:34 PM (S6Pax)
I initially read that as saying "they went down on everybody". Well!
Posted by: Northernlurker, the lurkingest lurker of the north. Still proudly lurking. at November 10, 2017 08:35 PM (nBr1j)
Prayers my friend, whup it's ass.
F cancer.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 10, 2017 08:35 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at November 10, 2017 08:35 PM (tbOMB)
Husband just finished his second surgery, and now we are going in for radioactive iodine. He will essentially glow in the dark for a week, to kill any stray cells that weren't ripped out by the surgeon. Fun times.
But, we do have the power nowadays.
So, let's end this crap, shall we?
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 10, 2017 08:36 PM (NXsWM)
That was no boning accident!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 10, 2017 08:34 PM (IqV8l)
Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
Posted by: Northernlurker, the lurkingest lurker of the north. Still proudly lurking. at November 10, 2017 08:36 PM (nBr1j)
I only hope enough of her stank rubs off on her mama.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at November 10, 2017 08:36 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Alabaster Jones at November 10, 2017 08:36 PM (2DOZq)
More prayers up for you and everybody who has anything to do with your treatment, with a speedy recovery.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at November 10, 2017 08:37 PM (tRaq7)
visit with the oncologist to outline the treatment plan. He said that
the biopsy showed that the tumor is of a type that usually responds well
to immunotherapy, which according to him is good news.
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Thank you. No matter how gruff and sarcastic, all of us are worried.
Again, thank you for being gracious and letting us know.
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 10, 2017 08:37 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: Northernlurker, the lurkingest lurker of the north. Still proudly lurking. at November 10, 2017 08:37 PM (nBr1j)
Posted by: josephistan at November 10, 2017 08:37 PM (ANIFC)
Posted by: IrishEi
Columbus, Ohio has a big Somali population. They used to have a lot of jobs at the airport. In fact, they used to run security.
I flew out in November, 2001, and the Somalis were running security. In March, they were all gone. The only jobs they still seem to have at the airport are driving the shuttle buses from the remote parking lots.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....lost in America at November 10, 2017 08:38 PM (S6Pax)
Before leaving the hospital I had a PleurX catheter installed in my chest so that a visiting nurse could come to my house to drain any fluid that builds up. She has been out four times, and each time there was only a tiny amount of fluid. She contacted the pulmonologist and he said I could have the catheter removed. I'm waiting for the Interventional Radiology department to contact me to set up an appointment, which will probably be next week.
Posted by: rickl at November 10, 2017 08:33 PM (sdi6R)
That all sounds like pretty good news rickl!
Posted by: Tami at November 10, 2017 08:38 PM (Enq6K)
That would explain this new appendage growing out of my back. I thought it was Quatto.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 10, 2017 08:38 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: fluffy at November 10, 2017 08:38 PM (cHbmY)
Posted by: Mr. Garison at November 10, 2017 08:38 PM (Bpo1h)
That was no boning accident!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 10, 2017 08:34 PM (IqV8l)
Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
Posted by: Northernlurker, the lurkingest lurker of the north. Still proudly lurking. at November 10, 2017 08:36 PM (nBr1j)
Mr. Holland's Penis
Posted by: josephistan at November 10, 2017 08:38 PM (ANIFC)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - carried over to a good chunk of the Russian population via Mongol rape at November 10, 2017 08:38 PM (BgKrI)
Posted by: Sandra Flook at November 10, 2017 08:38 PM (Tyii7)
Sounds like pretty positive news! Chest catheter sounds like it probably gets old fast.
Posted by: Peaches at November 10, 2017 08:38 PM (14URa)
Posted by: geoffb at November 10, 2017 08:39 PM (zOpu5)
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Thank you. No matter how gruff and sarcastic, all of us are worried.
Again, thank you for being gracious and letting us know.
Posted by: mustbequantum
Amen. Definitely concerned and worried.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 10, 2017 08:39 PM (khWYc)
I wish they could come up with something for bone*r* growth.
Wishin' for a friend of course.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at November 10, 2017 08:39 PM (8O3HH)
keep fightingPosted by: Skip at November 10, 2017 08:39 PM (aC6Sd)
In some other universe, that's the series you can watch Tiffany Amber Theisen performing in these days.
Uhhh... address?
Posted by: In Vino Veritits at November 10, 2017 08:40 PM (T/KY7)
Posted by: Charlie Sheen at November 10, 2017 08:40 PM (pAx+1)
Posted by: fluffy at November 10, 2017 08:38 PM (cHbmY)
So, TSA is below the Mendoza line?
Buncha imbeciles, doing idiotic things to innocent folk.
Farting loudly during screening is probably the way to go here, folks.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 10, 2017 08:40 PM (NXsWM)
Posted by: tu3031 at November 10, 2017 08:41 PM (O5Q3r)
So many shows mail it in on Friday, but Tucker keeps up to standard.
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:41 PM (GsAUU)
Walk with God, man. Hopefully this works out well for you.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at November 10, 2017 08:42 PM (rb1zT)
Posted by: Alabaster Jones at November 10, 2017 08:42 PM (2DOZq)
McGyver, out (still shfh)
Posted by: McGyver at November 10, 2017 08:42 PM (5HYYq)
If yes, then flights in and out of Frisco, would be full, so to speak.
And the Union would have the acronym, TASSA, as it were.
And the preferred explosive material would be a diesel- -ammonium-methane slurry, in a manner of speaking.
Posted by: Venus d fly lower. at November 10, 2017 08:42 PM (JPuXp)
Posted by: Ladylibertarian at November 10, 2017 08:43 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: fluffy at November 10, 2017 08:43 PM (cHbmY)
Posted by: josephistan at November 10, 2017 08:37 PM (ANIFC)
It involves screeners who ask pointed questions of travelers. Such screeners need to be highly intelligent.
That is a non-starter in America. Our affirmative action hiring laws make it impossible.
Posted by: rickl at November 10, 2017 08:43 PM (sdi6R)
Yanno I used to live in Houston right? I do *not* want to see all those flabby landwhales of all the 69 colours of the gender rainbow in the altogether.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at November 10, 2017 08:46 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: David Armstrong Kennedy at November 10, 2017 08:16 PM (6FqZa)
Oh, there are LOTS of fun things left to do
https://youtu.be/DgdP5U28jHc
Posted by: Kindltot at November 10, 2017 08:47 PM (X/yv5)
I remember when only the Soviet Union required such a thing. But then, I also remember the Berlin wall and Checkpoint Charlie and standing toe-to-toe with the Russian hordes that were gonna pour thru the Fulda gap and OUR reason for being there was to slow them down enuff to get the reinforcements from the States to Europe. Cold War fun stuff
McGyver, out
Posted by: McGyver at November 10, 2017 08:47 PM (5HYYq)
Israel also only has about 70ish security gated boardings a day nationwide. Makes a big difference when you are actually trying to provide security, transport humans rather than cattle, and achieve results rather than perform theater...
Also positive karma out to Rickle...
Posted by: In Vino Veritits at November 10, 2017 08:47 PM (T/KY7)
Posted by: josephistan at November 10, 2017 08:37 PM (ANIFC)
It involves screeners who ask pointed questions of travelers. Such screeners need to be highly intelligent.
That is a non-starter in America. Our affirmative action hiring laws make it impossible.
Posted by: rickl at November 10, 2017 08:43 PM (sdi6R)
Non-starter for another reason. How many planes fly to Israel per day? Maybe a dozen?
How many planes fly out of any major American airport in an hour? Maybe two dozen?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:47 PM (fXQD2)
Posted by: Alabaster Jones at November 10, 2017 08:48 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:48 PM (GsAUU)
much different from that you can cover flying."
Posted by: Richard Aubrey
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Exactly. Avoid city armpits and you'll do fine, with a lot more freedom.
Posted by: Corona at November 10, 2017 08:48 PM (OqTGG)
Posted by: The TSA at November 10, 2017 08:48 PM (9laXR)
The oncologist could have told me that it was a dangerous and aggressive tumor, but he seemed pretty upbeat about it and thinks it will respond to the treatment.
Posted by: rickl at November 10, 2017 08:49 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: In Vino Veritits at November 10, 2017 08:49 PM (T/KY7)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 08:49 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:48 PM (GsAUU)
Right? I bet she's real fun at parties. Sheesh.
Posted by: Tami at November 10, 2017 08:50 PM (Enq6K)
I'm in NW Houston right now. Ewwwww
Posted by: rickb223 at November 10, 2017 08:50 PM (khWYc)
Posted by: josephistan at November 10, 2017 08:37 PM (ANIFC)
It's probably all Jewy.
Eeew.
Posted by: John Kerry at November 10, 2017 08:50 PM (y87Qq)
Fulda's Gap. Man, that brings back nasty memories. I don't think she washed more than one day in ten, and... er... never mind...
Posted by: In Vino Veritits at November 10, 2017 08:50 PM (T/KY7)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at November 10, 2017 08:50 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:51 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: JackStraw at November 10, 2017 08:51 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Traveling Man at November 10, 2017 08:51 PM (R5lpX)
Posted by: Alabaster Jones at November 10, 2017 08:51 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Alabaster Jones at November 10, 2017 08:48 PM (2DOZq)
Thank you. I didn't know the numbers (obviously), but I knew that the difference was many orders of magnitude.
Frankly, I'm surprised that there are 700 flights per day to/from Israel. I remember that back when there was one per day from Heathrow.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:51 PM (fXQD2)
Posted by: Tami at November 10, 2017 08:50 PM (Enq6K)
--She is kinda hawt, but she must maintain a 100% STFU level.
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:53 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Apple Fritters While Rome Burns at November 10, 2017 08:53 PM (fA1SL)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at November 10, 2017 08:54 PM (60v4h)
That's what I try to explain to people when they bring up Canada's or Britain's national health care.
Posted by: Alabaster Jones at November 10, 2017 08:54 PM (2DOZq)
Security-screener confiscates pilot's finger-nail clippers. Pilot, in uniform, "I need those. It's part of my job. Please give them back."
Screener: "Nope. Sorry, can't."
Pilot. "Why not? This is absurd."
Screener. "You might use em to take control of the aircraft."
Posted by: Venus d fly lower. at November 10, 2017 08:54 PM (JPuXp)
Posted by: andycanuck at November 10, 2017 08:54 PM (mJ8mX)
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:53 PM
I found a way around that problem
Posted by: Bill Cosby at November 10, 2017 08:55 PM (KCxzN)
Totally understandable, but unworkable here.
On the return flight, I was pulled out of the line in Tel Aviv and questioned for over an hour. Why had I come, where had I been, what had I seen, etc. while they took my girlfriend aside and asked her the same questions, all very politely.
No way that translates to the American situation.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:55 PM (fXQD2)
I tried to take my boat when flying commercial. They got a little pissed when I started bolting the hitch to the belly of the plane.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 10, 2017 08:55 PM (BoMuO)
Security-screener confiscates pilot's finger-nail clippers. Pilot, in uniform, "I need those. It's part of my job. Please give them back."
Screener: "Nope. Sorry, can't."
Pilot. "Why not? This is absurd."
Screener. "You might use em to take control of the aircraft."
Posted by: Venus d fly lower. at November 10, 2017 08:54 PM (JPuXp)
Right after 9/11 I had fingernail clippers confiscated. WTF?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:56 PM (fXQD2)
Australia has only five cities larger than one million people, and a grand total of 24 million people, roughly 91% of which are white.
Not exactly a good policy blueprint for a more ethnically and racially diverse country with fourteen times as many people.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 08:56 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Country Boy - 2017 GNAMM and CenTexMoMee survivor at November 10, 2017 08:56 PM (D2vc1)
Posted by: Lurking Cynic at November 10, 2017 08:56 PM (TsntN)
* dons adidas tracksuit, munches semichki between slugs of vodka *
Posted by: Apple Fritters While Rome Burns at November 10, 2017 08:56 PM (fA1SL)
Eeew.
Posted by: John Kerry at November 10, 2017 08:50 PM (y87Qq)
John Kerry, aka John Kohn.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:57 PM (fXQD2)
That bitch on Tucker is toxic herself. You can see the anger in her eyes, just sitting there. She's on the verge of throwing a tantrum all the time. About to explode in rage, against men, whitetness, etc.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at November 10, 2017 08:57 PM (8O3HH)
I'd have to google. I'm just going from memory when this issue was discussed a few years ago. I do remember the record at their international airport was around 500.
Posted by: Alabaster Jones at November 10, 2017 08:57 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Weasel at November 10, 2017 08:57 PM (Sfs6o)
This bitch on Tucker's show is A-grade stoopid.
Posted by: logprof
Cathy Areu
http://tinyurl.com/y7opo8rk
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 10, 2017 08:57 PM (IqV8l)
Yeah, I remember all those muslim hijackers back in the '70's who all used those nail clippers to overwhelm the crews and take over all those airplanes...
Doesn't everyone?
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at November 10, 2017 08:57 PM (tRaq7)
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 10, 2017 08:57 PM (bmkS9)
Not exactly a good policy blueprint for a more ethnically and racially diverse country with fourteen times as many people.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 10, 2017 08:56 PM (I/iGu)
Bottom line: our gun murder rate is almost entirely due to the bruthas. The white murder rate in America is the same as Belgium.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:58 PM (fXQD2)
No way that translates to the American situation.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara[/c] at November 10, 2017 08:55 PM (fXQD2)
--Keep the fuckers from the countries exporting terrorists out of the country, and the problem is way more manageable.
Posted by: logprof at November 10, 2017 08:58 PM (GsAUU)
I don't think we have to go full Israel. Schipol is a very busy international hub from all points on the globe. They do a very good and rational job of security on every flight with every passenger.
It would be a major upgrade to what we do today.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 10, 2017 08:59 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Alabaster Jones at November 10, 2017 09:00 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 10, 2017 09:01 PM (MQ2up)
Security-screener confiscates pilot's finger-nail clippers. Pilot, in uniform, "I need those. It's part of my job. Please give them back."
Screener: "Nope. Sorry, can't."
Pilot. "Why not? This is absurd."
Screener. "You might use em to take control of the aircraft."
Posted by: Venus d fly lower. at November 10, 2017 08:54 PM (JPuXp)
Right after 9/11 I had fingernail clippers confiscated. WTF?
You were wearing a pilot's uniform.
Posted by: Cor Relation at November 10, 2017 09:01 PM (JPuXp)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at November 10, 2017 09:02 PM (60v4h)
Besides, I think heavier than air flight is a passing fad. I want my own railroad cars. And yes, I've been watching The Wild, Wild West. Again.
Posted by: JTB at November 10, 2017 09:02 PM (V+03K)
Would it be tactless to mention the jewelry manufacturing industry in Rhode Island?
Posted by: fluffy at November 10, 2017 09:03 PM (cHbmY)
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That sounds like encouraging news, rickl. Very happy to hear it, and will continue to keep you in my prayers!
Posted by: IrishEi at November 10, 2017 09:04 PM (HiDrR)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at November 10, 2017 09:04 PM (60v4h)
Posted by: Weasel at November 10, 2017 09:05 PM (Sfs6o)
Amateurs.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 10, 2017 09:05 PM (tr2D7)
No need. We are mostly a peace loving people. Mostly.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 10, 2017 09:10 PM (/tuJf)
railroad cars. And yes, I've been watching The Wild, Wild West. Again.
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Steampunk. (snortgiggles)
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 10, 2017 09:11 PM (MIKMs)
171 Turned me down too. Forgot to wear my hijab.
Posted by: IrishEi
Columbus, Ohio has a big Somali population. They used to have a lot of jobs at the airport. In fact, they used to run security.
I flew out in November, 2001, and the Somalis were running security. In March, they were all gone. The only jobs they still seem to have at the airport are driving the shuttle buses from the remote parking lots.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....lost in America at November 10, 2017 08:38 PM (S6Pax)
I did a fair amount of flying in the late 90s through the early 00s. I swear, it seems like you NEVER saw mohammedans or Somalis working airports until 9/11. By 05 or so, it seems like half the airport staff was wearing hijabs.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 10, 2017 09:15 PM (eXA4G)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - An air traffic controller at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was arrested Friday for having a weapon of mass destruction, a source says.
https://tinyurl.com/yd6mxvo7
From his picture, his name might be M. U. Hammad.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Dreaming of a White Privilege at November 10, 2017 09:18 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at November 10, 2017 09:23 PM (6FqZa)
"Why are they big govt employees? Why can I pick a line run by Delta or
AA or Southwest? And take my risk with them? At least I have a
recourse when they fail?"
Tom Daschle, see my #67.
Posted by: geoffb at November 10, 2017 09:24 PM (zOpu5)
hmm.
I am looking forward to the American Wall her husband will build!
Have you seen her dress from the state dinner in China? pink fur cuffs? she looked mahvelous, darling.
Posted by: booknlass at November 10, 2017 09:24 PM (9mZIr)
Posted by: booknlass at November 10, 2017 09:24 PM (9mZIr)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 10, 2017 09:24 PM (hyuyC)
Article sez that his roommate was the asshole who'd made the explosives and that Dandan didn't come to the aeroport with the explosives. So if he didn't make the bomb and he didn't bring the bomb... why's he being arrested?
Held as a witness and to protect him from his roommate's buddies, okay...
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at November 10, 2017 09:26 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Dreaming of a White Privilege at November 10, 2017 09:30 PM (Nwg0u)
O/T, but probably useful later :
Roy Moore's Accuser Worked for Democratic Leaders
http://preview.tinyurl.com/yc2lcowx
(links to https://activistmommy.com/ , a blog I've never heard of)
The article mentions the 39-year Gap; only now is the charge made ... hmmmmmmm.
Further:
"Deborah Wesson Gibson, aka Debbie Gibson, was named in the Washington Post article accusing Moore, and social media evidence makes clear that she is a fervent supporter of Jones and Democrats in general, and has even worked for the DNC.
Wesson Gibson is a sign language interpreter, who has interpreted at rallies for both Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton."
The last "sign language interpreter" that made the news was a whack-a-doodle signing for The Dog-Eater-in-Chief, so "sign language interpreter" suggests that Deborah Wesson Gibson (I wonder if it should really be hyphenated: Wesson-Gibson; yet another indicator.
The article includes a few Facebook/Twitter/other screenshots ...
... one of which says, roughly, "a friend was offered $1000 by "Beth", a WaPo reporter, to accuse Roy Moore" ...
Recall that the WaPo has had ... credibility ... problems for quite some time.
I expect this turd to squeeze open and stick to the D's for quite some time ...
Posted by: Arbalest - GNAMM Survivor at November 10, 2017 09:35 PM (FlRtG)
Posted by: Alana at November 10, 2017 09:44 PM (o3d0j)
And we both love to drive: any destination under 350 miles is a no-brainer, since driving is always quicker and more convenient up to that distance. Above 350 miles depends on the circumstances when deciding 'fly or drive'.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at November 10, 2017 09:55 PM (o7l6R)
Posted by: Richard McEnroe at November 10, 2017 11:43 PM (tGjfm)
I don't think I've ever encountered a white TSA person at all.
This is such a puff piece, the setup photojournalism says it all.
Great minds are incapable of deciphering the real problem.
What could it possibly be? Who knows? Does nobody know?
Posted by: Wooly Covfefe at November 11, 2017 02:32 AM (NCh45)
Like, why are all the burglars in Home Security System commercials white guys?
Is that a dangerous question that shouldn't be asked?
For that matter, is my last question, also?
(It's because the people who make these commercials are Liberals and racists, and think that if they make a commercial where an alarm goes off, and the antagonists yell, "Aw sshittt! Less Bounce!", instead of the New England, "Ey, lets get outta heah!" they do now, all black people will want to kill them because they have such thin skin. White liberals think the same about all the lesser races. That they must protect them. From us.)
Posted by: Wooly Covfefe at November 11, 2017 02:40 AM (NCh45)
Posted by: Wooly Covfefe at November 11, 2017 02:44 AM (NCh45)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at November 11, 2017 04:24 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: David smith at November 11, 2017 06:18 AM (i3Hij)
Posted by: Charlene at November 11, 2017 07:13 AM (2FFnC)
Posted by: Madeline at November 11, 2017 08:58 AM (TOVNq)
Asses.
Posted by: Buckeye Abroad at November 11, 2017 09:42 AM (b+Bm9)
Posted by: Sara Blanshard at November 11, 2017 10:25 AM (qHzVq)
Posted by: Bully at November 11, 2017 04:29 PM (ObJ5s)
Posted by: Bully at November 11, 2017 04:42 PM (ObJ5s)
I met my husband in Israel and every time we left the country they would interrogate me until my husband would get angry, show his army designation and then they would shut up (it was an elite commando unit.) We were thrilled when they started a service where you could bring your bags the day before and go through the screening without the lines of yelling Israelis. God I miss those days.
Every time we fly, I have to be patted down. I have a fake hip and I refuse to go in the naked machine. I once had a TSA worker tell me that my husband didn't have the right to collect my carry on while they screwed around looking for gunshot residue on my clothes. Then she accused me of implying that all LA TSA employees were thieves and I answered that I had just read something about how many thefts there were in the LA security lines. My husband tells me I have a big mouth. We still made the flight though.
Posted by: Swimmom at November 12, 2017 12:58 AM (g9r1S)
Posted by: Theworldisnotenough at November 13, 2017 07:21 AM (QSVct)
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