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[Skull-One]

The guy I'm flying with this month says that he goes out of his way to make the TSA-Holes miserable when he has spare time. If he has to J/S to work and has a long sit he'll put coins in all his pockets, cellphone, tweezers, fingernail clippers, etc. etc. etc. to make the detector go as far into the red as possible. Then he gets a private screening.

"I think it's your shoes."

"No, it's not my shoes. But it might be my cell phone!"

Every single little beep he calmly takes the coins out of his pocket and puts them in the bowl... On and on and on. Unlaces his shoes all the way to send them through the machine, laces them back all the way... Asks if he can go. Keeps eye contact with the screener and walks off with the bowl of his things in hand. I think he has three bowls in our crew room right now for anyone who needs a doggy dish.

His goal in life is to walk off with one of the big plastic trays. I can't wait to see it!



I'm definitely going to do this. And every time I get a smart alec TSA-Hole I'm going to file a report. I imagine if we flood the machine with complaints it will slow to an abject crawl.

 

[Dash8]

HA!

d a m n that's funny...start walkin off with all their trays, leave them with none...

 

[av8instyle]

I'm just curious who the idiot is that voted "right on".

 

[Dash8]

vilification

I'm just curious who the idiot is that voted "right on".

prolly that fuknut tom ridge, since he doesnt' do anything worthwhile he prolly spends his days surfin the net.

 

[Deftone45075]

Absolutely worthless! The only difference since pre 9/11 is the ridiculous hassle and inconvenience, security is no better now than before.

As someone else stated, people just want an illusion of security. There seems to be no end to the knee-jerk reactions to aviation. The TSA is simply the biggest knee-jerk in history. Not to mention a violation of civil rights, and an excuse for a lot of uneducated, overpaid punks to harass professionals. Hopefully sometime soon, the TSA will come crumbling down.

 

[jimbo]

TSA=T oomany S crewing A round

 

[Thedude]

And if I go through security one more time in uniform and they call me a flight attentand....I might just hurt someone

 

[SquirrelDog]

deftone

what happened to the avatar of the two chicks "looking" at eachother? I liked that one. Did you get shunned for that one. I did notice the Avatar post was taken away.

TSA=more taxes for more crap

 

[threegreen123]

While I agree that it's a awful ridiculous to give the flight crews such a hard time, I don't think we should try and give them a hard time and bitch and moan about them. Maybe we should ask how to make the system better if you don't like it.

Filling your pockets with coins, asking for private screenings, and making their job difficult is not going to solve anything. In fact, thats a little immature if you ask me. In any job you are going to find egotistical people, people that want to give you a hard time, whatever. I mean, who hasn't flown with pilots that are that way? Or police? I mean you name it, there are those kind of people. And it sounds like all TSA are a%%holes, but really, I think most of them are pretty nice if you are nice to them. Just like anything its your own attitude, don't complain, just go through and move on with life. They are doing a job just like you are. Whether they are educated, not educated, speak english well or not, make more or less money, it just doesn't matter. Just accept it and go on. The problem is that the system flawed, so maybe making it better is the side we should focus on.

 

[climbhappy]

one TSA guy i met was a former 767capt from TWA, many may nedd the income. at my base, i have to take off my shoes since they have a steel plate in them. as for enhancing security, they give the .

my problem is we won't racially profile which is what needs to be done. our double talking gov't doesn't want to face bad press when coming up for reelection. everything always rides on getting reelected. meanwhile, grandma strips downs to her girdle. "see, no guns or ammo in here , sonny boy!"

 

[Deftone45075]

what happened to the avatar of the two chicks "looking" at eachother? I liked that one. Did you get shunned for that one. I did notice the Avatar post was taken away.

I liked it too. Very artistic. I wound up getting very shunned for that one, all my posts(some 300+ at the time) were deleted, and my account was disabled. I begged forgiveness and changed my shameful ways, lol. Back to good old Milla.

Down with the TSA!!!

 

[Skull-One]

I have tried, personally, to rectify the system through "the system," repeatedly and to no avail. There is no accountability. If the FSD doesn't want to correct the problem, there is nobody above him who will, either.

I have had TWO incident reports filed on me (both "incidents" witnessed by local law enforcement officers who thanked me for *my* professionalism in the face of the TSA's abject lack thereof) and one filed against a fellow flight attendant (witnessed by another of our flight attendants). In the latter case, the Assistant FSD revealed the "details" of the report which were completely wrong based on the accounts of both F/As. The AFSD and FSD refuse to return phone calls placed on behalf of and by the F/A.

In short...we are dealing with the Gestapo. No accountability. Don't question us or we'll take your license away... WE WILL BREAK YOU.

Passive resistance is the only alternative left...

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

Sorry, I emphatically disagree. What needs to be done is for ALPA to make this the number one thing to take care of. Jumpseats for all is important also but this has to be the first. I have busted my butt to get my ratings, build time and experience, put in 7 years in the Air Force as a Controller, 18 as an FAA Controller, flown charter, cargo, and pax, have been background checked enough times they know the doctor who delivered me, held a concealed carry permit for over ten years, so a high school (MAYBE) graduate can demean me in front of my passengers?? Again, i disagree.
ALPA, you had better get on with it before it is so far gone, being a pilot is right up there with cabbies and bus drivers.

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

PS
I usually am more of a reader than poster, but this one is correct,
GESTAPO tactics.

 

[av8instyle]

ALPA, you had better get on with it before it is so far gone, being a pilot is right up there with cabbies and bus drivers.

'Cause they probably aren't already trying to do something?
It's all ALPA's fault...as usual.

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

Not sure if your post about ALPA is sarcastic or not. I never ever indicated that it is their 'fault'. It is not and I hope you don't think it is. My point being that it should be on the front burner of activity. I am ALPA and support them completely.

 

[av8instyle]

Sorry

I guess I misinterpreted your post to be a little more negative than it actually was. I just get sick of all the ALPA bashing. They take a lot of heat, but don't see much credit when the big salaries and great work rules show up.
Sorry for the confusion.

 

[CA1900]

Wanded after not tripping metal detector

Oh, you'll love this. I'm going through the metal detector, I don't beep, and I'm directed to the hand-wanding area anyway. Why? Because my STRIDE WAS TOO WIDE going through the thing. "Walk through it normally and it won't happen again." Unbelievable.

Meanwhile the waitress for the airport restaurant gets a swipecard and bypasses security entirely.

 

[Rogue5]

Great new one from the captain I flew with today:

TSA = "Thousands Standing Around"

 

[Skull-One]

Great new one from the captain I flew with today:

TSA = "Thousands Standing Around"

That's old.

Just call them TSA-Holes.