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US airways pilot and alcohol? Not again

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jwes said:
Just heard on the news a US airways pilot stopped by TSA for smelling alcohol on him?
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CNN said earlier breath test came back NEGATIVE. I hope he sues the $hit out of someone.
 
EWR_FO said:
CNN said earlier breath test came back NEGATIVE. I hope he sues the $hit out of someone.
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I can dig it...and not with one of those mall attorneys, either.
 
For once I am going to give the Times some guarded credit for this article. I checked all the tv sites last night and they were all over the map with the story. If it did go down this way then I can not see why the pilot involved would go on the offensive. I will be interested to hear the facts at some point when they are released and determine only then if he/she did anything illegal or against company policy.
 
Harsh.

michael707767 said:
I have stopped having any alchohol on layovers. Just not worth it.
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I haven't gone that far but I do abstain 24 hours prior to show time.

Like you say, 'taint worth it.
 
michael707767 said:
I have stopped having any alchohol on layovers. Just not worth it.
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I think that is extremely smart. Same goes here. Save the brews for BBQs at home in the yard!
 
he's the answer

Eat a giant gob of peanut butter before screening, covers the booze and no one wants to be near you. Some of the airport cafes have it in little packets.
 
I am unwilling to give in to the bas tards by not enjoying one of the few chances I get to imbibe. I don't break the twelve-hour rule and I don't show up hungover. L'chaim!
 
TWA Dude said:
I am unwilling to give in to the bas tards by not enjoying one of the few chances I get to imbibe. I don't break the twelve-hour rule and I don't show up hungover. L'chaim!
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Well, I agree with you 100% on this topic
 
HarryParatestes said:
Aren't they like 40 proof? Aint nothing like drinking a couple of shots of good ole Listerine. Original flavor of course.
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If someone isn't using Listerine or Scope due to fear of the alcohol content they have absolutely no idea how alcohol tests work.
 
Dangerkitty said:
If someone isn't using Listerine or Scope due to fear of the alcohol content they have absolutely no idea how alcohol tests work.
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But maybe they know exactly how trigger-happy (did somebody suggest pilot-hating?) TSA agents and some members of the traveling public do work. I wouldn't want anything resembling the odor of alcohol on my breath either (not that the boxes care).
 
Dog breath

But the medicinal smell of mouthwash only lasts for about 10 or 15 minutes.

If you're truly intoxicated the odor is coming from the blood vessels in your tongue...

...and if you're truly wiped out, even your pores.

There's no risk to using mouth wash.
 
canyonblue737 said:
and tell... you'll find your name on the national do not fly list and get the rubber glove search everytime. ;-)
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I dont think so dude. In the interest of safety for myself and others, if I smell alcohol on any TSA folks, I will be more than happy to speak up and mention it to a supervisor....just as they do when they suspect pilots with alcohol on their breath as well. How is that going to get anyone on the "no fly" list??? Actually, twice I have legitimately complained to a supervisor regarding TSA personnel concerning improper behavior.......I've never had a problem with it. Just have a pair when you see em doing something wrong and dont be afraid to speak up.......seeing that our tax dollars are paying for it, I want to see that they treat the public correctly as they are supposed to and that they follow the rules.
 
I'm going to relate a current situation that's ongoing at DFW. It'll sound weird... paranoid, etc. Have all the fun you want with this story, but I'm convinced that what I'm about to describe is true.


Ever since the "word" went out that TSA guys are instructed to engage pilots in conversation at the checkpoints in an attempt to detect alcohol, I've entertained myself at one particular X-ray station at DFW. I fly turns and have been going through daily. There's one particular TSA lady who seemed overly friendly, always wanting to yak it up as I'm gathering my keys and fingernail clippers from the machine.

Lately, I've been trying to avoid her. As I come through the ID area, I find which machine she's working, and go to the other X-ray. Like a bird dog, she catches sight of me and shifts to MY x-ray. No, it's not some weird fatal attraction, she always wants to get in my face and talk. I'm a balding middle-aged dude. Women DO NOT approach me. Even the desperate ones. I'm convinced she's the designated "bust those filthy drunk pilots" representative at that checkpoint.

Since I can't avoid her, I've decided to scowl and not engage in small talk. I'm sorely tempted to slightly stagger under my kit bag burden after refusing to talk to her. Then she'll blow the whistle and I get to find out for sure if that's her mission.

Paranoid? Maybe. But maybe they ARE out to get you. Tread carefully!
 
I just use my super powers to send them fleeing. I have the ability to fart on command. It is a useful skill in grocery lines and TSA lines and ends all snooping behavior from nosy little old ladies and TSA goons. There may be colateral damage to innocent civilians, but this is the price they pay for those $39 tickets.
 
Gorilla said:
I'm convinced she's the designated "bust those filthy drunk pilots" representative at that checkpoint.
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Man hating leftist femmes are everywhere...it's not because you're a pilot, it's because you're a man.

I started to notice a trend in certain female behavior, starting somewhere about the mid-1980's. Although I detected the man hater in them, I never quite understood what was behind it until I got in to some criminology classes and the concept of "leftist feminism" was explained.

Yea, she gets paid the same for doing the same work as a male TSA agent, but what is bugging her about you, is that she's not an airline pilot and to her all airline pilots are males because women were discriminated against by the good old boy club.
 
Gorilla said:
Ever since the "word" went out that TSA guys are instructed to engage pilots in conversation at the checkpoints in an attempt to detect alcohol, I've entertained myself at one particular X-ray station at DFW. I fly turns and have been going through daily. There's one particular TSA lady who seemed overly friendly, always wanting to yak it up as I'm gathering my keys and fingernail clippers from the machine.
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I also believe that they have been instructed to go up to read your badge, and use the opportunity to "smell." I've noticed that they don't like it that I remove my badge and hold it at arms length... and I don't talk...
 
Go with the old coffee and onions trick when dealing with these psuedo-blood hounds. When they come up to engage you in conversation in hopes of smelling something, really give them something to smell. A nice big exhale of onion and coffee breath is just what they deserve. If enough of us do that, perhaps their desire to continue this nonsense will end. Just remember to carry gum or breath mints for later so the rest of your crew doesn't have to avoid you too.

-Blucher:D
 

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