We were traveling from Las Vegas to Pittsburgh in 2002. While waiting to go through security, I was behind a young man who had been in a car accident and was on crutches. And his right leg had external pinning, that is, his leg had an outside metal pin system holding his broken bones in place.
The TSA security folks were having fits on how to screen this poor guy. One security guy actually wanted him to remove the pins before going thrugh the x-ray machine. After explaining multiple times that this was impossible to do, they finally took him aside to wand. And to add insult to injury, they didn’t want him to use his crutches to stand. He refused to give them up saying if he fell he would sue them for everything they had. There was no common sense being used by the employees.
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You've got to remember that most security screeners have not much more than a high school education, if that. From what I've read on this site, it would appear that neither intelligence nor common sense are requirements to be a TSA employee.
Very true, Clare. Prior to 9/11 airport screeners were underqualified to work the counter at McDonalds. They were made federal employees, and instantly became professionals, and competent…right? One would hope that even if the standard x-ray monkey was confused, that a supervisor somewhere would have a clue what to do.
Hugh and Clare .what are you two…Two peas from the same pod???
dumb asses…………
Really Paul? Are you going to refute us with tales of the many PhD TSA workers you've encountered? You'll defend their wonderful skills and work ethic? Please share with us the stories of the highly trained TSA agents you've encountered, please tell us about all the times they've made travel and getting through the airport so wonderful for you. I would contend that you, sir, are the dumb ass. Such a dumb ass in fact, that you fail to even capitalize your name. Douche!
hahahahha ……………..pathetic
Yet, you still can't defend your position, or state why I might be a dumb ass. Hmmm, interesting. I wonder, are you perhaps a TSA airport screener?
Paul = Troll
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TSA so dumb, I went to Dulles and those TSA hardly speak English, so rude. Paul hurt feelings. Grow up
What the fuck did was the TSA thinking? There are just so many little and big things the show just how stupid some sercurity people are. When the goverment hires these people some kind of intelligence test needs to be given.
hahahhahaha..hugh and clare I love you "guys………….
this is fun…………are you guys married?
Gee, paul, get out much? How are things in your mom's basement. How sad is it when one must resort to trolling on websites like this in order to get their jollies. I guess living with mom and being a registered sex offender must limit your entertainment options.
PWNED!
Hi Paul:
See, there is a caps key.
By the way, you would be as funny as hell, if you didn't have shit for brains.
Hey "the logger" where is your caps key?….dumb ass
Hello Paul:
A pleasure to hear from you again.
Just so you know, "the logger" is a person that cuts wood for a living, and as such does not require capitalization,
Thank you.
Your friend,
Father Brownstain
Hi hugh………….
Yes good to hear from you again also.
Would have replied earlier, but i wanted to keep you as close as possible to your computer so you could keep on checking your email every 5 minutes waiting for me.
Going away for a few days so i'm leaving Mindy in charge ..if you have anything to say to me you can say it to her and Im sure she will pass it on.
Give my best to clare and take care and have a good weekend.
Paul, I would say go fuck your self. But you already enjoy doing that.
Paul = Mother lover troll boy
I am going to have to agree with Mindy and Joe. Paul, you need to get a life, take the dildo out of your ass, and stop fucking your mother. Move out of the basement and begin a new life. But, seeing as many people know your type, you will continue to troll as your mother sucks your dick.
hahhaha …..hugh……….i'm loving it..this is good
I'm screwing with aren't I?……………
Mindy ……you said you loved me…………..
I"m loving it…………………………………….
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Fuck you Paul.
dude…………thats messed up
I love you Mindy………..please be mind………
Paul. I would accept but I have this thing were I do not date guys with no dicks.
I mean mine……hehhe
Mindy……..i'm just in love with you ….mom is selling her trailer soon i will be homeless soon………………..can you help?
Paul,
P.A.D. is not allowed, if you only find your inner idiot.
That's Posting After Drinking.
Yet another reason why cattle-car flying has gone too far. When you pay a security screener $20,000 per year, what do you expect?
Reasoning ability? Education?
The secure skies are not that, at all. It's all a smoke screen, as though 5 layers of security are better than 2. The fifth line of security thinks the first four already got all the bad guys, so they can wave the Walmart light-saber (batteries not included) all they want. It just doesn't matter.
I'd go for an ombudsman at every airport myself. Someone a passenger boarding or disembarking can call (spare me the details about difficulty) to oversee security and ensure the flying public has immediate recourse to remove stupid obstacles.
When my Christina was left without Canadian currency while she needed to pay up front $10 for a lousy porter to get both her in a wheelchair and her luggage….and she didn't have it……I was only 100 feet away.
Airport employees think every day is Ozzy Ozbourne in concert. Most of us are just trying to live our lives. If that means flying, then so be it. It doesn't mean we give subtle suthority to hamburger flippers to potentially call the police because someone didn't empty their leg pins fast enough.
Professional, not mall security, is required. No more $50 flights, but hey, we want to fly safe right?
hugh….clare…where are you guys……your my only friends……..
Mindy and Billy are picking on me…………I have been called awful things………i'm so down……………….ahhhh life is fun isn't it……
Just for the record I work for a union. I do negotiations for employment contracts….I have been called everything you can think of
including comments regarding my mother, father , sister and my unborn child…so keep it coming… it does not matter but please please do not bring up the subject of my wifes fathers mothers indescretion with…………dont want to say…………Mindy I still love you……. hugh……and clare ….I suspect your Mindy but….oh well ……….thats life i guess……………………………………….
Just for the record I work for a union. I do negotiations for employment contracts….I have been called everything you can think of
including comments regarding my mother, father , sister and my unborn child…so keep it coming…
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Have you been called lazy?
My employer is about to fire a former 25 year employee of a now closed unionized company who has an inability to understand the link between production (what you can deliver to customers to get paid), and work.
Union guys can negotiate all they want. Production = money. No production = no money.
Your wage doesn't come out of this:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2384/1532684463_f1…
Kad ….life is't fair………get over it…. any loss of a job in my book is not fair………..but thats the way life goes……… monday i have to go up to bat for a single mother who wrote nsf checks to her employer……..honestly i hope i lose,because she should be fired….but it is my job to save hers……………….thats the way life is…not fair i know
but………………………..could go on for hours but….. times short and going on holidays for 3 days……….
TAKE CARE EVERYBODY
The artificial intelligence has left the building.
One of my kid's friends has a $6000 insulin pump. TSA made him remove it so they could run it through the scanner. They broke it. It's been over a year, his parents had to put a new one on a credit card, and they are still waiting from some form of settlement.