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PA18
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With regard to beverages, we all remember the confusion after 9/11.
You had to put your coffee or water through the X-ray machine. Or you had to carry it through the metal detector. Or you couldn't bring it through at all.
The policies varied not only from airport to airport, but even from gate to gate, with no consistency whatsoever.
Then the airport vendors, like Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts -- who pay exhorbitant rents to the airport authorities -- raised holy hell about how these stupid policies were killing their business.
Suddenly, beverages ceased being a major terrorist threat.
I give this latest nonsense two weeks, and it will be back to normal again.
You had to put your coffee or water through the X-ray machine. Or you had to carry it through the metal detector. Or you couldn't bring it through at all.
The policies varied not only from airport to airport, but even from gate to gate, with no consistency whatsoever.
Then the airport vendors, like Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts -- who pay exhorbitant rents to the airport authorities -- raised holy hell about how these stupid policies were killing their business.
Suddenly, beverages ceased being a major terrorist threat.
I give this latest nonsense two weeks, and it will be back to normal again.
Walmartgreeter
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Somebody joked, a while back, we would soon all be flying naked ..nekid?. I think we are getting closer! Best. Mark.
Travelpro72
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OMG...that would DEFINATELY be the day I quit. EWWWW the thoughts of ohhhh nevermind...EWWWWW. :wacko:
JAXPax
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- Jun 18, 2005
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Aren't airports like PHL already backlogged and have delayed bags on normal days because TSA can't screen as many bags per hour as US checks through?
Even more people separated from bags now, I'd imagine.
And what the hell relation do shoes have to gatorade explosives?
Even more people separated from bags now, I'd imagine.
And what the hell relation do shoes have to gatorade explosives?
KY too?
hp_fa
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X-Ray machines do not do a chemical analysis of a liquid. Also, what happens when two innocuous liquids are combined and they make up something explosive?
I give up, what?
thats just their fall back option, anything goes wrong? off come the shoes, the higherups must be some kinda freako foot fetishists so they love the idea of people runnin around barefoot at their command, sick sick people i tell ya...
Honestly, the background checks are worthless. I wouldn't be surprised to see the next attack planned from within (airline, airport, whatever). Back in 2002, DFW airport busted like 25 illegal aliensl, working in various capacities at the airport.. These weren't terrorists, just typical illegal aliens. If THOSE people can get around security checks, you'd be crazy to think someone with a lot more resources can't do the same thing.
KY too?
Coworker said they looked in the bin by the TSA and there were a LARGE number of KY bottles in the trash. Some of them were the X-Jumbo variety.
:blink: Geek
there are MUCH better brands than KY out thereCoworker said they looked in the bin by the TSA and there were a LARGE number of KY bottles in the trash. Some of them were the X-Jumbo variety.
Geek
N965VJ
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“Are you sure you want me to put my coffee on the belt? OK, then.â€
<coffee cup tips over in machine, security supervisor chews out idiot screener>
It doesn't surprise me at all that they screen crew members. After all the paycuts and horrible scheduling, people have left in droves (what is wrong with me???) At this rate, Americans will start landscaping and nannying the kids and the only people willing to take the airline jobs will be illegal immigrants.
