TSA

[newfie]

no no. im talking about unassociated delays and informal punishment for refusing the scan.

you have TSA in Canada?

 

[Babagounj]

I always asked to be manually searched .
screw those scanners

 

[rod]

TSA isn't the problem ---- the airlines just plain SUCK. This is my Christmas flight to Texas;

Short flight (25 minutes) from home town to Minneapolis---50 minute delay while they de-ice the "SMALL" plane before takeoff.
Get to Mpls. too late for connecting flight to Dallas--have an extra 3 hour delay until next flight.
Airlines emailed us Sunday night---flight back to Minnesota cancelled for Tuesday. Can't rebook until Wednesday.
Leave for airport at 6:00 am for flight back Minneaplolis-(actually was on time).
Have a 3 hour layover in Minneapolis that turned into a 4 and half hour layover for the 25 minute flight back to home town.

Did I mention I hate flying.

 

[Brown echo]

 

[rod]

I could use a good massage and a good drunk right about now

 

[Brown echo]

I could use a good massage and a good drunk right about now

...Amazing!!!

 

[rod]

...Amazing!!!

Its been awhile since I've been to Vegas. I enjoyed the "old Vegas" back when you could get 99 cent buffets and round trip air fair was 49 bucks. Its gotten way too expensive for my tastes.

 

[Brown echo]

Its been awhile since I've been to Vegas. I enjoyed the "old Vegas" back when you could get 99 cent buffets and round trip air fair was 49 bucks. Its gotten way too expensive for my tastes.

 

[Babagounj]

Here's every reason to never fly again .
http://nypost.com/2016/01/03/the-quota-driven-drive-to-make-flying-more-perilous/

The FAA not only tossed aside its preference for trained and qualified air-traffic controllers, it also opened the position to “off the street hires,” any English-speaking citizen with a high-school diploma.

 

[moreluck]

Here's every reason to never fly again .
http://nypost.com/2016/01/03/the-quota-driven-drive-to-make-flying-more-perilous/

The FAA not only tossed aside its preference for trained and qualified air-traffic controllers, it also opened the position to “off the street hires,” any English-speaking citizen with a high-school diploma.

This is why I refuse to fly........just one of many reasons. Anyone wants to see me they can come to CA.

 

[Babagounj]

heard of a tale where one senior air traffic controller asked to change working airports because of all the useless jokers the FAA allowed into his tower .
A week after he left the state's governor had to step in and force the FAA to fire all the jokers , seems they had a new record for on the ground collisions .
His new airport has about one commercial flight an hour , the rest private planes .
And he got to keep his pay rate .

 

[newfie]

the TSA are the brownshirts of this country. they need to be eliminated. they don't help us they only hurt us.
their actions at airports is nothing but an overabundance of activity that restricts our operations ability to function
a huge waste of tax payer dollars.

 

[rod]

This is why I refuse to fly........just one of many reasons. Anyone wants to see me they can come to CA.

I'm getting to the point I'm about to give up flying commercially anymore too. Just too much hassle, delays and cancellations. That and being stuff like sardines into those planes. I can't remember the last time I flew that things went smoothly from point A to point B.

 

[moreluck]

 

[Babagounj]

Poor morale with a high turnover rate the best solution to date is to give them more public funds .
BIG Gov't's usual solution .

 

[Operational needs]

On the news this morning they were saying that the TSA wants to start recommending passengers arrive for a flight three hours early, like they're already doing at Chicago's O'Hare and a few others, because the lines are so long. That's just crazy.

 

[Babagounj]

3 hours will soon be a thing of the past , expect them soon to announce that all passengers will be required to arrive one day prior to their departure .

 

[Babagounj]

If I was a terrorist I would be plotting an attack knowing that there is a large crowd just standing around for hours waiting in line unprotected .

 

[Operational needs]

If I was a terrorist I would be plotting an attack knowing that there is a large crowd just standing around for hours waiting in line unprotected .

Prime pickins.

 

[Babagounj]

even a small smoke bomb could cause massive panic