Then you; too; could work for TSA!
They get to 'find' quite; shall we say; 'interesting' things while searching for battery powered explosives.
Posted on 06/07/2017 6:55:44 AM PDT by Kaslin
As if those knuckle draggers have ever read a book.
Not unlike those traffic wardens in the UK and Australia. Cops had other things needed done so they turned over parking and other mundane jobs to these wardens who wear a uniform and a badge and then think they’re high almighty and people are really really upset over them; cops don’t like them either.
I have yet to read a single book on a electronic device. I love the feel of a book.
The Gift Of Fear has a plain cover with the letters large and bright! Ya could read the title from rows away I am betting. It is a decent book, bout paying attention to your instincts.
Yes, it’s not just the power given to the agency itself, it’s the power given to the individual inspectors. What I find totally unnerving is that most of these “agents” (at least in major metropolitan areas where I’ve observed them) are NOT American born. MANY look to be muslim, many have thick accents. Most could not get a real job in the private sector, yet they now have the power to decide who gets on a plane and who doesn’t. Plus the power to confiscate anything they like from your baggage. I will bet a large sum that when they confiscate things of value, those things go home with them.
I’ve got books that would make TSA shit.
I can appreciate the tactile feel of books as well. But I really didn’t get into recreational reading until I got my pad.
Consider: All the books in my library are all the same weight and dimensions; I can adjust the font and size to suit my eyes; I can read in bed at night without disturbing The Little Crazy Woman™; I can search the book for words and phrases; look up unknown words; open maps to get the layout of places etc., etc. And my entire library goes with me, wherever I go.
It’s more than the feel. It’s picking up an old book because the cover *looks interesting*, scanning a few random pages - then happily anticipating curling up on the couch with a cookie and the new acquisition. I love age-browned pages, torn edges, and the occasional old note or postcard I sometimes find tucked inside.
Let me help.
If the Mob did it; the courts would call it EXTORTION; and claim the Protection Money was NOT a mere fee for handling.
Which PROVES that they ARE doing a 100% effective job!
Much like the amulet I wear (which I bought from a street vendor in Kinshasa) that protects me from ever being killed in an elephant stampede.
How far does onw have to go into the website before finding out the COST of this handy little program?
Then you; too; could work for TSA!
They get to 'find' quite; shall we say; 'interesting' things while searching for battery powered explosives.
Hmm, that makes for some interesting mischief.
ewww ewww ewww
My response to that request would probably be some variation between "Srsly?" and "Go to Hell! Do I look like a Muslim?"...
Come on . Everyone shows ID at the start.
THATS where you get picked for the “random” check. They mark your boarding pass.
it’s happened to my wife the last 2 times she flew THIS WEEK.
At the start yes, but not to the person with the wand.
They pull you aside for screening before that. Happens all the time.
/they didn't in 1985 when we flew from Nashville, TN to Rochester, NY. All what the guy did was run the wand up and down.
When I visited my daughter in Amarillo, TX in 2009 they also just ran the wand up and down on me.
They pull you aside and go through all your stuff, including swabs looking for explosives. Sometimes they pat you down.
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