by Steven T. Henderson [MS » Fri, 18 Nov 2005 01:11:44
by Craig Goudi » Fri, 18 Nov 2005 01:30:31
I've carried one on since 911. They did take it out and look at it. When I
tried to explain what it was
(actually a whole waist harness) they didn't understand until I explained
about Hobies and trapezes.
But they let me take it on anyway.
-Craig
by Alan » Fri, 18 Nov 2005 02:58:54
Alan
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by Dan Weis » Fri, 18 Nov 2005 03:56:58
This past weekend I was stopped at security for packing a cordless
drill/driver without the bits. It was explained that no tools are
allowed lest I get the inclination to detach a wing or something. Fair
enough, I checked the bag.
On my return, I was stopped again, this time for the loose screwdriver
bit sloshing around in the bottom of my bag. The drill was already
checked at the counter in another bag. For fun, I asked why and the
answer was the same "no-tools" response. The line was short and I had
time, so I cheekily replied that the bit wasn't a tool, in fact a tool
need it to work. He said, "That means it's a tool." I asked whether a
***was a tool. "No." "So even though many tools cannot work
without screws to hold them together, and my cordless driver needs a
bit to work, I could bring a***onboard but cannot bring a 1" driver
bit?" "Correct, but you can go back and check the bit at the counter
and come through the line again." He then realized what he just said
and told me to forget about it and waived me through. I guess he
pictured a tiny driver bit stuck to a baggage tag going around and
around on the carrousel waiting for it's owner to come down the stairs.
It got me laughing.
-Dan
by Alan » Fri, 18 Nov 2005 04:19:42
> This past weekend I was stopped at security for packing a cordless
> drill/driver without the bits. It was explained that no tools are
> allowed lest I get the inclination to detach a wing or something. Fair
> enough, I checked the bag.
> On my return, I was stopped again, this time for the loose screwdriver
> bit sloshing around in the bottom of my bag. The drill was already
> checked at the counter in another bag. For fun, I asked why and the
> answer was the same "no-tools" response. The line was short and I had
> time, so I cheekily replied that the bit wasn't a tool, in fact a tool
> need it to work. He said, "That means it's a tool." I asked whether a
>***was a tool. "No." "So even though many tools cannot work
> without screws to hold them together, and my cordless driver needs a
> bit to work, I could bring a***onboard but cannot bring a 1" driver
> bit?" "Correct, but you can go back and check the bit at the counter
> and come through the line again." He then realized what he just said
> and told me to forget about it and waived me through. I guess he
> pictured a tiny driver bit stuck to a baggage tag going around and
> around on the carrousel waiting for it's owner to come down the stairs.
> It got me laughing.
> -Dan
I guess everyone's heard that story about the woman who was forced to drink
her own *** milk in front of everyone..
Alan
by bsinclai » Fri, 18 Nov 2005 04:27:35
by shred.. » Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:18:31
by josh.sampi.. » Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:38:20
by Alan » Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:56:08
Alan
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by Dan Weis » Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:56:36
PS, thanks for the ride!
-Dan
by Glenn Woodel » Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:26:31
Glenn
>PS, thanks for the ride!
>-Dan
by josh.sampi.. » Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:03:42
I ran across a posting for a position with the TSA - the reason it
caught my eye was that it paid 19 bucks an hour! (Which is actually
significantly more than I make now ...)
Let's just say I wasn't impressed with the level of applicant for that
particular position.
I remember when I was sitting for one of the tests, we were given three
hours to complete it, with an optional break after completing the first
two parts.
So I polished the whole thing off in about an hour twenty, and cruised
outside of the testing room, and asked the lady where there was a
decent place to get some breakfast. She said, 'you don't have enough
time on your break for breakfast' and I replied that I had finished the
test.
Which, for some reason, totally inflamed her - she was sputtering about
how this is an important test, shouldn't take it lightly, blah, blah,
blah... I sure wish I had my score to show her then.
I'll tell ya what was fun, though, was picking the bad-boy toys out of
suitcase x-rays. I will definitely allow that it could be challenging
at times.
by (PeteCresswell » Sat, 19 Nov 2005 02:51:07
Somebody called security, they opened it up, found a stew's bag pressed against
the alu wall of the module was the source.
They brought out the stew, had here open the bag in front of maybe 30 onlookers,
and out came this huge white plastic ***/*** that had somehow gotten
turned on while inside the cargo module.
Geeze, I felt sorry for that stewardess...
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PeteCresswell
by ratho.. » Sat, 19 Nov 2005 10:51:39
by Tsunam » Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:03:49
> When I was working as a baggage masher at Honoruru International a loooong
time
> ago (before airline security was even thought of... guy I knew flew in
from
> Texas with his .45 in an ankle holster...) we had this one baggage module
that
> emitted a buzzing sound.
> Somebody called security, they opened it up, found a stew's bag pressed
against
> the alu wall of the module was the source.
> They brought out the stew, had here open the bag in front of maybe 30
onlookers,
> and out came this huge white plastic ***/*** that had somehow
gotten
> turned on while inside the cargo module.
> Geeze, I felt sorry for that stewardess...
> --
> PeteCresswell