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Subject: Re: Notice from TSA regarding air travel Posted on: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:28:52 -0500

Thus spake "jim" :

>
>"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
>news:kurtullman-CACBEE.16341116082006@customer-201-125-217-207.uninet.net.mx...
>> In article ,
>> Dillon Pyron wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I've been told by an AA counter agent that she saw (when the x-ray
>>> machine was upstairs next to the ticket counter) TSA cutting locks off
>>> of bags and opening them, but not opening unlocked bags.
>>
>> Had a woman friend of mine all of a sudden have a bunch of security
>> come down on her with guns drawn a few weeks ago. Seems that the
>> screener looking at her purse saw her sheriff's badge and decided it was
>> a throwing star.
>
>I would not be surprised. This is what I am talking about when I say that it
>seems like the majority of the TSA are completely incompetent and just plain
>stupid in many cases. I have had them check my badge and whenever they see
>it on the x-ray they seem to want to check you even more. I also figure it
>is because either they or one of their scumbag family got a ticket or was
>arrested recently. Of course it is also likely they are just plain stupid.
>They need to hire better people. I feel very badly for those agents that are
>good and try to do a good job as these idiots tarnish them all.
>Jim
>

I have an acquitance who's a US Marshall (funny story in a moment). He
travels frequently to retrieve miscreants. He always has an official
letter saying he's traveling on official business, but frequently gets
hassled by TSA. Oh, did I say he has a .40 S&W in the small of his
back and a compact on his ankle?

Story. Amongst other things that I do, I'm an information security
geek. We have our monthly meetings at the local Cisco office, which
is posted "No Guns". Every month, we have a new "Lobby Ambassador"
who doesn't know how to handle all the DPS, sheriff's deputies and
Texas Rangers that come in packing various hardware. The one this
month told a Ranger "I don't think you can come in here with that". He
held up his badge and said "Yes ma'am, I can".

One of the DPS officer frequently has a badge that says "Hi, I'm Barb
and I'm a blone 15 year old cheerleader". Guess what he does for a
living.
--
dillon

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