TSA to beef up employee screening
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tonyw
Well-Known Member
Great, that's all we need.
More screening of people who are NOT security threats. Or, if they are, they've got all the tools they need to do anything they want in their own hands.
Seriously, if you've passed the screening and you're a pilot or FA, what the hell do you need to take with you in order to wreak some serious havoc?
Is the TSA going to confiscate people's hands?
We need to stop this stupid show that makes the once or twice a year Aunt Bessies say stupid crap like "well, it's an inconvenience but if it makes us safe, I'm all for it" and do something that actually does something.
By the way, folks, I saw an ad for TSA screeners in the paper. Know how much those guys are making?
Around $16 an hour plus benefits.
That's right, folks. The people who debate whether or not your toothpaste tube has too much toothpaste are getting more than the people flying the planes!:banghead:
More screening of people who are NOT security threats. Or, if they are, they've got all the tools they need to do anything they want in their own hands.
Seriously, if you've passed the screening and you're a pilot or FA, what the hell do you need to take with you in order to wreak some serious havoc?
Is the TSA going to confiscate people's hands?
We need to stop this stupid show that makes the once or twice a year Aunt Bessies say stupid crap like "well, it's an inconvenience but if it makes us safe, I'm all for it" and do something that actually does something.
By the way, folks, I saw an ad for TSA screeners in the paper. Know how much those guys are making?
Around $16 an hour plus benefits.
That's right, folks. The people who debate whether or not your toothpaste tube has too much toothpaste are getting more than the people flying the planes!:banghead:
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
That doesn't change how crews are screened, just how airport employees get screened. It will be frustrating for stations where the counter agents also work the gate. That means every time they go back and forth they will have to get rescreened. That could be 9 or 10 times a day at some places.
Crewpass... that's all I've got to say.
Crewpass... that's all I've got to say.
dvtpilot
Well-Known Member
That would make me happy.
CirrusMonkey
No Real Usefulness
Absolutely! I worked the ramp for 12 years at UA before "this". Never ONCE did I ever have to go through security. Makes no sense.
ERfly
Well-Known Member
Going through security today in SAN, the TSA agent mentioned to my FA that she was carrying a lot of liquids. I chimed in and said, "Well since the traveling public can't carry them, we're making up for it."
The they went nuts on some lady because her liquids were not in a 1 quart Ziploc bag. So let me get this straight...
Not in a 1 quart Ziploc bag = Dangerous, explosive material that can bring down an airliner.
Move contains into said 1 quart Ziploc bag = Dangerous properties removed and items are perfect safe.
Enough to make your head explode!
CREWPASS NOW!!!!
The they went nuts on some lady because her liquids were not in a 1 quart Ziploc bag. So let me get this straight...
Not in a 1 quart Ziploc bag = Dangerous, explosive material that can bring down an airliner.
Move contains into said 1 quart Ziploc bag = Dangerous properties removed and items are perfect safe.
Enough to make your head explode!
CREWPASS NOW!!!!
tonyw
Well-Known Member
Ahh, how I *heart* screening in Europe!
Oh, you mean the "I am sorry, but because you are going to the United States, you have to take off your shoes" kind of screening? Followed by I don't know why you American have to do this and then followed by pretty much everything I say about the stupidity of taking off our shoes, only done with a French accent?
Instead of the kind we get here?
bike21
9-5 Ruins Lives
Ahh, how I *heart* screening in Europe!
Yes! We got strange looks when did the normal routine of taking out liquids, removing shoes etc. Stupid gringos.
CrewPass now! Oh, and whether our JC readers support ALPA or not we all need to support their efforts with CrewPass. It won't happen without their direct support!
Clocks
Well-Known Member
It's the government...
What are you going to do? Go to the non-government "protected" airport?
chrisdahut1
Well-Known Member
Ahh, how I *heart* screening in Europe!
Really? Sometimes I think it's even worse over there. Especially Heathrow last summer...I had to deadhead through there more then once. What a nightmare. You know things are bad when you actually start to miss the TSA and think to yourself "The TSA wouldn't be this bad!".
Ireland has been fairly good to us, but even they're starting to be a little stricter in Shannon (used to get away with not taking laptops out, but not anymore). One place that is almost scary laid back is Kuwait. We walk through the metal detector without emptying our pockets, set it off, and keep on walking. Not a second glance from the one screener who is also looking at the x-ray screen (when not preoccupied by his cell phone).
mpenguin1
Well-Known Member
Because passengers don't listen! Not sure why, but, when people travel, their IQ drops about 75% & they do the most dumbest things.
I should take a picture the next time I see a passenger attempt to put their baby on the belt to go through the x-ray machine or passengers arguing why they can't take their water through security.:banghead:
Cruise
Well-Known Member
You're absolutely right. Why should Joe Schmo be allowed to take their unopened water through security when they can buy the same thing for 3x the price on the other side. Makes perfect sense to me.
But hey, I'm obviously not in tune with the security of the Nation.
tonyw
Well-Known Member
I think they do it so that people can hear them. I've got a lot of problems with the TSA, but this isn't one of them. They've got to be loud so that people hear them.
But the charade needs to end!
It's getting close to seven years after September 11 and we still don't have EDS systems in place? Hello? Companies have been begging to put those into airports since September 12, 2001.
JaceTheAce
Well-Known Member
I think the BEST airport ever to handle security was Munich, Germany. Even though I was not in uniform (but had my badge), I was able to go through the special crew screening line (totally separate and through a special door) with my two bottles of wine that the Lufthansa flight attendants gave me as a gift to enjoy in France. Everyone in Germany was very cordial and had a very systematic, organized, and standardized method of operating. The same thing shows up in their cars - BMWs are precise, refined, nimble, and high-performing automobiles, just like their people.