FU transportation Security Administration

**astcell** · February 2, 2004, 20:36

Originally posted by noid

Actually, a lot of them dont. I have a friend who recently worked for the TSA. On our side of things we joke TSA stands for Takes Scissors Away. On thier side of things they joke that it stands for This Sucks Ass. Lots of them know its bullshit, but its a job.

I don't know any personally, but I receive my share of airport hassles. Some don't like the weight of my camera and want to keep x-raying it then I find myself giving a photo lesson. On the other hand I have found some very nice wscreeners. One was deeply apologetic that I could not bring my Micra Leatherman on the plane. He was talking to me like he was going to have to shoot my dog.

**Gadsden** · February 3, 2004, 15:41

Originally posted by astcell

I don't know any personally, but I receive my share of airport hassles. Some don't like the weight of my camera and want to keep x-raying it then I find myself giving a photo lesson. On the other hand I have found some very nice wscreeners. One was deeply apologetic that I could not bring my Micra Leatherman on the plane. He was talking to me like he was going to have to shoot my dog.

I know with a guy that was with TSA.. he was a prison guard before that, repo man before that. His reason for the jobs: "He liked the idea of getting paid to piss people off and fuck with them". Charming guy. Last time I heard, he was trying to get a job as a state trooper... :(

**Chris** · February 3, 2004, 16:03

Originally posted by Qu|rk

I doubt they'd like me bringing my laptops, wireless router and other goodies via carryon, and it's sure as hell not going with luggage - my electronics are worth more to me than the life of those that would handle it. I figured that'd be the best way to get held up at the airport while I explain the reasoning behind it all.

Actually, I travel for work all the time and take shitloads of equipment with me, both carry on (laptops, gps, pigtails, and sometimes my ham radio with it's antenna) and checked (omni and/or directional antennas are usually about it for what i'll check) and have had absolutely zero problems. I usually walk up to the counter, tell the person at the ticket counter "I have a shitload of electronic equipment in both my carry on and checked baggage. You should probably send me over to the screeners now." Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. No one has ever bitched (and that includes bringing most or all of the 802.11 prizes for the WD contest out with me for the last two years) about the stuff I have.

I am actually surprised that the antenna for my radio has never gotten me pulled out of line at the X-Ray machine...think about what that bad boy looks like going through there...

Originally posted by Qu|rk

Homeland security is quite paranoid in many respects, and I wouldn't put it past them if they were checking for mass computers heading to vegas around Defcon time.

Quirk-

I think you are under the mistaken impression that more than about .0002% of the country's population has even HEARD of DefCon.

**jesse** · February 3, 2004, 19:45

i'm sure baggage screeners see so much fucked up stuff in people's bags, they just don't care anymore. A bag of laptops doesn't look very odd after seeing a bag of 19" dildos a few minutes before.

**Chris** · February 3, 2004, 20:32

Originally posted by jesse

i'm sure baggage screeners see so much fucked up stuff in people's bags, they just don't care anymore. A bag of laptops doesn't look very odd after seeing a bag of 19" dildos a few minutes before.

Hmm...I thought OP usually drove to Vegas.

**astcell** · February 3, 2004, 21:49

Originally posted by che

I know with a guy that was with TSA.. he was a prison guard before that, ...

I was a prison guard for 3 years, it sucked. Having to keep all those innocent people in jail....

**renderman** · February 4, 2004, 11:00

http://www.canada.com/news/national/...2-CA6C0DC94C21

Just in time to prove that paranoia is'nt paranoia if they really are stealing your stuff

**Siviak** · February 4, 2004, 13:30

Originally posted by renderman

Just in time to prove that paranoia is'nt paranoia if they really are stealing your stuff

LISTEN...FOR THE LAST TIME "I DIDN'T STEAL IT" I JUST FORGOT TO GIVE IT BACK!!!!!

damn touchy forigners!

**renderman** · February 4, 2004, 14:49

Originally posted by Siviak

LISTEN...FOR THE LAST TIME "I DIDN'T STEAL IT" I JUST FORGOT TO GIVE IT BACK!!!!!

damn touchy forigners!

Ok, I was talking about airport security folks.

Someones got guilt issues :)

**ck3k** · February 4, 2004, 15:26

Since I will be bringing laptops, and various odd wifi equitment I am going to drive once again. I don't like getting seach and people that couldnt get a real govt. job search my bags to see if I am out to get them. TSA sucks ass, they are really bad around Sacramento which is where I fly out of, I get nervous because it is always some ego tripping little half a cop, I am guessing they are all wanting to go out and find the next terrorist and be famous.

**Kreptic** · February 10, 2004, 14:43

By far the funniest thing i've seen about TSP was in the movie "Old School" This guy goes thru like 20 times til he's down to his shirt pants and tie...this bigass army dude is sitting there pointing a gun while a member of the so called "TSP" is pating him down while the army dude is calling over back up...its horrible but yet i can see myself watching this happen to a guy at an airport....fuck it...i'll take the bus

**TwinVega** · February 10, 2004, 18:18

TSP-teaspoon?
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**Kreptic** · February 10, 2004, 22:09

Aw Damnit TSA, i need to get better at this one-handed typing

**Drake** · February 15, 2004, 04:19

TSA stupidity

Some of the TSA rules are pretty stupid, to put it mildly.

Coming back from a recent vacation, I ended up going through airport security with 3 lighters on me. Had my zippo and 2 cheap disposables. Emptying my pockets at one of the checkpoints, the rent a cop spotted those lighters and told me I could take 2 lighters on the plane, but not 3. I had to choose one to give up. Can anyone explain why that 3rd lighter was a threat to national security, but 2 of them are OK?

**LuxAeterna** · February 15, 2004, 07:28

Originally posted by Drake

Some of the TSA rules are pretty stupid, to put it mildly.

Coming back from a recent vacation, I ended up going through airport security with 3 lighters on me. Had my zippo and 2 cheap disposables. Emptying my pockets at one of the checkpoints, the rent a cop spotted those lighters and told me I could take 2 lighters on the plane, but not 3. I had to choose one to give up. Can anyone explain why that 3rd lighter was a threat to national security, but 2 of them are OK?

Although Im not quite sure why 3 is the magic number but I do remember that rule being in affect for quite sometime. When I use to live in Hawaii coming back to the states they would always get me for my zippo's. I could carry two but the rest would have to be stored with luggage. Go Figure

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