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What pilots think of the TSA

November 26, 2010 3:26 pm Robert Zimmerman

What pilots think of the TSA. I like this one:

THEY THINK THE AVERAGE TSA WORKER IS AN IDIOT.

If there is one theme that emerges clearly time and again in pilots’ online discussions, it’s disdain for the TSA checkpoint worker. They are “the government equivalent of being a Wendy’s burger flipper,” according to one typical comment from AirlinePilotForums.com. “Barney Fife is more suited for their job,” writes another. Anecdotes frequently portray TSA workers as mindlessly hewing to procedures at the expense of exercising the judgment needed to sniff out the evildoers.

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Woman wears bikini to go through security at airport

November 25, 2010 2:48 pm Robert Zimmerman

Woman decides to wear her bikini in order to go through security at the airport. Fun quote:

“Every time I go through security I always say, ‘I don’t even know why I got dressed this morning.’ I end up taking off belts, jewelry and everything else off anyway,”

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Airport scanners barely used on day before Thanksgiving

November 25, 2010 1:06 pm Robert Zimmerman

Body scanners at Newark airport were hardly used yesterday, suggesting to me that the TSA decided to avoid the battle on National Opt-out day.

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Obama administration plans to establish 187,000 square mile polar bear reserve

November 25, 2010 1:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

Another government land grab: Obama administration plans to establish 187,000 square mile polar bear reserve.

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The administrator of TSA speaks

November 24, 2010 10:45 am Robert Zimmerman

The administrator of TSA speaks: You are my servant and you will bend over.

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TSA apologizes to man whose pat down caused him to be drenched in urine

November 23, 2010 10:25 am Robert Zimmerman

Progress! TSA apologizes to man whose pat down caused him to be drenched in urine.

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On the road

November 23, 2010 12:55 am Robert Zimmerman

Sorry about the late posting, as I spent the day on the road, driving halfway across the country (rather than fly and get treated like a criminal).

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TSA Confiscates Camera of Woman filming man stripped to underwear

November 21, 2010 5:13 pm Robert Zimmerman

More airport insanity. The TSA confiscated the camera of a woman filming the arrest of a man who decided to strip down to his underwear rather than go through the pat down. Note that man got arrested, not for taking off his clothes, but for refusing to put them back on so the TSA security guards could then give him the pat down.

Update: link fixed. Sorry about that!

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TSA pat-down leaves traveler covered in urine

November 21, 2010 12:02 am Robert Zimmerman

TSA pat-down leaves traveler covered in urine. Key quote:

“Every time I tried to tell them about my medical condition, they said they didn’t need to know about that.”

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TSA management loves the pat downs

November 20, 2010 5:23 pm Robert Zimmerman

Meanwhile, TSA management has its head up our ass, insisting that everyone who enters the security area submit to its abuse or face heavy fines.

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TSA agents hate pat downs

November 20, 2010 5:20 pm Robert Zimmerman

Even the TSA agents know how stupid and ugly the new security procedures are. That they hate the more aggressive pat downs means everyone should insist on them, if only to increase the chances they will finally decide it ain’t worth doing them.

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Another TSA stupidity of the day

November 19, 2010 3:50 pm Robert Zimmerman

While sexually abusing the rest of America, Homeland Security head Napolitano is considering allowing Muslim women to pat themselves down at airports.

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