tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post3488028480567265366..comments2023-09-23T00:38:53.296-07:00Comments on Money and Such: Prepare: More Government Idiocy Coming to an Airport Near YouUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-36176268711768012472007-12-07T17:16:00.000-08:002007-12-07T17:16:00.000-08:00As someone who has done almost all of her travel f...As someone who has done almost all of her travel for the last decade, international and domestic, with a young Muslim guy - if you think they're not profiling, you're out of your mind.guinness416https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240817670502435051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-9589983056464733142007-11-16T10:36:00.000-08:002007-11-16T10:36:00.000-08:00A few things you probably didn't know about airpor...A few things you probably didn't know about airport security: <BR/><BR/>As part of their extensive training, each TSA screener has memorized each and every one of the thousands of names and faces in the terrorist names database. When your I.D. is checked, they know what they are looking for. Trust me. They know if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake. <BR/><BR/>Six ounces of liquid in two three ounce containers is different than six ounces of liquid in a six ounce container. The TSA has proven that it is impossible for terrorists to combine two three ounce containers into a six ounce container. The process, called “pouring”, is unknown to the terrorist world, and is considered classified by the Bush Administration. <BR/><BR/>Thanks to their unique dimensions and secret faith based qualities, quart sized plastic bags are completely explosion proof. The TSA, Boeing, and DARPA and jointly developing a terrorist proof airliner which is covered entirely in explosive quart sized plastic bags. <BR/><BR/>The process of removing one’s shoes (“The Richard Reid Maneuver”) is required because the average shoe cannot be placed in an explosion proof, quart sized bag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-48239354644816023502007-11-16T09:51:00.000-08:002007-11-16T09:51:00.000-08:00AND the latest news... my son got patter down by t...AND the latest news... my son got patter down by the always brilliant TSA at San Francisco Airport.<BR/><BR/>In other great news: do you know those TSA folks that check your ID when you get in line for security? Did you notice that in recent months one checks your ID, while another stands behind him to make sure that he checked your ID...? Your tax dollars at work folks.Shadoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932074837479954410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-60374416725171766402007-11-16T09:40:00.000-08:002007-11-16T09:40:00.000-08:00Are you aware of a new program by the TSA where yo...Are you aware of a new program by the TSA where you get security clearance and can bypass normal security lines?<BR/><BR/>I just saw it in SJC and it costs $99/year. They use you Iris scan and fingerprint and run a background check on you. <BR/><BR/>Supposedly, it will give you access to an express security line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-39525235126231433962007-11-15T10:32:00.000-08:002007-11-15T10:32:00.000-08:00Well said, and I agree 100%, but did you just ask ...Well said, and I agree 100%, but did you just ask a government agency to use common sense? :)<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid nothing will get better at the airport until people start to fly less and it hurts someone's pocketbook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com