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 Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:20 pm Post subject: airport security |
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So much for the vaunted airport security; a group went out for our Sunday breakfast; we met at a small feeder airport for breakfast. When we prepared to leave, we entered the gate code as written on the opposite side of the gate. No Joy. Various previous combinations were tried and again no joy. The local police car was parked adjacent but the police substation and car was unoccupied. finally found the TSA guy who said he had no way to allow anyone to the transient ramp; At some point a man with a law enforcement T-shirt appeared and his code did not work either. So now eight aircraft are inaccessible and no numbers to call for help. etc. Then one enterprising pilot put his fingers through the chain link fence and manually operated the inside lever from the outside. We merrily departed secure in the knowledge that we are safe since TSA is on the job.
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dmaib@me.com
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:43 pm Post subject: airport security |
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Classic! Thanks for the laugh.
"We have met the enemy and he is us"
-Pogo-
David Maib
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On Jun 3, 2012, at 5:18 PM, DLM wrote:
So much for the vaunted airport security; a group went out for our Sunday breakfast; we met at a small feeder airport for breakfast. When we prepared to leave, we entered the gate code as written on the opposite side of the gate. No Joy. Various previous combinations were tried and again no joy. The local police car was parked adjacent but the police substation and car was unoccupied. finally found the TSA guy who said he had no way to allow anyone to the transient ramp; At some point a man with a law enforcement T-shirt appeared and his code did not work either. So now eight aircraft are inaccessible and no numbers to call for help. etc. Then one enterprising pilot put his fingers through the chain link fence and manually operated the inside lever from the outside. We merrily departed secure in the knowledge that we are safe since TSA is on the job.
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Bob Turner
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: airport security |
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That Pogo quote is my all time favorite.
True story: shortly after 9-11 the National Guard was sent to SFO. Soldier hands his M16 to the TSA guy, walks thru the metal detector which goes off. TSA guy confiscates the soldier's Swiss army knife, hands him back his M16.
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dmaib@me.com
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:27 am Post subject: airport security |
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My son had a similar thing happen on his first deployment to Iraq. While boarding the charter DC-10 at Ft. Hood, carrying their M-16's, He called me on his cell phone to laughingly tell me that TSA was efficiently confiscating pocket knives as the troops boarded.
Kind of funny until you start thinking about the billions of $$ being poured down this huge bureaucratic Homeland Security rat hole with questionable results.
David Maib
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On Jun 4, 2012, at 2:19 AM, Bob Turner wrote:
That Pogo quote is my all time favorite.
True story: shortly after 9-11 the National Guard was sent to SFO. Soldier hands his M16 to the TSA guy, walks thru the metal detector which goes off. TSA guy confiscates the soldier's Swiss army knife, hands him back his M16.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:39 am Post subject: airport security |
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Over several deployments I have faced similar situations. Even when the Army has contracted the aircraft we were forced to pack all knives and even cigarette lighters in our "check" bags. Of course the semi automatic rifles, and light machine guns are OK. Oh, and a couple times we were told to keep all rifles facing barrel down, you know towards all the hydraulic hoses an important stuff under the floor.
Gotta love the government.
Jason On Jun 4, 2012 10:55 AM, "Bob Turner" <bobturner(at)alum.rpi.edu (bobturner(at)alum.rpi.edu)> wrote:[quote] --> RV10-List message posted by: "Bob Turner" <bobturner(at)alum.rpi.edu (bobturner(at)alum.rpi.edu)>
That Pogo quote is my all time favorite.
True story: shortly after 9-11 the National Guard was sent to SFO. Soldier hands his M16 to the TSA guy, walks thru the metal detector which goes off. TSA guy confiscates the soldier's Swiss army knife, hands him back his M16.
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