Airport security A peased
Most of us think the only place in the world that has airline security going through your personal belongings is our TSA at the airport. You can easily find stories of people doing dumb things when they present themselves for admission to airports and on airplanes. Daily the officers of the government get into debates and even come to blows with people that have their own idea of what is personal property and what they should keep with them. Even in India, where people are humble and courteous, disagreements arise. Senior IPS officer Arun Bothra had one of these encounters when he asked to inspect the luggage of one passenger whose screened suitcase seemed very heavy and odd. The man seemed nervous and then became confrontational…
Our domestic TSA has a contest every year for the 10 most unusual items that they have had to screen out of going on passenger airplanes. The big winner last year was the fully fueled chainsaw flying out of New Orleans. While this aspiring lumberjack may have wanted to cut in line, the staff explained chainsaws needed to be without fuel and in stowed luggage, not carried on. A female passenger went to a lot of trouble to carry a couple of knives aboard along with her infant. The mother sewed them into a Darth Vader stuffed animal her son tried to carry on the plane. The force of the x-ray machine stooped the dark side from getting through the TSA checkpoint in Philadelphia. You can make up the rationale for that move. Getting back to the incident at Jaipur, India airport the debate between officer and the male passenger drew somewhat of a crowd and when finally the passenger was told he could not enter the boarding area until he opened his luggage the staff exploded, figuratively. The man had gotten a great deal on snap peas and was carrying them home. The whole incident was to cover his shopping. It made the security staff’s day and the man was told go ahead and enjoy his find. The incident was popular on social media as well.
Check my baggage:
The last time I went through a TSA checkpoint at an airport I was wearing my contact lenses. The TSA guy looked at my driver’s license, looked at me, and looked at my driver’s license again. He started to turn to get his supervisor. I said, “If you want, I’ll put my glasses on, I have them with me.” He looked bewildered, but he cleared me through all by himself. Now I understand the whole Superman / Clark Kent thing.
Airport security asked me if I’ve seen anything unusual
…”I just paid $18 for a coke & a ham sandwich…Let’s start with that.”
The TSA says they will allow pilots to pass through security more easily than before.
I’d be happy if the pilots just went through the breathalyzer.
What is the name of the TSA’s mascot?
Frisky
March 22nd Birthdays
1976 – Reese Witherspoon, 1999 – Paola Andino, 1983 – Constance Wu, 1988 – Tania Raymond
1930 – Steven Sondheim, 1948 – Andrew Lloyd Weber 1947 – James Patterson, 1931 – William Shatner