TSA Experiences

Andrea · 08-21-2013, 06:55 AM

Ron Hart: Keeping fear alive

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tsa-521954-government-rule.html

“Since 9/11, foreign-inspired terrorism has claimed about two dozen lives in the United States. (Meanwhile, more than 100,000 have been killed in gun homicides and more than 400,000 in motor-vehicle accidents.)”

– CNN

Rockinonahigh · 08-21-2013, 10:47 AM

I just got back from Vegas,yesterday,when I got to my hotel room I found the tsa had broken up all my pool stick chalk,squeezed out all my hair jell,broken open a pack of hair combs then removed my pool sticks from the case to check them out..whoever did that had dirty hands cause my pool stick was sticky so it had to be reworked before I could play not to mention messed up my packed suit case then checked all my pills that were in the pill bottles I got them from at the druggest so I had to make shure the right pills were in the right bottles before I could take them.I had all my meds in an approved carry on sise suitcase but they said it had to be checked just the same I was glad I had some meds on my persons.In Shreveport I didnt get a pat down just a waund passed over me shoes off,belt off all the stuff in my pockets ect.When I left Vegas I got the whole nne yards of the tsa check including the xray machine and pat down by a woman tsa agent.I just delt with it to get it done and over with but shure didnt like it.Next trip to Vegas I swear I will drive cause I really dont care for flying or Americam Airlines...thats another story.

Andrea · 08-21-2013, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

I just got back from Vegas,yesterday,when I got to my hotel room I found the tsa had broken up all my pool stick chalk,squeezed out all my hair jell,broken open a pack of hair combs then removed my pool sticks from the case to check them out..whoever did that had dirty hands cause my pool stick was sticky so it had to be reworked before I could play not to mention messed up my packed suit case then checked all my pills that were in the pill bottles I got them from at the druggest so I had to make shure the right pills were in the right bottles before I could take them.I had all my meds in an approved carry on sise suitcase but they said it had to be checked just the same I was glad I had some meds on my persons.In Shreveport I didnt get a pat down just a waund passed over me shoes off,belt off all the stuff in my pockets ect.When I left Vegas I got the whole nne yards of the tsa check including the xray machine and pat down by a woman tsa agent.I just delt with it to get it done and over with but shure didnt like it.Next trip to Vegas I swear I will drive cause I really dont care for flying or Americam Airlines...thats another story.

But you do feel safer with all the security measures they used, don't you? /end sarcasm

Andrea · 08-28-2013, 06:26 PM

Holly Springs police charge former TSA supervisor with shoplifting

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/27/3141906/police-charge-former-tsa-supervisor.html

"A U.S. Transportation Security Administration supervisor lost her job at Raleigh-Durham International Airport last week after police charged her with stealing about $95 worth of items from a Wal-Mart in Holly Springs."

Rockinonahigh · 08-28-2013, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrea

But you do feel safer with all the security measures they used, don't you? /end sarcasm

Not one bit.Hear at home all I got was my cary on(back pack) xrayd then a wand pased over me.But in Veags I got xrayd stood in the spook machine that leves nada to the immagination then a pat down.I didnt care for any of it but bit back the snotty comment I had in my mind,I just wanted to go home.
Frankly I didnt leave a thing in vegas except my $$$ wich is all they were after any way.For whatever reason Vegas didnt make me bug eyed with antisiaption,I can watch strip shows and show girls right hear in Shreveport.
Onething about the food in Vegas was that only in rare occasions dose anyo0ne cook with seasonings ..most of it was bland & tastless.Thankgoodness for Louisiana cooking...heart is where the home(kitchen) is.

DapperButch · 09-02-2013, 06:23 PM

Interesting story. TF and I went on a brief trip, last week.

When I went through the wave scanner on the first flight the monitor showed that I may have had metal (or whatever all it searches for), in my pockets (I had on men's cargo shorts) and there was a mark (it is a square block), on the middle of my chest. The female attendant asked me if I had a necklace on (I did not). Obviously, I had nothing in my pockets. Back into the machine I went. This time the machine only highlights my shorts and does not mark my chest. The women felt my pockets and then I was off and running. No biggy.

So, on trip back, I go through the machine. I am wearing another pair of men's cargo shorts. This time what is marked was my pockets and my genital area.

A male first touches my pockets. I then tell him I am female. I wasn't stressed about it, it just made sense to me that it would be a female who would be patting me down.

Anyway, the guy gets all flustered, apologizes, and sends me back into machine. This time my genitals did not get a mark, but my shorts again did. A female attendant touched my pockets and then waved me on.

I find it interesting that male vs. female effects the machine? I don't know if that is why the mark disappeared when they changed it to a female outline, or if it just disppeared for the random reason the marking on my chest disappeared the first time...just random.

Anyway, the patting down event didn't bother me either time. It has to be done, so no biggy.

http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/t...ml?id=15035728

I never had to deal with the backscatter. I am glad that this machine uses radio waves instead of x-rays. I am a big believer that x-rays are not good for our health, and that in particular it stimulates cancer growth. I think that if I was a regular traveler I would choose to be patted down over going through an x-ray machine over and over again

ETA: They did go through TF's bag in a friendly, respectful way.

Andrea · 09-06-2013, 07:37 AM

DFW Airport Police Targeted TSA in Sting Operation

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/DFW-Airport-Police-Targeted-TSA-in-Sting-Operation-222618731.html

"Investigators found an American Airlines worker had stolen 100 parking passes for employee parking lots and recruited TSA officers to sell the passes to co-workers for $100 apiece, the sources said.

One person who was aware of the investigation said as many as 20 TSA officers are suspected of selling or buying the passes. Another person said the number was closer to 40."

Parking passes? Really? I wonder what they would do for $500....

Andrea · 09-14-2013, 07:59 AM

Feds: Ex-TSA screener acted alone in threats case

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TSA_SCREENER_THREAT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLA TE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-09-11-06-14-03

"Federal authorities said Thursday they believe a former Los Angeles airport security screener acted alone and there wasn't a larger plot when he made threats that closed some airport terminals on the eve of the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks."

08-21-2013, 06:55 AM	#1
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,921 Times in 3,020 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	One man's opinion Ron Hart: Keeping fear alive http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tsa-521954-government-rule.html “Since 9/11, foreign-inspired terrorism has claimed about two dozen lives in the United States. (Meanwhile, more than 100,000 have been killed in gun homicides and more than 400,000 in motor-vehicle accidents.)” – CNN __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

08-28-2013, 06:26 PM	#4
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,921 Times in 3,020 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	Holly Springs police charge former TSA supervisor with shoplifting http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/27/3141906/police-charge-former-tsa-supervisor.html "A U.S. Transportation Security Administration supervisor lost her job at Raleigh-Durham International Airport last week after police charged her with stealing about $95 worth of items from a Wal-Mart in Holly Springs." __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

09-02-2013, 06:23 PM	#6
DapperButch Roadster Guy How Do You Identify?: FTM, Stone Butch Preferred Pronoun?: He Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,745 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26,545 Thanked 26,809 Times in 5,771 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Automatic Target Recognition machines/Millimeter Wave Scanner Interesting story. TF and I went on a brief trip, last week. When I went through the wave scanner on the first flight the monitor showed that I may have had metal (or whatever all it searches for), in my pockets (I had on men's cargo shorts) and there was a mark (it is a square block), on the middle of my chest. The female attendant asked me if I had a necklace on (I did not). Obviously, I had nothing in my pockets. Back into the machine I went. This time the machine only highlights my shorts and does not mark my chest. The women felt my pockets and then I was off and running. No biggy. So, on trip back, I go through the machine. I am wearing another pair of men's cargo shorts. This time what is marked was my pockets and my genital area. A male first touches my pockets. I then tell him I am female. I wasn't stressed about it, it just made sense to me that it would be a female who would be patting me down. Anyway, the guy gets all flustered, apologizes, and sends me back into machine. This time my genitals did not get a mark, but my shorts again did. A female attendant touched my pockets and then waved me on. I find it interesting that male vs. female effects the machine? I don't know if that is why the mark disappeared when they changed it to a female outline, or if it just disppeared for the random reason the marking on my chest disappeared the first time...just random. Anyway, the patting down event didn't bother me either time. It has to be done, so no biggy. http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/t...ml?id=15035728 I never had to deal with the backscatter. I am glad that this machine uses radio waves instead of x-rays. I am a big believer that x-rays are not good for our health, and that in particular it stimulates cancer growth. I think that if I was a regular traveler I would choose to be patted down over going through an x-ray machine over and over again ETA: They did go through TF's bag in a friendly, respectful way. __________________ -Dapper Are you educated or indoctrinated?

09-06-2013, 07:37 AM	#7
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,921 Times in 3,020 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	DFW Airport Police Targeted TSA in Sting Operation http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/DFW-Airport-Police-Targeted-TSA-in-Sting-Operation-222618731.html "Investigators found an American Airlines worker had stolen 100 parking passes for employee parking lots and recruited TSA officers to sell the passes to co-workers for $100 apiece, the sources said. One person who was aware of the investigation said as many as 20 TSA officers are suspected of selling or buying the passes. Another person said the number was closer to 40." Parking passes? Really? I wonder what they would do for $500.... __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

09-14-2013, 07:59 AM	#8
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,921 Times in 3,020 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	Feds: Ex-TSA screener acted alone in threats case http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TSA_SCREENER_THREAT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLA TE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-09-11-06-14-03 "Federal authorities said Thursday they believe a former Los Angeles airport security screener acted alone and there wasn't a larger plot when he made threats that closed some airport terminals on the eve of the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks." __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

08-21-2013, 10:47 AM	#2
Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,933 Times in 3,938 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	I just got back from Vegas,yesterday,when I got to my hotel room I found the tsa had broken up all my pool stick chalk,squeezed out all my hair jell,broken open a pack of hair combs then removed my pool sticks from the case to check them out..whoever did that had dirty hands cause my pool stick was sticky so it had to be reworked before I could play not to mention messed up my packed suit case then checked all my pills that were in the pill bottles I got them from at the druggest so I had to make shure the right pills were in the right bottles before I could take them.I had all my meds in an approved carry on sise suitcase but they said it had to be checked just the same I was glad I had some meds on my persons.In Shreveport I didnt get a pat down just a waund passed over me shoes off,belt off all the stuff in my pockets ect.When I left Vegas I got the whole nne yards of the tsa check including the xray machine and pat down by a woman tsa agent.I just delt with it to get it done and over with but shure didnt like it.Next trip to Vegas I swear I will drive cause I really dont care for flying or Americam Airlines...thats another story.