Comments on: Flying home for the holidays? http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JEFF http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12681 JEFF Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:51:56 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12681 I don't fly since 9/11. I don't want to live in the DDR. 1989, DDR shut down. 9/11, it start back up again, here. Flying don't exist for me. The 20th century, gone. The Wright brothers gone, Lindbergh gone. I'm part Amish now. As more and more of America turns into DDR, I am glad I'm getting older. If America no longer exists, I don't want to live in it. I pity the children. A Jean-Claude VanDamm movie, a Mad-Max movie, Soylent, Bladerunner, THX1138, Logan's Run, you name it. You can have it. Welcome to America. Welcome to hell. I don’t fly since 9/11. I don’t want to live in the DDR.
1989, DDR shut down. 9/11, it start back up again, here.
Flying don’t exist for me. The 20th century, gone. The Wright brothers gone, Lindbergh gone. I’m part Amish now. As more and more of America turns into DDR, I am glad I’m getting older. If America no longer exists, I don’t want to live in it. I pity the children. A Jean-Claude VanDamm movie, a Mad-Max movie, Soylent, Bladerunner, THX1138, Logan’s Run, you name it. You can have it. Welcome to America. Welcome to hell.

]]> By: gfujimori http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12680 gfujimori Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:29:52 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12680 Could it be that Michael reads Mr Schneier's blog? Could it be that Michael reads Mr Schneier’s blog?

]]> By: Nigel Watt http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12679 Nigel Watt Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:48:17 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12679 Alternately you can just stick it in your backpack or whatever and not tell them about it. Alternately you can just stick it in your backpack or whatever and not tell them about it.

]]> By: Scooter http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12678 Scooter Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:55:52 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12678 If your local TSA chimpanzee tries to confiscate your liquids/gels/aerosols simply tell it that you require those items for a medical condition. They are not allowed to demand proof of said condition. Naturally most of us are too stupid to understand our own SOP so when they begin to argue with you just demand to see a supervisor. When that mouth-breather fails to resolve the situation demand to see a manager. Keep climbing the chain until you get what you want. Call the airport police yourself if at any time you feel threatened. And always, always, always request a private screening when pulled aside for any additional screening. If everyone did this the TSA would be forced to adjust its policies. If your local TSA chimpanzee tries to confiscate your liquids/gels/aerosols simply tell it that you require those items for a medical condition. They are not allowed to demand proof of said condition. Naturally most of us are too stupid to understand our own SOP so when they begin to argue with you just demand to see a supervisor. When that mouth-breather fails to resolve the situation demand to see a manager. Keep climbing the chain until you get what you want. Call the airport police yourself if at any time you feel threatened. And always, always, always request a private screening when pulled aside for any additional screening. If everyone did this the TSA would be forced to adjust its policies.

]]> By: Q http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12677 Q Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:59:39 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12677 traveling without ID is easier than traveling with, who would have thought... traveling without ID is easier than traveling with, who would have thought…

]]> By: Nigel Watt http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12676 Nigel Watt Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:29:03 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12676 "The inspection process may require that the handler take off the monkey’s diaper as part of the visual inspection." I look forward to seeing a case where a monkey throws poop at a TSA employee. “The inspection process may require that the handler take off the monkey’s diaper as part of the visual inspection.”

I look forward to seeing a case where a monkey throws poop at a TSA employee.

]]> By: Scott http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12675 Scott Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:21:03 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/22/flying-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-12675 It's nice to see that the TSA was vigilant enough to see the baby AFTER it was already in the x-ray machine. However, if there's one thing that I hated more than anything at the airport, it would be the TSA touching my monkey! It’s nice to see that the TSA was vigilant enough to see the baby AFTER it was already in the x-ray machine. However, if there’s one thing that I hated more than anything at the airport, it would be the TSA touching my monkey!

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