ntrprnr 0 #1 February 11, 2007 Today's question... Who's the bigger dumbass? Me, for going to the lobby of my hotel and seeing two company-provided cars - one to take people to Miami International Airport, and one to take people to Fort Lauderdale, then, after looking at my ticket that says FORT LAUDERDALE, getting into the Miami car, and not realizing it until I'm there... OR... The two different TSA officials at MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, who, after matching my face to my ID to my ticket that said FORT LAUDERDALE AIRPORT, said, "go right ahead, sir," and let me go through security? I get to my gate, noticing that not only is my flight not there, but the gate LETTER doesn't match. Cue sick feeling in stomach - "Oh, shit." Bolted out of the airport, grabbed a cab, and close to $100 later, (#@$%$#^%$%) was at Fort Lauderdale airport, from where I type this. (And people laugh at my anal habit of getting to the airport early. HA, I say. HA!) Either way, though, I feel like a freaking idiot, but not so much as I imagine the stupidity of the TSA - They're matching what then, name to ID? And if so, why don't I just write my own ticket? It'd be more fun that way. "Where you going today, sir?" "Munchkinland, but my name matches my ID." Sigh. I shouldn't be allowed to take flights before my brain wakes up enough to connect to the motor functions in my body. I WAS LOOKING AT THE TICKET AS I GOT INTO THE CAR. HOW DOES SOMEONE SCREW THAT UP?!?!_______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #2 February 11, 2007 Quote(And people laugh at my anal habit of getting to the airport early. HA, I say. HA!) That tickled me Where is the option for both?! 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #3 February 11, 2007 I've always wanted to go to munchkin land. Those TSA folks aren't the brightest bulbs. I was in Denver airport recently, and when they matched my name to the ticket,they gave me a yellow card to give to the people at the counter to "screen" me seperately. I tried to give the people the card, and no one wanted it... ...So I just went on my way, and took it home with me... CReW Skies, bubbles"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,507 #4 February 11, 2007 Quotethey gave me a yellow card to give to the people at the counter to "screen" me seperately. I tried to give the people the card, and no one wanted it... ...So I just went on my way, and took it home with me... Dear President Bush. It just keep getting better down here. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bazelos 0 #5 February 11, 2007 Quote(And people laugh at my anal habit of getting to the airport early. HA, I say. HA!) In all my years of flying, I have lost a flight just one time, just because I am around 3 hours before the flight at the airport...it's a good habit! But, you see, you where traveling to the specific aiport, not the security, so, your bad! Hey at least you got there! The $100 will teach you to be more careful next time He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #6 February 11, 2007 Ah Peter. You've just been on the road too much. You just need to R&R a little bit. It is a hilarious story though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #7 February 11, 2007 Peter, there is (was) a website out there that "generates" a boarding pass for you to pass through TSA security. It won't work to get on a plane or if the barcode scan it, but it works enough to get you through the screening check points if you ever need to meet a client or relative past the gate. At least you caught the flight, I've missed flight before and it sucks trying to get out later that day.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #8 February 11, 2007 [Nelson]Ha-ha[/Nelson] I've only ever missed a flight twice because of my own tardiness (of course there's plenty of missed connections, but that's the airline's fault, not mine). They were both back in the pre-9/11 days when I had the Monday morning airport routine down to a science ... alarm at 4, grumble out of bed at 4:15. Shower, breakfast, leave for the airport at 5, roll into the parking garage at 5:30, plenty of time to get through security and out to the gate for a 6:00 or 6:10 flight. If I was lucky, I could even get a cup of coffee before I got on the plane. Ah, the good old days. One week, though, I took the later flight (730) for some reason. I left exactly the same amount of time, not accounting for the fact that there are actually other people on the road at that hour. Walked up to the United gate just as the doors had closed and a gate agent who smiled and said "Busted!" The ohter was LA traffic that was even more godawful than usual. But I've never gone to the wrong airport. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #9 February 11, 2007 QuoteI've always wanted to go to munchkin land. THis is most of my world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #10 February 11, 2007 QuoteQuoteI've always wanted to go to munchkin land. THis is most of my world... Hi Jeannie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnsw71 0 #12 February 11, 2007 I hate TSA, but my work has taken me behind the scenes on multiple occasions, so at least I've come to better understand how this odd species functions. Not in their defense, but I'll point out that the person who stands at the front of the security line and checks your tickets is not a TSA agent (in most airports). The ID check is the airlines' responsibility, so these people are hired and paid for by the airlines. Also, they have only one function: to cross-check your name with the name on your ID, so I'd be surprised as hell of they saw that you were at the wrong airport. I was also surprised to learn that it isn't even TSA that decides whether you'll get the little "SSSSSS" in the lower corner of your boarding pass, sending you to secondary security screening -- this is also the airlines' responsibility and is done through a computer program owned by each airline. I assume you printed out your boarding pass in advance? I have nearly done what you did multiple times (LaGuardia instead of Newark, National instead of Dulles) and agree that it means that it's time to go home and put away the suitcase for awhile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #13 February 11, 2007 You're not a dumbass, more of a dork maybe... ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #14 February 11, 2007 i voted for tsa before reading your post. after reading, i feel you might have transcended tsa dumbassedness for a brief period of time, but in the dumbass marthon, nobody can keep pace with tsa. i stand by my vote. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #15 February 11, 2007 Quotethere is (was) a website out there that "generates" a boarding pass for you Cheese and Rice..............I wouldn't try that unless you are n the market for some federal charges, an ass whoopin, and a cavity search. Of course..........99.999999999999999% of the timeyou'll get away with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #16 February 11, 2007 QuoteQuotethere is (was) a website out there that "generates" a boarding pass for you Cheese and Rice..............I wouldn't try that unless you are n the market for some federal charges, an ass whoopin, and a cavity search. Of course..........99.999999999999999% of the timeyou'll get away with it. Guess what happened to the guy that created the site? Do some searching. Not so much the land of the free anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyChimp 0 #17 February 11, 2007 Where did you find this out? Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
