ryoder 1,590 #1 December 23, 2013 http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-reasons-tsa-sucks-a-security-experts-perspective/"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #2 December 23, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7AWw7t5zj0 So PC we can't operate anymore.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,112 #3 December 23, 2013 ryoderhttp://www.cracked.com/blog/7-reasons-tsa-sucks-a-security-experts-perspective/ Just flew to Argentina (and back) and was "TSA Pre-screened" for some unknown reason. Didn't have to remove shoes, belt or sweater, or remove anything from my carry-on bag. No full-body scan either. ?????... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weekender 0 #4 December 23, 2013 kallend***http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-reasons-tsa-sucks-a-security-experts-perspective/ Just flew to Argentina (and back) and was "TSA Pre-screened" for some unknown reason. Didn't have to remove shoes, belt or sweater, or remove anything from my carry-on bag. No full-body scan either. ????? sarcasm can be hard to read sometimes. i dont understand your post, sorry. as i understand it you need to apply, pay a fee and schedule and interview for the precheck programs. so are you able to bypass the TSA hassle because you went through the precheck program? or are you saying you bypassed the hassle because they mistakenly thought you were a member? those are two very different things."The point is, I'm weird, but I never felt weird." John Frusciante Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeFallFiend 0 #5 December 23, 2013 kallend Just flew to Argentina (and back) and was "TSA Pre-screened" for some unknown reason. Didn't have to remove shoes, belt or sweater, or remove anything from my carry-on bag. No full-body scan either. ????? Do you fly often? This has been happening to me a lot lately in the past couple of months as well as several of my friends that travel on a regular basis. I am wondering if this is some sort of a ploy to get more passengers that travel frequently to sign up for pre-check. Recently I have noticed a few airports including CVG have ditched their Priority Lanes and added more Pre-Check. (All they did was convert them.) It makes sense really. TSA charges people to sign up for pre-check, and by sending more people through pre-check they are decreasing their operational budget, decreasing wait times, increasing efficiency, increasing passenger satisfaction. They get more money for less work and less hassle. Recently I got a message trying to check in for a flight to SLC that I had to undergo additional screening at the airport. I thought it was very strange since i had been selected for precheck many times over the previous weeks. When i got to the airport the woman at the counter said it was because my pre-check number was missing. I said I didnt have one and she went to get her supervisor, who then stared at the screen, asked me again, and when i again said I was registered they said Oh...it must be because we dont have your drivers license number on file. I responded they obviously had my passport and I had been flying several times a week for a few months. That was that no more questions. /endTSAprecheckconspiracytheoryFiend I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark. - Thomas Hobbes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeFallFiend 0 #6 December 23, 2013 weekender******http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-reasons-tsa-sucks-a-security-experts-perspective/ Just flew to Argentina (and back) and was "TSA Pre-screened" for some unknown reason. Didn't have to remove shoes, belt or sweater, or remove anything from my carry-on bag. No full-body scan either. ????? sarcasm can be hard to read sometimes. i dont understand your post, sorry. as i understand it you need to apply, pay a fee and schedule and interview for the precheck programs. so are you able to bypass the TSA hassle because you went through the precheck program? or are you saying you bypassed the hassle because they mistakenly thought you were a member? those are two very different things. If he is describing what has been happening to my friends and I that travel frequently, then he is saying he was directed to go through pre-check instead of traditional security even though he hasnt signed up for it. See my previous post above for possible theories as to why this is happening. No matter the reason, it either means one of two things: 1) Some sort of smart profiling/prescreening is in fact taking place behind the scenes on frequently recognized travelers that are deemed not to be a threat 2) TSA is randomly letting people pass traditional security demonstrating furthermore how worthless it isFiend I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark. - Thomas Hobbes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #7 December 23, 2013 weekenderi dont understand your post, sorry. as i understand it you need to apply, pay a fee and schedule and interview for the precheck programs. so are you able to bypass the TSA hassle because you went through the precheck program? or are you saying you bypassed the hassle because they mistakenly thought you were a member? those are two very different things. http://www.tsa.gov/tsa-precheck/participation-tsa-precheck Not true anymore (I was surprised, too, as my parents who travel a few times a year but not enough to hit elite levels on any airlines, have been offered TSA Pre on flights recently). See "Other Ways to Experience..." heading on that link. Sounds like that's what kallend got."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
weekender 0 #8 December 23, 2013 NWFlyer***i dont understand your post, sorry. as i understand it you need to apply, pay a fee and schedule and interview for the precheck programs. so are you able to bypass the TSA hassle because you went through the precheck program? or are you saying you bypassed the hassle because they mistakenly thought you were a member? those are two very different things. http://www.tsa.gov/tsa-precheck/participation-tsa-precheck Not true anymore (I was surprised, too, as my parents who travel a few times a year but not enough to hit elite levels on any airlines, have been offered TSA Pre on flights recently). See "Other Ways to Experience..." heading on that link. Sounds like that's what kallend got. thanks everyone for clearing that up. when i was young i traveled for work a lot. Pre 9/11. i am not the fancy business traveler anymore. I focus solely on NY accounts. now i consider it travel to go up to midtown, hah."The point is, I'm weird, but I never felt weird." John Frusciante Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,112 #9 December 23, 2013 weekender******http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-reasons-tsa-sucks-a-security-experts-perspective/ Just flew to Argentina (and back) and was "TSA Pre-screened" for some unknown reason. Didn't have to remove shoes, belt or sweater, or remove anything from my carry-on bag. No full-body scan either. ????? sarcasm can be hard to read sometimes. i dont understand your post, sorry. as i understand it you need to apply, pay a fee and schedule and interview for the precheck programs. so are you able to bypass the TSA hassle because you went through the precheck program? or are you saying you bypassed the hassle because they mistakenly thought you were a member? those are two very different things. I had not and have not applied for the program. Neither has my wife, yet we were both "pre-screened". Paid nothing, no interview... Go figure.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #10 December 23, 2013 kallend***http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-reasons-tsa-sucks-a-security-experts-perspective/ Just flew to Argentina (and back) and was "TSA Pre-screened" for some unknown reason. Didn't have to remove shoes, belt or sweater, or remove anything from my carry-on bag. No full-body scan either. ????? They're watching you!I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,112 #11 December 23, 2013 FlyingRhenquest******http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-reasons-tsa-sucks-a-security-experts-perspective/ Just flew to Argentina (and back) and was "TSA Pre-screened" for some unknown reason. Didn't have to remove shoes, belt or sweater, or remove anything from my carry-on bag. No full-body scan either. ????? They're watching you! SO? NSA watches everyone. NSA must have told TSA what a fine upstanding honest talented and handsome individual I am.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
