Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:02 am
your tax dollars are at work............ 
Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:46 am
Here are some deep thoughts FROM the TSA, their own website:
Our History
How We Began
We were created in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to strengthen the security of the nation's transportation systems. The Aviation and Transportation Security Act, passed by the 107th Congress on November 19, 2001, established our agency and gave it three major mandates:
responsibility for security for all modes of transportation;
recruit, assess, hire, train, and deploy Security Officers for 450 commercial airports from Guam to Alaska in 12 months; and,
provide 100 percent screening of all checked luggage for explosives by December 31, 2002.
In the largest civilian undertaking in the history of the U.S. government, we met these Congressional deadlines. In March 2003, we were moved from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security that was created on November 25, 2002 by the Homeland Security Act of 2002, unifying the nation's response to threats to the homeland.
I did a search on TSA on this website. Most of the criticism seems to have started around November of 2008. About 99% of the posts on TSA have ocurred since then.
Shocking!! Pickled Mangoes for everyone!! I'd like mine with a slice of pie.
Our History
How We Began
We were created in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to strengthen the security of the nation's transportation systems. The Aviation and Transportation Security Act, passed by the 107th Congress on November 19, 2001, established our agency and gave it three major mandates:
responsibility for security for all modes of transportation;
recruit, assess, hire, train, and deploy Security Officers for 450 commercial airports from Guam to Alaska in 12 months; and,
provide 100 percent screening of all checked luggage for explosives by December 31, 2002.
In the largest civilian undertaking in the history of the U.S. government, we met these Congressional deadlines. In March 2003, we were moved from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security that was created on November 25, 2002 by the Homeland Security Act of 2002, unifying the nation's response to threats to the homeland.
I did a search on TSA on this website. Most of the criticism seems to have started around November of 2008. About 99% of the posts on TSA have ocurred since then.
Shocking!! Pickled Mangoes for everyone!! I'd like mine with a slice of pie.
Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:06 pm
JDK wrote:One day I'll tell you the 'notabomb' story...
Oh Yeah...just throw out a "hook" like that....somewhat less than subtle, James.
How about today?
Mudge the curious
Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:13 pm
I'm for once glad I'm 67 and not 32... I can still remember the "good" days of air transportation. The problem is everyone's got to C.Y.A. these days.. "Not on my watch" rings in ears and minds of all security personnel.
I'm afraid it is really the end of an era in casual air transportation. You don't fly anymore commercially for pleasure. You fly only out of necessity. Not being a private pilot, I drive most places these days, in my S.U.V., even for 2 day+ trips. They're probably coming after my S.U.V. next..
Tom
I'm afraid it is really the end of an era in casual air transportation. You don't fly anymore commercially for pleasure. You fly only out of necessity. Not being a private pilot, I drive most places these days, in my S.U.V., even for 2 day+ trips. They're probably coming after my S.U.V. next..
Tom
Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:16 am
They are coming for your SUV, its called Cap and Trade.
Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:13 am
They can have my SUV. Just bring me a B-24 in exchange!