**RANT** Airport Security

Murphyrulez

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Ok, so I am flying from Detroit to Boston last night. Going out of Metro's new World Gateway, the newest airport in the country. They have like 10 metal detectors for faster screening. I get there, and there is like a line of 150 people waiting. And only 3 detectors are open. THREE. That doesn't upset me, because I was flying first class, and they have a special security line for first class passengers.

So I pass the line of cattle by and step up to the metal detector. They have stopped the line, because they have 4 people lined up in the strip search cattle chute waiting for the Argenidiot to wand them. They were 2 old ladies like 80 years old, one young mother and a guy. So they make the WHOLE line wait while they strip these people.

Then we proceed through, and they are taking the laptop computer that have gone through the belt and setting them on top of the scanner machine. That's fine, but the guy in front of me had the exact same Dell I8000 as me. Since we stood there waiting for Jesus to come back while they stripped those people, the computer got jumbled around and we had confusion as to who's was who's.

THEN we get to the gate, and the RANDOM strip search commences there. ALERT: It is NOT random. I fly average of twice a week. 95% of the time, THE FIRST GUY IN LINE gets RANDOMLY searched. If you value your privacy, for god's sake, let some other poor sap jump to the front of the line, or you will be heading for the little table.

**sub-RANT**

So I get on the plane, and the guy next to me is sitting there EATING LETTUCE out of a little bag. CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP. CHEW CUD CHEW CUD CHEW CUD. Reach into bag for more lettuce. Lather, rinse, and repeat. THEN he takes off his shoes and crosses his legs, protruding his beautiful semi-white socks into my area. THEN he gets out his Bible and reads a little, then turns the light off for 2 minutes, then turns the light on and reads a little more, then turns it off, lather, rinse, and repeat.... THEN I get out my laptop and start to fill out a report for work. No sooner than I get everything setup on the tray, and he is taking off his seatbelt and wants to go take a dump. He couldn't have done it 1 minute earlier when he saw me getting ready to work on the computer. No, that would be too easy.

Oh well.

**Rant off**

Oh wait. Did I mention the roads in Boston, how you CAN'T DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE ANYWHERE!!!! This city is the most screwed up city I have ever driven in! HOW MUCH CONSTRUCTION CAN YOU DO AT ONCE?!?!?!! Maybe they should fix one thing at a time, instead of destroying every road at the same time!!!

That's all, thanks for listening.
 

pyonir

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<< My ear drum is bleeding. >>


LOL! So Murphy, anything to RIGHT on your trip??? :D
 

911paramedic

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Bwahahaha, you are preaching to the choir my friend.

My sister just flew in from San Francisco to Las Vegas to visit last weekend. She said the same things about the line and how the searching was out of control. She said she had to empty her entire purse for them to go through the contents. Not too out of the question if you ask me. Then she shows me her purse and says "guess what they didn't even look at?" She has her cell phone in one of those little carriers hanging off the ring of her purse with the little 2" antenna sticking out. I took a wild guess and went for the phone option. She tells me they never even looked at it, had her take it out, or even turn it on! OMFG

Yeah, that is just my little pouch of C4 with its radio detonating antenna, you don't have to look at it. Give me a break, if you are going to look at everything, make sure it is everything!

I guess the food people don't go through much, if any, background search either.
 

toph99

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airport security is there solely to inconvenience passengers and give the unseasoned fliers, as well as the general public, the illusion of safety. That's it, that's all.
 

Murphyrulez

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<< My ear drum is bleeding. >>


LOL! So Murphy, anything to RIGHT on your trip??? :D
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Oh did I forget that it is Boston Marathon time, and a freaking Holiday Inn Select costs $169 a night PLUS $35 to park your car???

 

IGBT

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Don't forget to report on the flight back...pic's this time.
 

HappyPuppy

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When I'm working out of town I don't care how long it takes in the airport, or how much the hotel costs, or how much the rented Lincoln costs because my employer pays for all my time no matter how long it takes and pays for all the bills. I just enjoy myself. Oh, and I don't work on the plane, I sleep or read.

I don't understand people who get high blood pressure over things they have no control over.