PMS x 2-
It was one of THOSE mornings at IAD, trying to get through security. TSA was on a roll (breaking the porn scanner), and backing up the line, added to multiple bag checks, and the line was full and three rows deep in the pre-check area. They kept holding off trying to fix the porn scanner, but finally ‘had’ to start letting folks through when the line was about 15 people and the bags were backed up on the back side of security.
About that time, they needed a male ‘assist’, so a female came stomping over and took over the line at the detector. It was obvious she was ‘not’ in a good mood, and was being a PITA, making people wait, etc.
A lady was next in line, in a chair due to a leg operation (and TOLD the woman she had a pin in her leg)and had the paperwork. She shuffled through the scanner, and sure enough set it off…
And was told to step back and go through again, and set it off again… And the woman starts yelling for a female ‘assist’, but keeps the lady standing there. The lady steps BACK through and tells the woman to go ahead and let folks go while she waited, but NO, YOU GET BACK HERE was the statement. Now she’s got the woman standing there for probably 3-4 minutes, and the lady is asking for a chair to sit in and getting a ‘bit’ irate, but NO, YOU JUST STAND THERE.
By now the bags are backed up again, and I counted 22 people in line, and these two women are glaring at each other. Thankfully a supervisor showed up, and he pulled the woman off line, let the woman with the leg problem sit down, and started running us through. Total time 32 minutes… sigh…
And I barely made the flight, but I made it!
So I get to the left coast, knock out a couple of meetings, and had pre-arranged a visit to Creedmoor Sportshttp://www.creedmoorsports.com/shop/home.php (BAD Mistake)…
I was like a kid in a candy (VERY EXPENSIVE CANDY) store. They are truly nice folks, as nice in person as they are on line; I picked up the one thing I needed, drooled over the ‘real’ shooting jackets, and other nice toys, picked up something I didn’t ‘really’ need, and only spent twice what I planned… But I figure I got out cheap! It would be really easy to drop a couple of thousand dollars in that place!
It was one of THOSE mornings at IAD, trying to get through security. TSA was on a roll (breaking the porn scanner), and backing up the line, added to multiple bag checks, and the line was full and three rows deep in the pre-check area. They kept holding off trying to fix the porn scanner, but finally ‘had’ to start letting folks through when the line was about 15 people and the bags were backed up on the back side of security.
About that time, they needed a male ‘assist’, so a female came stomping over and took over the line at the detector. It was obvious she was ‘not’ in a good mood, and was being a PITA, making people wait, etc.
A lady was next in line, in a chair due to a leg operation (and TOLD the woman she had a pin in her leg)and had the paperwork. She shuffled through the scanner, and sure enough set it off…
And was told to step back and go through again, and set it off again… And the woman starts yelling for a female ‘assist’, but keeps the lady standing there. The lady steps BACK through and tells the woman to go ahead and let folks go while she waited, but NO, YOU GET BACK HERE was the statement. Now she’s got the woman standing there for probably 3-4 minutes, and the lady is asking for a chair to sit in and getting a ‘bit’ irate, but NO, YOU JUST STAND THERE.
By now the bags are backed up again, and I counted 22 people in line, and these two women are glaring at each other. Thankfully a supervisor showed up, and he pulled the woman off line, let the woman with the leg problem sit down, and started running us through. Total time 32 minutes… sigh…
And I barely made the flight, but I made it!
So I get to the left coast, knock out a couple of meetings, and had pre-arranged a visit to Creedmoor Sportshttp://www.creedmoorsports.com/shop/home.php (BAD Mistake)…
I was like a kid in a candy (VERY EXPENSIVE CANDY) store. They are truly nice folks, as nice in person as they are on line; I picked up the one thing I needed, drooled over the ‘real’ shooting jackets, and other nice toys, picked up something I didn’t ‘really’ need, and only spent twice what I planned… But I figure I got out cheap! It would be really easy to drop a couple of thousand dollars in that place!
I consider myself lucky that flying is not something I have to do. I LIKE airplanes and flying, but I dislike airlines…. and utterly detest the incompetent and degrading TSA.
On Creedmore Sports (Bad link btw), that I envy. I imagine it would be just as bad for me to be there with a fully loaded checkbook… sigh.
Folks always try to believe we could never go the way of NAZI Germany with citizens treating other citizens cruely . . . . . then there’s the TSA. So much uncalled for “asshole-ed-ness”.
Enjoy your toy sir, otherwise why even work??
Safe travels!
I think I met your TSA dream girl last month when I flew out of IAD. She was in a snit for having to deal with people and having to come to work and having to stand to do her job.
It doesn’t do any good to complain to management since I think they recruit their managers from the ranks of TSA malcontents.
two words: Grey. hound.
[love the dog]
– the dog IS America…
high flying 1%-ers are unbearable – & kinda creepy – just like the Robber Barons in ye olden days.
Glad you got thru (eventually) and made the flight. grumble grumble TSA grumble snort.
Thank goodness for the brave TSA protecting us from the scourge post op terror. Whatever would we do without them.
Oh that’s right. We’d fly on time without molestation.
TSA = Thugs Standing Around.
My son and I will be going to IAD on Tuesday to visit the museum that is by the airport( the one with the space shuttle) It is our last day trip because school is starting. I cannot stand the TSA, as an airline employee I fly a lot and the TSA are pricks. I cannot complain because of my job. They make the flying experience difficult to say the least and after getting prodded, interrogated, and scanned, people get on the airplanes in as surly mood.
Ummmm, maybe, if you have a few hours free when you’re in Houston for the next NRA hoedown, you’d like to accompany me to Tactical Firearms { http://tacticalfirearms.us/ } in Katy? I took my CHL class there, & had my photo take with “The Gunny” { http://tacticalfirearms.smugmug.com/Friends/Gunny-Photos/i-k3ZnDth/0/Ti/IMG9799-Ti.jpg } GREAT store!
Semper Fi’
DM
Ever so glad to be out of the two to three airline trips a month.
Wonder how many TSA types work there because it is the only job they could find?
Glad you made it and even more glad you got some goodies!
Did you just talk about how the TSA woman was cranky because she was PMSing?
Oh hoho
The thought police are going to round you up, and make you attend a full semester of “women’s studies” a UCLA Berkeley.
Don’t forget your patchouli.
Tell us again how you broke the porn scanner. : )
I gotta do that whole TSA thing tomorrow at IAD. NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!
In other news, I’m taking the train for my vacation this year. The reasons should not be a surprise.
Carteach- True… Link fixed, thanks!!!
eia- True!!! 🙂
Gaffer- Probably the same one if you went through the line downstairs… 🙁
Russell- TSA is coming to the hound soon… sigh
Rev- You and me both!
Jenn- Oh THANKS for making me snort coffee out my nose… 😛
Murph- In this case, YES!
MrG- What time are you going to be out there? Shoot me an email, maybe I can get off work for a bit.
DM- I’d love to!
WSF- Good question!
Agirl- I am too, but my checking account, not so much… Sigh
MSgt- Nooooes… That is a fate worse than death!!!
Anne- Not me!!! I had NOTHING to do with it, it was broke before I got there…LOL
Andy- Be aware TSA is now hitting trains too. Check AMTRAC to see if you can carry what you want to!!!