SirMossyBloke
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The terrorists got exactly what they wanted :/
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Long TSA security lines at Chicago Midway airport (video)
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Messofanego
Banned
Repost from other thread.
Adam Ruins Everything - Why the TSA Doesn't Stop Terrorist Attacks
It's just illusion of safety. "The TSA does nothing but violate your privacy and waste your time".
"Instead of making airports impregnable, we should take the money we're wasting on the TSA and spend it on things that work: Intelligence, Investigation, and Emergency Response." - Bruce Schneier
Adam Ruins Everything - Why the TSA Doesn't Stop Terrorist Attacks
It's just illusion of safety. "The TSA does nothing but violate your privacy and waste your time".
"Instead of making airports impregnable, we should take the money we're wasting on the TSA and spend it on things that work: Intelligence, Investigation, and Emergency Response." - Bruce Schneier
LyleLanley
Banned
It's worth the money, especially if you travel out of the country often and get Global Entry as well.
Cellbomber
Member
I've had to at Laguardia before (domestic flights). Hopefully all the redesigning will eliminate this. Terminals were not connected and you had to jump on a bus not within a secure zone to get to your terminal/gate.
You also typically have to go through screening again if you are connecting from another country.
This is true
victreeb3l
Member
Yup. I've been procrastinating on my Global Entry application, time to get it done I suppose.
timetokill
Banned
The TSA is a shining symbol of the failure of our society. It's a bunch of theatre, a total waste of money and time, and a needless invasion of privacy. All for security contracts and the airlines not wanting to be responsible for anything that happens on their planes.
CornBurrito
Member
evil solrac v3.0
Member
it's only worth it if you travel frequently.
timetokill
Banned
Those lines look like LAX at Christmas. Once had a 3 hour line ahead of me, and we had to throw away a present because we couldn't bring it in the plane and had to skip baggage or we would've missed the flight.
Funny story, i just started an application to a TSA back office position in San Fran (poor starting salary but same-position raise up to 70k/year, which would be decent for San Fran if still low-end). But when it transferred me from USAJobs to the TSA site, Pale Moon gave me that "get me out of here!" untrusted site warning.
When we have a zombie apocalypse start (or one person just turns feral from waiting so long) it's going to be an absolute disaster.
Why doesn't everyone do Pre Check? Is it that complicated to do?
money
Jag
Member
Took like 10 minutes.
RPGCrazied
Member
Thank goodness I don't travel. I wouldn't be to handle that wait for sure.
CornBurrito
Member
SHUT UP! Stop sharing my life hack...
Messofanego
Banned
Millions will wait.
$85 for five years isn't really much though, relatively speaking. If you travel more than once per year, I'd say it's worth it.
I used it for the first time in Atlanta a few weeks ago. In and out of the PreCheck line in literally 5 minutes instead of standing in the general line with everyone else.
Theres rarely more than a 15-20 minute in buffalo regardless lol.
that's exactly what happened in Russia, Paris and Belgium. Just attacked near the security gates.
they also tried it at Glasgow but ugh...
LyleLanley
Banned
But those lines would still go faster.
InfiniteBento
Member
I'm more surprised that many people use Midway than anything else tbh.
It's pretty close to my family's house and it's normally easier to deal with them O'hare.
RPGCrazied
Member
Summer I guess. Vacations.
This is true. Lol
LyleLanley
Banned
Yeah, he'll probably get to fly private and skip the lines entirely.
ZeroTheShadow
Member
More like millions will miss their flights.
All airports should be like this imo. I usually fly from Buffalo to LGA but had to do JFK the last time. It took almost 30-45 mins just to get out of the terminal once I left thee plane.
So, I used to work at a major international airport. For the record, I was not TSA, thank god, but an employee of a private company that owned the airport itself. Also bear in mind I left several years ago, so things may have changed, but...they probably didn't.
Back when I worked there, I regularly advised travelers to arrive like four hours ahead of time because of the lines we were facing. During the "rush hours", we actually assisted TSA for a while with the lines to try, in vain, to get things moving at a better clip.
I can only imagine how much worse it has become. I'd say I feel bad for the agents, but honestly, I do not. During my time working alongside of them, I can count on one hand how many were actually pleasant people (4 people, specifically). The rest, power went to their heads and were some of the rudest people I had to deal with at my job.
And I had been assaulted, spat upon, cursed at, and bled upon by travelers. So yeah, they trump all those people.
One last insight from someone who worked with them: if you ever wonder why rules sometimes seem to be enforced at random, its often because of how they have several different bosses telling them several different things. I remember that well. I had one of their superiors yell at me for doing things a certain way (the way I had been told to do it, no less), and to do it another way. Five minutes later, superior #2 comes along and chews me out for doing it that way and to go back to the way I was doing it. And so forth.
The abuse my coworkers and I took from the TSA was so bad our boss actually told us to leave them at the first sight of abuse.
They've been a mess for years. This is just everything coming home to roost at last.
Back when I worked there, I regularly advised travelers to arrive like four hours ahead of time because of the lines we were facing. During the "rush hours", we actually assisted TSA for a while with the lines to try, in vain, to get things moving at a better clip.
I can only imagine how much worse it has become. I'd say I feel bad for the agents, but honestly, I do not. During my time working alongside of them, I can count on one hand how many were actually pleasant people (4 people, specifically). The rest, power went to their heads and were some of the rudest people I had to deal with at my job.
And I had been assaulted, spat upon, cursed at, and bled upon by travelers. So yeah, they trump all those people.
One last insight from someone who worked with them: if you ever wonder why rules sometimes seem to be enforced at random, its often because of how they have several different bosses telling them several different things. I remember that well. I had one of their superiors yell at me for doing things a certain way (the way I had been told to do it, no less), and to do it another way. Five minutes later, superior #2 comes along and chews me out for doing it that way and to go back to the way I was doing it. And so forth.
The abuse my coworkers and I took from the TSA was so bad our boss actually told us to leave them at the first sight of abuse.
They've been a mess for years. This is just everything coming home to roost at last.
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
Buses and Boats are back in the race.
GOOD idea from my wife. We like to take the day prior to the flight off and sleep at the airport. We then wake up to be sure we are the first in line. Little known fact: TSA serves coffee and biscuits to the early birds
What tha fuk..........ew
friskykillface
Banned
welp, better make my flight in July for the AM and do a pre check
those line pics are nuts
those line pics are nuts
Moon Patrol Pilot
Member
Nowadays, going through PRE is just as bad. Lines are almost as long and sometimes move even slower than non PRE. Ridiculous.
Phoenix is a shithole.
ActStriker
Member
Luckily work is paying for Global Entry
Still waiting for my interview though...
Still waiting for my interview though...
If your airport has it pay extra for clear. They walk you to the front of precheck so you don't even have to wait in that line.
Jack Remington
Banned
Just found out my Global Entry membership comes with TSA pre-check. Awesome.
My interview was one question. I couldn't believe how easy it was.
My interview was one question. I couldn't believe how easy it was.
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