But others are not so experienced and I watched an elderly lady trying to get through the check point... At first it was actually rather amusing... She first caught my eye because I noticed the very big hat she was wearing... As she approached the detector the TSA person asked her to remove the hat...
She complied and to the surprise and amusement of everyone that noticed, she had on a second hat, took that one off and had on a third! Apparently she was trying to carry her hats without having to pack them! It was very funny... but after I had gone through the check point I looked up and they still had the lady at the check point rummaging through her bags... this lady was about 80 years old and no more a terrorist than I am!
At this point I was more than mildly annoyed... But this is our system and they are doing this for our protection right? Yeah right! I finished putting on all of my gear and as I was putting my laptop in the bag I noticed that I had forgotten to take something from the bag... see below...
Are you nervous yet?
Folks, not only did I pass through the Houston airport with the "letter opener" above... but I brought it back home through the Fort Lauderdale airport...
While I am glad that I did not have to go through the aggravation of them finding my letter opener... I would hope that the TSA would do a better screening job on what we take through the check points and less time harassing 80 year old patrons... Someone passing through with the letter opener above would certainly be able to do more harm than an 80 year old with a few hats...
2 comments:
that shit happens all the time bro da man
Rod,
I was traveling to Detroit with a woman from Houston. We got to the office and she was taking stuff out of her briefcase and she had carried on a pair of scissors accidentally. I was the random person they patted down and searched my luggage. She managed to get a pair of scissors on the plane. It is very scary.
Bitsy
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