Them 18 month old babies would be my top suspects. Take them all off planes, interrogate them, put them on no-fly lists, and the world is a safer place. Thanks Janet.
I assume that is the total, divided by two? That would only involve 29K+ people, and does it also include the guys who get Pec Implants and Pectoral Augmentation Information Site ...Breast Implants
59,350
"Government regulations prohibit tampering with WMD detectors in the lavatories, ...".Weapons of Messy Diapers
April Statistics On Airport Screening From The Department Of Homeland Security:
Terrorists Discovered
0
Transvestites
133
Hernias
1,485
Hemorrhoid Cases
3,172
Enlarged Prostates
8,249
Breast Implants
59,350
Natural Blondes
3
*sigh*
Of course, anything that goes well has to turn messy. Now my employer is bitching about reimbursing me for milage. Hey morons: you saved at least $300 because I drove instead of flying. Tell you what, I will just stop going on business trips and save you really big money...
If we ever get a major change in US politics, it will be toward more governmental terrorism, not less. At least that is what history suggests.I agree with what you've said but I am not above tilting at windmills. There has to be some way to get rid of the TSA, but, short of a major change in politicians I don't know what it is. There are many examples of the sort of thugs that are part of TSA. I get the impression that it is a legal occupation for those that would otherwise be mugging people at gunpoint.
*sigh*
Of course, anything that goes well has to turn messy. Now my employer is bitching about reimbursing me for milage. Hey morons: you saved at least $300 because I drove instead of flying. Tell you what, I will just stop going on business trips and save you really big money...
"Back in the day", we were never allowed to use our personal cars, regardless of the length of the trip (100 or 3K miles).Very annoying! And on other trips to places for which air travel was impossible, I had to drive one of their vehicles instead of my own.
The TSA also gave 88 year old Henry Kissinger a complete pat down while he was in a wheel chair. HERE.
Yeah, the guy who was once an advisor to presidents, the one who helped negotiate the end to the Vietnam War...and, oh yeah, he’s got a Nobel Peace Prize.
But not, apparently, in his pocket.
"Back in the day", we were never allowed to use our personal cars, regardless of the length of the trip (100 or 3K miles).
It had to do with liability coverage and the fact that you may be traveling with a few company folks without having enough insurance coverage to cover any possibility.
It still can be an issue. Legally if you are traveling on official company business with your own vehicle, your employer, not you, may be liable. But if their own liability insurance does not cover their liability when you use your own vehicle, they have little option but to prohibit using your own vehicle. This may or may not apply to your employer's situation, but just because you may be willing to assume liability doesn't mean the legal system will transfer it or that anyone hurt will go after you instead of the deeper pockets of your employer.I travel alone and carry a $2MM umbrella on top of my auto policy. I don't think this is an issue.
It still can be an issue. Legally if you are traveling on official company business with your own vehicle, your employer, not you, may be liable. But if their own liability insurance does not cover their liability when you use your own vehicle, they have little option but to prohibit using your own vehicle. This may or may not apply to your employer's situation, but just because you may be willing to assume liability doesn't mean the legal system will transfer it or that anyone hurt will go after you instead of the deeper pockets of your employer.
Here's info on the new scanners Scanning the Scanners: A Side-by-Side Comparison - ProPublicaThe U.S. Transportation Security Administration will remove airport body scanners that privacy advocates likened to strip searches after OSI Systems Inc. (OSIS) couldn’t write software to make passenger images less revealing.
TSA will end a $5 million contract with OSI’s Rapiscan unit for the software after Administrator John Pistole concluded the company couldn’t meet a congressional deadline to produce generic passenger images, agency officials said in interviews. Naked-Image Scanners to Be Removed From U.S. Airports - Bloomberg
Another update. Looks like those TSA agents looking for cheap thrills will need to look elsewhere.
Here's info on the new scanners Scanning the Scanners: A Side-by-Side Comparison - ProPublica