Paddy55
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Not sure what others are finding but I've had some very different experiences with TSA Security this month in the US and curious how others are finding it.
The new scanner and pat-down procedures are certainly getting attention in the national press and there's some pretty upset people about.
During my trip a year ago I went through LAX, SJC, DFW, BOS and JFK and, to be honest, the security seemed more like a jobs program than real security. Inconsistency abounded, many seemed more interested in following the process than on really detecting something, etc. For example, at JFK someone left a briefcase on the floor at a checkpoint, which I thought was a bit concerning, but the security person just dismissed this as 'people are doing that all the time' :shock::shock::shock: and was completely unconcerned.
This time things are different, very different.
The TSA folks act more professionally - quite thorough although it wasn't until this morning at JFK that I experienced 'the whole 9 yards'. Thanksgiving so very quiet morning, and my hand luggage was scanned, I went through one of those new fangled see-all scanners AND I was given a pat down that was, let's say quite personal... all in full view of the rest of the travelling public. Others seemed to be sharing some of the joy as well and the thing that struck me was that we all seemed to be middle aged, middle class WASPs. It ticked me off because it seemed so unnecessary - aren't they "profiling" these days and making better decisions about who to give the full treatment too? Or is there an element of showing the travelling public who's in charge?
Of course when they dropped my hand luggage, spilled it all over the joint and had a good laugh about it - well it just rubbed salt into the wound.
Anyway, anyone else having the same sort of experience, and if so what are your thoughts?
P*ssed of Paddy :evil:
The new scanner and pat-down procedures are certainly getting attention in the national press and there's some pretty upset people about.
During my trip a year ago I went through LAX, SJC, DFW, BOS and JFK and, to be honest, the security seemed more like a jobs program than real security. Inconsistency abounded, many seemed more interested in following the process than on really detecting something, etc. For example, at JFK someone left a briefcase on the floor at a checkpoint, which I thought was a bit concerning, but the security person just dismissed this as 'people are doing that all the time' :shock::shock::shock: and was completely unconcerned.
This time things are different, very different.
The TSA folks act more professionally - quite thorough although it wasn't until this morning at JFK that I experienced 'the whole 9 yards'. Thanksgiving so very quiet morning, and my hand luggage was scanned, I went through one of those new fangled see-all scanners AND I was given a pat down that was, let's say quite personal... all in full view of the rest of the travelling public. Others seemed to be sharing some of the joy as well and the thing that struck me was that we all seemed to be middle aged, middle class WASPs. It ticked me off because it seemed so unnecessary - aren't they "profiling" these days and making better decisions about who to give the full treatment too? Or is there an element of showing the travelling public who's in charge?
Of course when they dropped my hand luggage, spilled it all over the joint and had a good laugh about it - well it just rubbed salt into the wound.
Anyway, anyone else having the same sort of experience, and if so what are your thoughts?
P*ssed of Paddy :evil: