Security screeners have sticky fingers!

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

But not two lighters, god help the other passengers if you have two.

Is it ok for you to have one and your travelling companion to have one. Because that would be almost like having two...

[FakenHaken]

Originally Posted by Flashpoint

Wow, what a shocker.

The meaningless "security" at the airports are thieves as well as morons.

I had to explain to one (a young guy) what an MP3 player is, and what it does.

I was in a security line in Toronto, and one lady was at the back of the line telling everyone to have their laptops out and powered on, while another was at the front saying all laptops needed to be kept in their bags. They met in the middle, and had a screaming match in front of everyone.

In Calgary they felt the need to put up a sign indicating that there were 3 exceptions to the "no fluids or gels" restrictions. Insulin for diabetics, baby formula for nursing infants, and breast implants. That's right. They're so f-ing dumb, they figured they needed to put up a big official sign telling the public they could travel with their breast implants.

I was asked to show ID before collecting my luggage. I showed my passport. The response was "NO! I need to see ID!". I had to explain to airport security what a passport was. For real.

It's security theater. I wish they would focus on real security. A good first step would be to pay the position like it was for professionals, and maybe require some basic education in order to apply.

As soon as I saw your post I remembered the SNL Parity Skit, talking about the TSA and the 3 oz of liquids or Gels and the quote. "You have atleast a highschool equivilency degree, and not one of you has been convicted of a phelony. You are the cream of the crop. You are elite. You are America's Airport Security. You are the TSA. Give yourselves a hand."

[Regular_John]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

But not two lighters, god help the other passengers if you have two.

Dude, you have no idea, two lighters & a full 6.8oz of liquid? Someone would be able to Macgyver a flame thrower to make Hank Scorpio proud.

OMG... what if the terrorist work in pairs? One guy brings his lighter and 3.4oz of fluid on his person... and his partner does the same.

Doomed man, we're doomed.

[Flashpoint]

Originally Posted by jaydorn

That's exactly what it is, theater, and bad theater at that. My wife and I were flying out of Winnipeg recently and a 'security' woman at the start of the screening area immediately grabbed my wife's bottle of water and threw it about 3-4 feet into the trash.

Like f*** off, you're telling me that bottle of water of a potential explosive that you just toss around into a garbage can full of other potential explosives?

Ok fine, maybe it's a bomb, why arean't you calling the bomb squad? What happens to the garbage when it's full? Does the bomb squad take it away? Is it common practice to toss bombs around like dirty laundry?

No, it's a damn bottle of water, I know it, you know it, and so does everybody else. But if your going to tell me it's a potential bomb I want you to treat it as such and not throw it across the room.

I know, right?

How about going through security, and there's one of these dumb dumbs taking out everyone's camera, and saying "Smile!" and taking a picture.

A picture of what's supposed to be a "secured" area.

Pictures that then travel all over the world to be posted on Facebook. That's some crack job you're doing there lady. I'm thrilled you're in charge of my safety.

[Barnes]

I went to Seattle on the long weekend and had a good experience in Calgary and Vancouver with airport security. The guy in Calgary thought we were late for our flight and sent us to the NEXUS line. We were actually really early.

On second thought, maybe that is concerning.

[bizaro86]

Interesting that the coworkers observed him stealing over an 8 month period. You'd think after a few month of him ripping of the public you could have come forward...

Originally Posted by Flashpoint

I was in a security line in Toronto, and one lady was at the back of the line telling everyone to have their laptops out and powered on, while another was at the front saying all laptops needed to be kept in their bags. They met in the middle, and had a screaming match in front of everyone.

Is there a reason you didn't film this and put it on youtube?