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TSA Discovers Deadly Weapons

Started by Guest_PlatypusMan_* , Mar 28 2008 08:22 AM

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#1 Guest_PlatypusMan_*

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 08:22 AM

Many of us have long considered these dangerous, and finally the TSA apparently has agreed. :cool1:

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.

Now we can all fly just a bit safer, knowing that the crack team at TSA is on the job.

PPM

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#2 Parrotman

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 09:21 AM

Many of us have long considered these dangerous, and finally the TSA apparently has agreed.

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.

Now we can all fly just a bit safer, knowing that the crack team at TSA is on the job.

PPM

I know I will feel safer when I fly.... :cool1:

Edited by Parrotman, 28 March 2008 - 09:21 AM.

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#3 ScubaStacy

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 09:39 AM

LOL Oh my God! That's really funny, but at the same time it's not.

I've been given extra special 'wanding' because of body jewelry, but never more than that. Several times it was on work trips, wearing my badge! I thought they just wanted an excuse to rub their little stick on my bod! :cool1:

I can't even imagine having to try to remove the jewelry in an airport - some aren't easy to get off! :cool1:

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#4 BubbleBoy

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 11:07 AM

I knew there was a good reason why I didn't get my nipples pierced. Thanks for reminding me. :cool1:

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#5 scubaski

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 11:13 AM

I knew there was a good reason why I didn't get my nipples pierced. Thanks for reminding me.

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#6 Racer184

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 12:50 PM

TSA Discovers Deadly Weapons

Not surprising.... Hollywood discovered "Letha Weapons" 10 years ago !

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#7 a_fl_mermaid

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 04:46 PM

TSA Discovers Deadly Weapons

Not surprising.... Hollywood discovered "Letha Weapons" 10 years ago !

hey Racer184!

How have you been? Haven't seen you since our last Happy Hour! Do you want to take the lead on the Ocean Fest happy hour?

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#8 Capn Jack

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 04:56 PM

Note to self: remove Prince Albert hardware before going through security....

No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal.
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#9 diverb0b

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 05:55 PM

whew!!!!!!!!! Glad i got no piercing on my body :canada:

It will all be a memory tomorrow
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#10 timalso

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 07:05 PM

I got my toothpaste taken away from me on my way back from Las Vegas last weekend, made it out there with it but those TSA agents were on top of things on the way back, I had all the makings of great bomb, (toothpaste and tums) :canada:

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#11 Guest_PlatypusMan_*

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 07:45 PM

Note to self: remove Prince Albert hardware before going through security....

Not sure which part has the most eww factor:

That I know where and what a Prince Albert is;

That you would trip the security sensors when you wear it;

Having to explain it to the TSA people;

Removing it at their behest, while they watch to verify same.

PPM

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#12 Guest_PlatypusMan_*

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 07:53 PM

For those who may not know the term, many call what the TSA does Security Theater ( or Theatre for our UK friends).

Here's a definition:

Security Theater

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#13 Scubatooth

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 09:19 PM

man this topic is about 2 days behind a few other boards.

Needless to say this is another example of retarded agency that needs to be destroied because they do nothing that adds to aviation security, but instead makes biggers holes. On other boards there have been comments made that this incident could result in felony charges against the screeners. I think this would be a good thing as it would finally hold TSA accountable for its actions for which to date they havent been.

KHIAI

The real sad part is that on TSAs blog they are say they did nothing wrong and "followed procedure" which makes me wonder when aggrivated assault is in TSA's SOP.

Im gonna stop before i go out of bounds on the TOS.

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#14 Scubatooth

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 09:23 PM

other sad thing about there blog is that they didnt even get the location right. this happened at LAX, the person involved is from Lubbock.

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#15 nice-diver

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Posted 28 March 2008 - 09:40 PM

luckly i made it through just fine with my 7 extras last month. they did ransack the business cards in my divelog book though. and when they looked through my carry on at my regulator the terrorist looking (bad stereotype) dude let me pack it back up, i thought it was thoughtful.

I was dreading my piercings, but surgical stainless and gold aren't supposed to set it off; and don't ask don't tell

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