Posted on 07/17/2014 3:28:15 PM PDT by cyclotic
I'm awaiting a flight in Phoenix to Baltimore. 11 teenage Hispanic boys and four non-Hispanic adults just sat down all in a row in the terminal. The boys have not said a word and oddly, none of them have shoelaces.
This is weird and I'm not sure what to make of it or what to do. Being in a TSA zone, I sure don't want to start a protest.
I wonder what .gov ID they will show to get on a plane.
Are they wearing “Forward” tee-shirts?
Probably none. I fear for my country
No. Jeans and variety of shorts. Still no talking like a normal group of boys would do.
Sorry. Shirts
Try to politely to their non-hispanic handlers - see what kind of response you get.
sneak a picture of them...
Do you have the proper supplies to protect yourself from TB, etc. I think the air filtration may filter out TB, but I am not sure.
Cyclotic could use some ideas.
I’d say “Bienvenidos a Estados Unidos”, but that probably wouldn’t go over all that well with most FReepers...
Why don’t you express your concerns to the personnel at the desk? Ask them if these are illegals and say you’re concerned about health issues and don’t want to fly with sick people aboard the plane.
I’m starting to worry about that. One is beginning to cough.
No shoelaces probably means they’re in juvenile custody.
Take comfort knowing you paid for their tickets
And...
You’ll pay for their food
You’ll pay for their shelter
You’ll pay for their entertainment
You’ll pay for their “education,”
You’ll pay for their voting rights
You’ll pay for their incarceration
You’ll pay for their food
You’ll pay for their shelter
You’ll pay for their entertainment
You’ll pay for their “education,”
You’ll pay for their voting rights
You’ll pay for their incarceration....
And then, their children.
You’ll pay for... You’ll pay for... You’ll pay for...
If there is any doubt, then there is no doubt. Catch the next plane. For some real fun, if they are from elsewhere, tell your fellow passengers why you are taking the next flight, and watch the fun ensue.
Confirmed. Illegals heading to Maryland. Handler just insulted me but confirmed they were from the border. Now she’s talking to another handler.
I highly recomnment at least going to an airport store and buy a handkerchief to werar over your mouth and nose throughout the flight AND buy hand sanitizer and dont touch anything on that plane that you do not need to.Droplet transfer of TB baccillus tends to live a while on surfaces! (like tray tables, etc)
I found this:
This morning Diane Sawyer of ABC News interviewed Andrew Speaker, who stirred up panic, outrage, and controversy after he flew across the Atlantic on a commerical flight, knowing that he was infected with a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis (TB).
Speaker, an attorney from Atlanta, GA, says that CDC doctors told him that he could not infect others before he flew to Europe, but while he was in Europe, the CDC called him and told him to cancel his commercial flight plans and “turn himself in” at a European clinic.
“We said, ‘Let’s get home and get to Denver,’” Speaker says about his and his wife’s decision to leave Europe. “Both of us worried if I turned myself [in] the next day, that’s it. It’s very real that I could have died there... People told me if I was anywhere but Denver, I’ll die.
“I feel awful. I’ve lived in state of constant fear and anxiety. I’m exhausted, for a week now. And to think that someone else is now feeling that, I wouldn’t want anyone to feel that way - it’s awful. I just hope they can forgive me and understand that I really believed [I] wasn’t putting people at risk because that’s what the people told me.”
Sawyer and Speaker both wore masks during the interview on Good Morning America, and the interview took place in a room with air filtration and UV lights.
Health officials are scrambling to find passengers who were on the commercial airliners with Speaker so that they can get tested for TB.
The recirculated air in airplane cabins is notorious for carrying germs as well as chemical contaminants. The Plane Clean Air Filter (pictured above) attaches to your personal above-head air nozzle and removes 99.5% of all bacteria, viruses, and allergens from your air stream.
Many people wear masks when traveling on airplanes
TB bacteria is normally carried in “droplets” ranging from 1 - 5 microns, and M. tuberculosis itself ranges from 0.4 – 1.4 microns in size, so I would recommend a mask with a HEPA filter, which filters particles down to 0.3 microns.
Over the past few years, different health agencies have given conflicting reports about the type of mask necessary for preventing the transmission of TB. To be safe, I’d go with true HEPA mask with 99.97% efficiency, although an N95 mask with 95% efficiency gels with CDC recommendations and would certainly be better than nothing.
The way the mask fits is even more important than its filter efficiency, as an ill-fitting mask may lose up to 20% of its efficiency. To be effective, the mask needs to be the correct size and fit snuggly with no gaps between the mask and face.
Ask them this:
“Soy de Casa de Maryland. ¿Eres mis pupilos?”
If they say “si”, they’re illegal aliens. Then ask them about MS-13; that will get them all excited.
At least you are forewarned. Lord help those that sit in their seats after they get where they are going.
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