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Vanity. Airport wait lines.
05.27.2016 | Moi

Posted on 05/27/2016 5:04:05 PM PDT by ameribbean expat

You know, I fly commercial two times per month to see my father. He's 85 and a veteran. I'm 50 and a veteran. I now have the indistinct pleasure of standing in line up to 4 hours for a three hour flight. I did not have to do this before 9-11.

Okay, there was a little incident 4 years ago when I asked a TSA agent what made him get a job where he got to touch other men all day...

Nonetheless, before the current administration, the airports did not suck half as bad.

Something has been lost. Something needs to be done. The airports SUCK!


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See above. I'm done.
1 posted on 05/27/2016 5:04:05 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: ameribbean expat

I believe you can apply for an “approved” flyer ticket to avoid that.


2 posted on 05/27/2016 5:06:03 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I'm so open minded that you should only think like me.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Meanwhile....our borders are wide open.


3 posted on 05/27/2016 5:06:07 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Obama proves his incompetence with both the VA and homeland security.

I am afraid what we’ll see with his other political hires like the gay guy now heading up the army.


4 posted on 05/27/2016 5:08:24 PM PDT by boycott (--s)
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To: ameribbean expat

http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/michelle-malkin/tsas-union-power-grab-thousands-slowing-down-airports


5 posted on 05/27/2016 5:10:36 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("During a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" --George Orwell)
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To: ameribbean expat

4 hours for security and a 3 hour flight.
What’s the drive time?


6 posted on 05/27/2016 5:11:19 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: BipolarBob

You need Precheck if you fly that much. Costs 85$ and a short interview.


7 posted on 05/27/2016 5:12:19 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
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To: ameribbean expat

I’ve found using less busy airports helps. For example, using Sarasota/Bradenton instead of Tampa/St. Pete or Chicago Midway instead of O’Hare.

I have clocked myself at Sarasota/Bradenton at 20 minutes total from rental drop off to check-in to boarding gate.


8 posted on 05/27/2016 5:14:19 PM PDT by 50mm (Trust nobody and you'll never be disappointed.)
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Flew out of Dulles on Wednesday. No problem, if anything security check was quicker than usual. The bigger question is why is TSA causing these delays at certain airports?


9 posted on 05/27/2016 5:21:08 PM PDT by Rummyfan (Let us now try liberty.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Flew out of IAD Thu 5/26 with a 7:45pm flight. Got there about 6:15 expecting the worst. There was no waiting in the regular TSA security stations whereas Pre Check had quite a few waiting to be serviced. Just my observation, YMMV.


10 posted on 05/27/2016 5:22:02 PM PDT by sjm_888
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And I fly out of CAK for exactly that reason. Okay, that and the Great Lakes Brewing Co.’s Dortmunder Gold in a vending machine. I’m not driving across the state to SW Florida Regional to clear pre-boarding in a reasonable time. This is ridiculous. I have nowhere near this delay in Frankfurt. Something is seriously wrong.


11 posted on 05/27/2016 5:23:24 PM PDT by ameribbean expat (When the going gets weird, the weird go professional.)
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I have a better story ...

I am faced with the prospect of a business trip that will require a flight that is 9 hours from start to finish, when you include the connections.

I can't miss this important meeting.

Between the prospect of TSA lines and my last disastrous experience with a canceled flight, I have decided to hop in my car two days before the meeting and drive 28 hours to get there.

The airline industry may as well shut itself down, as far as I'm concerned.

12 posted on 05/27/2016 5:30:53 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Sometimes I feel like I've been tied to the whipping post.")
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See post 5. It’s a union power grab/work slowdown. Under Reagan, workers in the slowdown would be fired. Under Obama, they’re praised and given raises.


13 posted on 05/27/2016 5:31:23 PM PDT by 50mm (Trust nobody and you'll never be disappointed.)
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Don’t vote Democrat ever again. They are doing this for the TSAs union.


14 posted on 05/27/2016 5:34:07 PM PDT by CptnObvious
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Re PreCheck. My advantage card will rebate the app fee, so I thought I would take the plunge.

At the end of the online app, you schedule your visit.

Can’t do it. All the time slots at all 4 DFW sites are filled for the next 45 days.

Now, you can do a walk up.....and wait, wait, wait, wait.

I think not.


15 posted on 05/27/2016 5:34:19 PM PDT by RedElement
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To: Alberta's Child

You know, I’m so pissed off, I looked up Amtrak. It would undeniably take longer, but for the price of a first class airplane ticket, I would have my own sleeper car...and I would at least arrive in a better frame of mind.


16 posted on 05/27/2016 5:36:20 PM PDT by ameribbean expat (When the going gets weird, the weird go professional.)
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I don’t have any faith in Amtrak delivering me there on time, either. LOL.


17 posted on 05/27/2016 5:43:54 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Sometimes I feel like I've been tied to the whipping post.")
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I have never had an amtrak ride that arrived on time. I went from Chicago to Southern, Il, a three hour trip that was four hours late.


18 posted on 05/27/2016 5:57:00 PM PDT by rey
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To: BipolarBob

Yes. Pay $85 to overcome government incompetence.


19 posted on 05/27/2016 6:11:58 PM PDT by Portcall24
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Avoid McCarran Airport (LV)! What a zoo! And that is just the TSA employees!


20 posted on 05/27/2016 6:15:42 PM PDT by donozark (I was cruisin' with Cruz. Now travelin' with Trump.)
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