Posted on 08/26/2016 10:32:05 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I have long been a believer that, in most cases, a private company will do a more effective and efficient job than any government agency charged with the same task. My recent travel experience solidified that belief.
It all started out with a half-empty water bottle at Ronald Reagan National Airport just outside the District of Columbia.
I had checked in the night before, checked my bag at the curbside when I arrived, and now had a full hour to go through security. With Congress gone since late July and much of the District emptied out until Labor Day, I didn’t expect long security lines. I was right. I breezed through in two minutes, until…
Like many airline passengers, I had forgotten to take my plastic bottle of water out of my bag before placing it on the moving belt for security screening. So, naturally, the screener pulled my bag and after I waltzed through the body image scanner with no hiccups, I joined the Transportation Security Administration agent assigned to check my bag.
As I suspected, the water bottle was the culprit but he still had to do a mandatory chemical test of my bag. That’s when they take those little black sticks with swatches on the end and rub them over your belongings, or sometimes the palms of your hands, and then run them through a machine. Fairly routine. Except this time my swatch sent off an alarm. No noise, just a flashing “Alarm” text on the machine’s computer screen. So, they tried again. Same response.
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Have flown twice this year; TSA has been a breeze on all flights. Went through in about 3 minutes each time; and one of the airports was a large one; SFO.
I am pre-checked; I don’t remember ever signing up for that; but I am.
I would add that its really pretty amazing in the big picture; how many people safely move around the country every day through all kinds of weather conditions and mechanical issues.
Yes some bad days; but our transportation system is pretty amazing overall.
I apologize. I shouldn’t lighten up a bit.
Yeah.
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