You’re right, they were our mules. :roll:
I’m glad you had a good time, Jim, and weathered all with a good attitude.
M
Just to clarify, I am not ordinarily an argumentative person, and I possess an abundance of patience.
However, I have reached my limit when it comes to airline security!
If you say, every nth person will be searched, then fine.
That seems to make sense.
Statistically, that simply hasn’t been the case FOR ME!
I have flown many many times in the past 4 years, and the times I have NOT been frisked or otherwise detained occurred about TWICE!
And, also in MY experience, it’s the smaller airports that seem to go about their “responsibility” the most diligently, to the point that it seems ridiculous.
I would much rather EVERYONE be searched, than the random nth persons (of which I seem to be the nth way more than statistically possible) If I have been searched more than my share, then it makes sense to me that someone who DESERVES to be searched just made it aboard that many more times WITHOUT…
M
I’m searched about 50 percent of the times I fly;
my wife more often. This time I 'deserved ’ to be searched,
because something about my bag set off an alarm
or looked wrong. Often I’m searched because
I look completely innocent and i’m randomly
selected–as I expect is
happening to you. On those occasions people
who ‘deserve’ to be searched are being searched,
probably–that is, people whose bags did
what mine did today.
I appreciate that you are a patient person
and that this business is frustrating.
But there hasn’t been a hijacking since
9/11. Something is working, probably.
I remember burning people jumping out
of windows, and what was done with boxcutters.
I try
to figure out what sort of policy and
procedures would defeat clever people
who wanted to get stuff on the planes.
So far what I see makes sense, and
I think they’re getting better.
Last time I was completely searched,
after the guy was through I said:
‘OK, that wasn’t good enough.
Let me show you how to do it right.’
Sorry you are getting more than
your share. They can’t give me more
than mine, as far as I’m concerned.
There was a report of some poor gentleman who found himself being repeatedly searched, interrogated, and detained. He flew all the time and was searched every time.
Upon investigation, it was discovered that his name matched a name on some list of suspicious persons. I think they had to issue him a letter or something to carry.
Here’s the approach i agree with:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=3600794
(short article, about the chief of Aviation Security in New Zealand)
I think the chances of a similar sensible approach being adopted in the US are remote.
Thats the price you pay for that paracocky on you shoulder strap!