posted by Kyle on Sep 1
Yes, the TSA is made up of a bunch of fools. They are, in large part, dim witted bureaucrats with seriously inflated notions of their importance.
I usually get frustrated with them, because I recognize their stupid pranks as such.
Today’s adventures with the jolly minimum-wage bureaucrats:
At the Sea-Tac International Airport, I arrived on a flight from Spokane on Alaska Airlines with a connection on Continental. This shouldn’t be a problem. My flight was late. To make matters worse, I stumbled out of the secured area while looking for my next gate.
There was a huge line at the security checkpoint. I have no clue why there was such a line: it was 10:00 PM!
So, I politely asked a stout, red-nosed bureaucrat if he would be so kind as to let me skip to the front of the line since my flight was boarding. His response: “We will get you through as soon as we can, Sir.” He walked away. That’s what I call excellent customer service.
I did make my flight, but just barely.
In the past, I have persuaded TSA agents to let me cut in line when my flight was about to leave. Other times, they just don’t give a damn. It just depends upon the day.
It would make so much more sense to allow airlines to set their own security standards and employ their own screeners. If the TSA screws up, they will just use it as justification to get congress to increase their budget. If an individual airline screws up, it could put them out of business. I wonder who is likely to do a better job! I would also imagine that Continental Airlines would have let me cut in line so that I would be sure to not miss my flight. In fact, I’m pretty sure that they’d make sure that their security procedures were a quick and convenient as possible so that people don’t miss flights because of them.
The TSA never should have been created. It should be abolished. Dr. Ron Paul will do this, so support him. Now.