Follow TSA instructions and still get Effed!

[Sydwayz]

I flew from FL back to VA yesterday. I had my inflatable PFD in my checked luggage. I flew down to FL from VA with the same PFD in my carry-on luggage, WITH the page from the TSA.GOV website printed out that says it was OK to carry such item; just a few days earlier.

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm

I just opened my luggage from my trip yesterday, and they have confiscated the PFD. I am MORE than pissed, as I left the printout right with the damn vest.

Now I have to start this claims process to get my stuff back.

I appreciate TSA and support them in my day to day job. I follow their instructions to the 'T'; and they can't do the same. Piss poor IMHO.

 

[Chris]

I flew from FL back to VA yesterday. I had my inflatable PFD in my checked luggage. I flew down to FL from VA with the same PFD in my carry-on luggage, WITH the page from the TSA.GOV website printed out that says it was OK to carry such item; just a few days earlier.

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm

I just opened my luggage from my trip yesterday, and they have confiscated the PFD. I am MORE than pissed, as I left the printout right with the damn vest.

Now I have to start this claims process to get my stuff back.

I appreciate TSA and support them in my day to day job. I follow their instructions to the 'T'; and they can't do the same. Piss poor IMHO.

Maybe it was TSA that snagged our jackets at the FPC party.

 

[Spicy]

Brian,
never had anything confiscated before so simple question, is it missing or did they leave a note in the suitcase stating that they had confiscated the vest?
Sucks either way, good luck getting it back.
Pat

 

[Sydwayz]

I know they were in the bag. They left form notes that state there were matches or lighters in the luggage.

And yes, both Chris and I had our jackets stolen while attending the FPC party at the Raleigh.

Effing thieves.

 

[MarylandMark]

and some people want the same Gov't to run health care...

I had a friends kid try to get a job with the TSA as an airport screener. Starting pay was a hair under $25K

 

[Awaken]

Nothing missing but a mess.
I had a travel humidor with 8 cigars in my checked luggage. No lighter and no cutter. There was a note in my luggage that said it was inspected by TSA. Nothing was taken, but every one of my cigars was out of the case (and the case was properly closed and latched). Very rude!

 

[Seafordguy]

I had a friends kid try to get a job with the TSA as an airport screener. Starting pay was a hair under $25K

THat is too much for some of those retards....

 

[WeaponX]

I know they were in the bag. They left form notes that state there were matches or lighters in the luggage.

And yes, both Chris and I had our jackets stolen while attending the FPC party at the Raleigh.

Effing thieves.

Randy and I both had State Patrol take money from us on the drive back.:sifone:


82 in a 70 mph and 80 in a 65.

 

[Chris]

And yes, both Chris and I had our jackets stolen while attending the FPC party at the Raleigh.

Effing thieves.

Mine was my Serious jacket. There were only six made in XL and I know where the other five are. And everyone at the party was either someone from our world or hotel staff. I hope for their sake it was hotel staff.

 

[MarylandMark]

When you get more made... :seeya:

 

[macjazzy]

Flying home to Md. from Orlando Sunday. My bag gets too much interest from the xray screener. I ask if there is a problem. and Get the "We'll be with you in a minute" brush off.

They called more and more people over, even brought a digital camera to take a pic of the image on the screen.

Finally they call a Orlando police officer over, he looks on the screen, grabs my bag and walks it to me. He opens it ( small duffle bag) and pulls out a single .223 round from the bottom of the bag. He asks where it came from. I explained I used that bag to go to the range once and it must have fallen out of a box and I missed it. He was fine with that explanation but said he had to call it in.

So he makes a phone call, then calls me to the phone, and says to talk to the FBI agent on the other end. The agent was a total hard azz. Telling me even though I have never been in any trouble in my life that just means I haven't been caught, he doesn't trust me, etc. etc. etc. Tells me to wait till he checks me out and decides what to do with me.

The cop meanwhile is totally cool with everything. Says there is nothing I could really do to take down a plane with a single round, that he goes to the range all the time, and probably has loose rounds in everything he owns. And that as far as he is concerned as Americans we have the right to own a firearm thus we have the right to own ammo, so this should not be a huge deal.

Anyway about 20-30 min later FBI agent calls back, reads me the riot act and says he will let me slide this once but while I don't have a criminal record from this I now have a FBI record. Have no idea what that means.

So I effed up, I admit it, got good cop bad cop routine, but still made my flight, and will check my bags much closer from now on.

Oh and I lost one .223 round, now have a FBI record , and btw that same round was in that bag when I flew out of BWI Friday and they missed it so........:willy_nilly:

 

[Airpacker]

If you think TSA is bad, try flying El Al and not being able to speak Hebrew.

That'll learn ya what security is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was standing in line at LAX waiting to check in 3 hrs before departure as specified on my ticket. Some suit walks up to me and starts asking me questions in Hebrew. I look at him and say sorry, I don't understand.


ALARM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two seconds later there are 4, yes FOUR armed suits about the size of defensive centers "escorting" me to the security area for further questioning.

That turned into 3 seperate 30 minute interviews, a strip to my skivies search, they "disassembled" my cell phone and lap top ( broke em both but handed me a "claim" information form ) and literally hand searched every single item in my one travel bag as well as tearing out the liner of the bag.
Confiscated my Bic lighter, one cheap plastic ball point pen I carry for filling out customs forms on the flight and then escorted me directly to my seat on the plane five minutes before departure.

When I left Toronto, I was booked by a travel agent to fly El Al to Cali. Great rate, non stop flight so I said "OK".
When I arrived at the airport, the El Al azzhats informed us after an hour and a half wait that they had a labour issue over seas and the plane never arrived the night prior.

Thanks for callin azzhats!

After some serious arguing, they found an American Airlines flight to LA 5 hrs later that we could take. Great, late as h e ll but at least getting there.

When I got to LAX for my return flight, the Israely security were convinced that this Blue Eyed White guy was a terrorist because i was only flying ONE WAY on their stinking airline.

It didn't matter that I explained to all of the different interviewers why I was only flying one way. It didn't occur to them to check with their own f in company to verify my story. They couldn't care less. They were going to put me thru the ringer no matter what.

Believe me, TSA has nothing on the El Al security people. Nothing.

 

[Tony]

All the more reason I drive everywhere.

 

[htrdlncn]

Whenever I fly to different cities for my work (running audio) I fedex my gear to the hotel couple days before I leave, no way i want those trained monkeys at TSA to even touch my laptops,drives,calibrated mics,tools and test gear I need for work.
I take one carry on laptop with me which is non essential and thats it.

 

[Chris]

All the more reason I drive everywhere.

As I like to say, I have 100% on-time departure when I drive.

 

[mosi]

As I like to say, I have 100% on-time departure when I drive.

You don't travel with women?????

 

[Chris]

Typically not. Certainly not on business.

The Mrs. and her protege are typically with the program when we do have to go somewhere. After this long, I've mastered some techniques to get them where they need to be at the time we need to be going.

 

[Tony]

Its similar to dealing with short haul truck drivers.

 

[glassdave]

I've traveled with ice climbing gear and always wondered how my axes and crampons look to the screeners lol. Never had any trouble though.

 

[LaughingCat]

I am no fan of them rooting through luggage. Returned from New Orleans last Sunday. When my bag came through luggage claim, the expansion zipper had been released. I knew instantly they had been in it.

I guess three cans of Cafe du Monde coffee (with Chickory) and a couple of snow globes for the kids resembles cocaine mixed with coffee grounds. They've been watching too much Beverly Hills Cop.