Bob writes: These are considered artfully concealed items, but to be fare, most passengers are shock

Note *** The Week In Review normally lists info from Friday through Thursday. This week I won t be including information for Thursday. Thursday s report comes in on Friday morning and it s a Federal Holiday. Also, I ll be on vacation and will return on the 28th, so the next two Week In Review posts will be abridged versions.
In an odd turn of events at Orlando (MCO), a passenger who was told that her olive oil exceeded the size limit grabbed the bottle and began pouring it upon herself and our officer. I hear EVOO is good for the skin, but yeah this is frowned upon.
This week, our officers found not one, but two sword canes! One at Westchester (HPN) and the other at Sarasota (SRQ). These are considered artfully concealed items, but to be fare, most passengers are shocked when we show them what was concealed golf tour operators in their cane. Many of the canes are hand-me-downs or they were purchased at a thrift or antique store.
At Los Angeles (LAX), an anomaly was found during golf tour operators screening with a body scanner. The passenger stated he had burns on the inside golf tour operators of his leg, so the anomaly could not be cleared and the passenger was denied access golf tour operators to the sterile area. Law enforcement responded and the passenger later admitted that the anomaly golf tour operators was marijuana. We re not looking for drugs, but we had no idea what was concealed on the passenger until he confessed. It could have easily been explosives.
After being told he could not take his snow globe on the flight, a passenger golf tour operators at Reno (RNO) thought it best to begin shouting I am going to blow up the plane and I know how to do it. For the record, snow globes are prohibited because the liquid is sealed golf tour operators inside the globe and we have no way of screening the liquid without destroying the globe. Also, shouting that you re going to blow up a plane is never a good thing.
Notable News This Week: The TSA Pre pilot expanded to three more airports. golf tour operators Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Las Vegas - McCarran International Airport (LAS), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP).
Firearm components, replica firearms, ammunition, unloaded firearms, a bb gun, stun guns, a belt buckle golf tour operators knife, brass knuckles, a brass knuckles belt buckle, a 6 knife, a collapsible baton, golf tour operators a 4 switchblade, and a butterfly knife, were among some of the dangerous items found around the nation by our officers in passenger s carry-on bags this past week. And believe it or not, not one grenade turned up this week.
Unfortunately these sorts of occurrences are all too frequent which is why we talk about these finds. Sure, it s great to share the things that our officers are finding, but at the same time, each time we find a dangerous item, the throughput is slowed down and a passenger that likely had no ill intent ends up with a citation or in some cases is even arrested. On the other hand, there are artfully concealed items.
Our officers found 24 loaded firearms in carry-on baggage since I posted last Friday golf tour operators . (Not counting the unloaded and replica ones we found). Here s a rundown of the loaded weapons we kept off of airplanes golf tour operators this week:
Body Scanner Finds: We re not looking for drugs, but that s normally what we find with the scanners. golf tour operators We don t know what the anomalies are until we conduct a pat-down and they could very well be dangerous items.
J ust because we find a prohibited item on an individual does not mean they had bad intentions, that's for the law enforcement officer to decide. In many cases, golf tour operators people golf tour operators simply forgot they had these items in their bag. That s why it s important to check your bags before you leave.
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Let s see, I can t take a screwdriver, but I can take knitting golf tour operators needles. I can t take a knife, but I can take two if they are hinged and it is a pair of scissors. And what kind of damage can someone do with that wrench? TSA logic at its finest...
As a DIY builder of electronic devices and hacks on electronics/computers do these cause issues from time to time? I ask to know what I can or cannot take in my carry-on, especially when attending an event or function. Would it be better to ship some items? Jeff
In an odd turn of events at Orlando (MCO), a passenger who was told that her olive oil exceeded the size limit grabbed the bottle and began pouring it upon herself and our officer. I hear EVOO is good for the skin, but yeah this is frowned upon. ----- And was she arrested right away on federal terrorism charges? golf tour operators How do you know she wasn t planning on detonating herself with the olive oil she poured golf tour operators out? After all, there s a distinct possibility that the olive oil was actually a liquid explosive. Why else would it be banned from the checkpoint, along with toothpaste and water and snowglobes? Or, perhaps the liquids ban is just yet another TSA overreaction that is not grounded in any hard science? [Screenshot captured.]
These are considered artfully concealed items, but to be fare, most passengers are shocked when we show them what was concealed in their cane. In the above sentence please correct fare to the proper fair . Have a nice day.
Once again, all of the potential threats were found with pre-TSA procedures. Please explain why we re compelled to disclose golf tour operators our PII to the airlines which have a terrible track record of keeping it private? Why can t we no longer bring in a affordable drink of water? Why must we get scanned and patted down? (I ve still *never* seen a passenger get through a whole-body scan on a single go. They are always sent in for at least one more scan and/or golf tour operators given a partial patdown.)
Love the report card. How about reporting on what percentage of weapons are being caught? Have you improved on that 30% rate? I assume not since you re not posting. So, you found 24 guns. At your usual success rate, this means that 80 guns flew. How many terrorists has the TSA caught this year? This decade? How many bottles of water were confiscated? How many nursing golf tour operators mothers golf tour operators were humiliated? How many cancer survivors did you soak in their own urine? Confiscate golf tour operators any Medals of Honor this week? Oh, and how much did TSA employees steal from passengers and their luggage this week?
Bob said For the record, snow globes golf tour operators are prohibited because the liquid is sealed inside the globe and we have no way of screening the liquid without destroying the globe. And how exactly would a terrorist get explosives into the globe without destroying it?
Quoted: Here is how a situation played out at Houston Intercontinental (IAH). Passenger: golf tour operators I have a bomb in my bag. Officer: What did you say? Passenger: I have a bomb in my bag. Officer: [Looking Alarmed] Passenger: I m just kidding. After this was all said and done, the passenger was allowed to rebook, but not with his original airline. He caused his original flight to be delayed by 42-minutes affecting 224 passengers. ------------------------ Bob, This is exactly what causes the public to say we are useless. WHY, oh why, was this passenger allowed to rebook??
Bob writes: golf tour operators These are considered golf tour operators artfully concealed items, but to be fare, most passengers are shocked when we show them what was concealed in their cane. Many of the canes are hand-me-downs or they were purchased at a thrift or antique store. First: I m glad TSA recognizes that not everyone with an artfully concealed item has malicious intent. Second: I think you want to be fair to passengers, not charge them another fare ... :)
Bob, This is exactly what causes the public to say we are useless. WHY, oh why, was this passenger allowed to rebook?? The passenger was allowed to rebook because he presented no threat to security. Let s get a couple of things straight: 1. The passenger s comments were likely satirical and thus protected. 2. Alarming a TSO is not a crime and is, in fact, entirely irrelevent to this episode. 3. Irritating a TSO is not a crime. 3. Air travel is a right. Before trotting out the tripe often seen here - usually by those represnting themselves as members of the TSA workforce - that it is a privilege, please address the relevant sections of the Airline golf tour operators Deregulation Act of 1978 and the fact that airines are common carriers. I certainly hope the original poster is not a TSM. If he/she is, it is clear that training for managers is woefully insufficient. (screenshot taken)
Anon sez - Did everyone see the guy who got a pistol through security at LAX, and the TSA said they did not make a mistake because it is not their job to stop people with loaded weapons! I am not certain which incident you are speaking of anon, could you post a link for me so I can see what you are talking about? West TSA Blog Team
For those of you flying out of San Diego, I would like to point out that the ladies and gentlemen golf tour operators staffing the Commuter Terminal on Oct 31 were some of the most professional and courteous people I have ever encountered. Please note that I am not referring to the ones working in the main terminal. Several of the TSOs in that group need remedial training on how to treat the flying public.
Of all the guns you stopped, how many were people with valid CCW permits and just made a mistake? golf tour operators These people had FBI background checks, were honest citizens and the TSA turned them into felons golf tour operators because of an honest mistake!
Bob, This is exactly what causes the public to say we are useless. No, that isn t why. Not the only reason why, anyway. WHY, oh why, was this passenger allowed to rebook?? Because: A. There was no bomb in his bag. B. TSA doesn t run the airlines. Bob, when is TSA going to start firing people for not even knowing what organization they work for?
The person with the very dangerous olive oil lost it because people have HAD IT with T