Originally Posted by
Scoop
Splash,
I don't understand your logic, Are you, or are you not an airline pilot and a legitimate airline employee? If you are, why are they groping you? Maybe you have a weapon in your shorts?
I am.
Probably because they're attracted by my serenity while going through screening.
I do! I enjoy polishing it on layovers.
Originally Posted by
Scoop
Newsflash to the TSA - There is a friggin axe in every cockpit!!! Either You can verify who I am via my ID or it just does not matter!!!!
Pilots with valid IDs have tried to carry guns trough screening. Pilots with valid IDs and credentials have left their authorized guns in public areas, INSIDE screening. I think those lapses in professionalism and attention to security have helped make us more suspect than we think we should be.
Originally Posted by
Scoop
Bottom line - If our IDs can not prove who we are then we are just pretending to be secure.
I don't understand that reasoning, but I understand your frustration. None of the public transgressions have been my fault, yet I'm an occasional gropee.
Since I'm in charge of my mood and my attitude, I refuse to let a $8-an-hour Blue Shirt change it.