Yesterday while clearing security at Seattle Airport before my Lufthansa flight, I had a bit of an interesting run in with the TSA.
Continue reading: The TSA confuses me for a castmember of Jersey Shore
Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
Did you have a new haircut?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mGkxzKcnz0
If so, the correct response is "Not now chief, I'm in the f*****' zone."
What about hair gel? You need that for the Pauly D Blow Out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQDma1E9GoM
This is TSA behavior profiling at work - the program is called SPOT "Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques".
They engage random people in seemingly random conversation in an attempt to build a quick profile to determine your risk factor. Simple and can be very effective is done correctly.
At least he was friendly. Most SEA screeners are friendly, if a bit strange. You get used to the strange around here.
Todd: Walmart greeters have more common sense than TSA when it comes to security.
I think the next questions were going to be 'do you like movies about gladiators?' and 'have you ever been in a Turkish prison?'
Todd said, "Simple and can be very effective is done correctly."
Source?
I'm not sure I've ever seen anything the slightest bit "simple" and/or "effective" when it comes to the TSA. What's the difference between the TSA and the private security they replaced? A lot more rules, a lot less privacy, and a much bigger chip on their shoulder. That's about it so far as I can tell.
Aww, man. I used to like this blog before I realized you were a Big Bang Theory fan.
The last time I went through security in Seattle the BP/ID checker had never seen a passport and had to get a supervisor to tell her it was allowed as an ID.
I often travel with my 2 attractive daughters and it's always interesting and at times funny to see how the security folks are tranfixed and distracted when they catch a glimpse of the girls. Alternatively, scary when an agent who was to be watching items move across the screen, never looked at the screen, instead stared at my daughter as many items passed on by.
maybe you had too much chapstick and hair gel that they thought you were from jersey shore
@jamison. oh you're right my post sounds pathetic, rewind...clearly, never know what you're going to get when entering security and engaging with various humans....at times very scary what they do and say! Concur with Dax.