Comments on: 755,000 http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/10/25/755000/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:20:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ravenwood http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/10/25/755000/comment-page-1/#comment-185061 Ravenwood Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:16:21 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/25/755000/#comment-185061 Would think there are more Mohammed's on the list than John's... Would think there are more Mohammed’s on the list than John’s…

]]> By: Rabbit http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/10/25/755000/comment-page-1/#comment-184991 Rabbit Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:09:30 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/25/755000/#comment-184991 Oh, I still go to the counter and present my credentials, such as they are (I'm not a LEO and don't purport to be one.) I announce I'm checking a firearm, smile, and wait for a reaction. Usually, Southwest smiles right back and doesn't get freaked, although there was one time in San Antonio where my Pelican case (safety yellow) caused some PSH from a counter drone who thought it should be 'in a bag'. She was quickly overruled by her supervisor, who 'got it'. I also carry a printout of TSA's rules and the airline's rules and have them available to show full 'compliance' on my part and to ensure compliance on their part. Regards, Rabbit. Oh, I still go to the counter and present my credentials, such as they are (I’m not a LEO and don’t purport to be one.) I announce I’m checking a firearm, smile, and wait for a reaction. Usually, Southwest smiles right back and doesn’t get freaked, although there was one time in San Antonio where my Pelican case (safety yellow) caused some PSH from a counter drone who thought it should be ‘in a bag’. She was quickly overruled by her supervisor, who ‘got it’.

I also carry a printout of TSA’s rules and the airline’s rules and have them available to show full ‘compliance’ on my part and to ensure compliance on their part.

Regards,
Rabbit.

]]> By: Standard Mischief http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/10/25/755000/comment-page-1/#comment-184928 Standard Mischief Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:37:09 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/25/755000/#comment-184928 <blockquote>However, I’ve not had a problem with domestic air travel, and I always print my own documents and I’m usually checking a firearm.</blockquote> My mistake. My source says that even with the ID card, you can’t check-in online or by using a kiosk, you still need to check in in person. <a href="http://standardmischief.com/blog/2006/10/26/spoof-yourself-a-boarding-pass/" rel="nofollow">Spoof yourself a boarding pass!</a>

However, I’ve not had a problem with domestic air travel, and I always print my own documents and I’m usually checking a firearm.

My mistake. My source says that even with the ID card, you can’t check-in online or by using a kiosk, you still need to check in in person.

Spoof yourself a boarding pass!

]]> By: straightarrow http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/10/25/755000/comment-page-1/#comment-184881 straightarrow Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:25:44 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/25/755000/#comment-184881 Just wait until the names from the 2640 list are added. Just wait until the names from the 2640 list are added.

]]> By: Cactus Jack http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/10/25/755000/comment-page-1/#comment-184853 Cactus Jack Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:52:00 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/25/755000/#comment-184853 Maybe most of those 755,000 people on the list are liberals who've been openly pro-Osama. IMHO, morally supporting terrorists and acually being one are one and the same. Maybe most of those 755,000 people on the list are liberals who’ve been openly pro-Osama. IMHO, morally supporting terrorists and acually being one are one and the same.

]]> By: Rabbit http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/10/25/755000/comment-page-1/#comment-184852 Rabbit Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:49:56 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/25/755000/#comment-184852 I used to have *some involvement* in this area in the past. Needless to say, I'm in the database vis-a-vis said involvement, purely from an *administrative* standpoint. However, I've not had a problem with domestic air travel, and I always print my own documents and I'm usually checking a firearm. I've not travelled internationally since that time and I can't address any incidents I may have in doing so, but I doubt I'll have any. I do, however, think the whole list is combersome and unwieldy and in dire need of an overhaul as well as some level of end point oversight with a single point of accountability...as opposed to how it is now. ...and that's all I can say about that. Regards, Rabbit. I used to have *some involvement* in this area in the past. Needless to say, I’m in the database vis-a-vis said involvement, purely from an *administrative* standpoint. However, I’ve not had a problem with domestic air travel, and I always print my own documents and I’m usually checking a firearm.

I’ve not travelled internationally since that time and I can’t address any incidents I may have in doing so, but I doubt I’ll have any. I do, however, think the whole list is combersome and unwieldy and in dire need of an overhaul as well as some level of end point oversight with a single point of accountability…as opposed to how it is now.

…and that’s all I can say about that.

Regards,
Rabbit.

]]> By: Standard Mischief http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/10/25/755000/comment-page-1/#comment-184819 Standard Mischief Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:38:03 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/25/755000/#comment-184819 <blockquote>One of my coworkers has a 4 yr old grandson who is on the no-fly list just because of his name. They can’t get him off the list, but TSA lets him on the plane when they get a look at him. What happens when he grows up? </blockquote> The kid can try various variations of his legal name. Sen. Ted "series of tubes" Stevens' wife, Catherine Stevens, ran in to this problem when she tried to fly under the name "Cat Stevens". Yes, it's really that easy, and that stupid.

One of my coworkers has a 4 yr old grandson who is on the no-fly list just because of his name. They can’t get him off the list, but TSA lets him on the plane when they get a look at him. What happens when he grows up?

The kid can try various variations of his legal name. Sen. Ted “series of tubes” Stevens’ wife, Catherine Stevens, ran in to this problem when she tried to fly under the name “Cat Stevens”.

Yes, it’s really that easy, and that stupid.

]]> By: Standard Mischief http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/10/25/755000/comment-page-1/#comment-184815 Standard Mischief Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:23:45 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/25/755000/#comment-184815 While I agree, there's actually 755,000 <strong>names</strong> on the list, not people. that means that <em>multiple</em> Robert Johnsons, Ted Kennedys, James Moores, Walther Murphys, and a few people named John Lewis are all annoyed by this ineffective war on teh terror. You can apply for a "I am not a terrorist" card, but that does not escape you from extra scrutiny, or allow you to print yourself a boarding pass on your own printer like normal people. The best part about all this TSA mischief is that it's <a href="http://standardmischief.com/blog/2006/11/01/fake-boarding-pass-circumventing-the-no-fly-list-explained/" rel="nofollow">pretty easy to circumvent.</a> Circumvention is a crime, so I'll only recommend this path for people planning to meet Allah next Tuesday. While I agree, there’s actually 755,000 names on the list, not people. that means that multiple Robert Johnsons, Ted Kennedys, James Moores, Walther Murphys, and a few people named John Lewis are all annoyed by this ineffective war on teh terror.

You can apply for a “I am not a terrorist” card, but that does not escape you from extra scrutiny, or allow you to print yourself a boarding pass on your own printer like normal people.

The best part about all this TSA mischief is that it’s pretty easy to circumvent.

Circumvention is a crime, so I’ll only recommend this path for people planning to meet Allah next Tuesday.

]]> By: anon http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/10/25/755000/comment-page-1/#comment-184810 anon Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:04:36 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/25/755000/#comment-184810 Keep in mind, if the Hildebeest is elected, that number goes up by about 4 million when she declares the NRA a terrorist organization. Keep in mind, if the Hildebeest is elected, that number goes up by about 4 million when she declares the NRA a terrorist organization.

]]> By: davetha http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/10/25/755000/comment-page-1/#comment-184786 davetha Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:06:09 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/25/755000/#comment-184786 That's less than 1 in 400... The Muslim population alone is over 5.2 million in the US, so if they are ALL Muslim, then that's 1 in 7 of them, meaning at least 6 out of 7 Muslims are not on the list at all. Now, if only the 6 out of 7 took care of the 1 in 7, we wouldn't have a problem at all. That’s less than 1 in 400…

The Muslim population alone is over 5.2 million in the US, so if they are ALL Muslim, then that’s 1 in 7 of them, meaning at least 6 out of 7 Muslims are not on the list at all.

Now, if only the 6 out of 7 took care of the 1 in 7, we wouldn’t have a problem at all.

]]> By: Jack http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/10/25/755000/comment-page-1/#comment-184785 Jack Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:03:45 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/25/755000/#comment-184785 One of my coworkers has a 4 yr old grandson who is on the no-fly list just because of his name. They can't get him off the list, but TSA lets him on the plane when they get a look at him. What happens when he grows up? Jack. One of my coworkers has a 4 yr old grandson who is on the no-fly list just because of his name. They can’t get him off the list, but TSA lets him on the plane when they get a look at him. What happens when he grows up? Jack.

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