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Originally posted by: alanleroyIIQuote
Originally posted by: hoops2
"I actually Blame George W. Bush and the Republicans for the TSA debacle"
The TSA was created with near unanimous support from Congress
1 Month after 9/11. Maybe nationalizing Airport Security using a Federal Workforce wasn't the best approach. Many countries have embraced private security for airport screening....including Canada. Remind me why wouldn't we want to have some healthy competition for our airport security dollars?
Everyone likes to GENERALIZE (slam) about the "Federal Workforce", that all are worthless.
Just like in the private sector, 1-2% of bad apples causes the most problems, and certainly takes up 50% of management time to investigate bad performance/conduct and take action.
The rest (Fed) are hardworking employees dedicated to doing a good job.
Even private industry screeners would have their rules to follow.
If Chicago experiences a "slow-down" among their screeners, somebody there could take action to correct that.
If AIRLINES would enforce their so-called CARRY-ON SIZE restrictions, the lines would go much faster. But they don't, and that pisses me off.
More huge bags to screen = slower movement = slower lines.
I want to scream when people ahead of me have multiple large bags, which not only take longer to pass through screening, but take longer to cram into the overhead (while I stand waiting to get to a seat), and then retrieve them after landing. I've always wished airlines would comply with their own rules on that.
I understand people don't wish to wait for their bags at baggage claim. But that process (getting bags to the carousel faster) could surely be improved.
But, like everything else, we don't know the challenges of other people's jobs and what standards they are held to. I'm amazed every time I get flown across the country in record time, and there are my bags too. Great job overall by everyone. Most processes can be improved, that's all.
