[GCFL-discuss] A TSA welcome home for the troops...

[Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List]

I agree with you on this one. The cost of "safety" has gotten too high. - jp

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 22:26, Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List <
gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> wrote:

> What can I add to this tale? (And I don't care if it is a made-up story, it
> accurately reflects the mindset that Republicans and Democrats, liberals and
> conservatives, have been jointly and severally foisting on We The People for
> the past eight years or so. Sooner or later, a suicide bomber will pack
> explosives into a body cavity. A woman will try it, so will a man. Then what
> will the TSA do?
> **
> *Siarlys*
> **
> **
> Subject: A TSA WELCOME HOME TO THE TROOPS
>
>      *What part of DUMB don't they understand??????????????*
>
>  *As the Chalk Leader for my flight home from Afghanistan, I witnessed the
> following:**
>
> When we were on our way back from Afghanistan, we flew out of Baghram Air
> Field. We went through customs at BAF, full body scanners (no
> groping), had all of our bags searched, the whole nine yards. Our first
> stop was Shannon, Ireland to refuel. After that, we had to stop at
> Indianapolis, Indiana to drop off about 100 folks from the Indiana National
> Guard. That's where the stupid started.
>
> First, everyone was forced to get off the plane-even though the plane
> wasn't refueling again. All 330 people got off that plane, rather than let
> the 100 people from the ING get off. We were filed from the plane to a
> holding area. No vending machines, no means of escape. Only a male/female
> latrine.
>
> It's probably important to mention that we were ALL carrying weapons.
> Everyone was carrying an M4 Carbine (rifle) and some, like me, were also
> carrying an M9 pistol. Oh, and our gunners had M-240B machine guns. Of
> course, the weapons weren't loaded. And we had been cleared of all ammo well
> before we even got to customs at Baghram, then AGAIN at customs.
>
> The TSA personnel at the airport seriously considered making us unload all
> of the baggage from the SECURE cargo hold to have it re-inspected. Keep in
> mind, this cargo had been unpacked, inspected piece by piece by U.S. Customs
> officials, resealed and had bomb-sniffing dogs give it a one-hour run
> through. After two hours of sitting in this holding area, the TSA decided
> not to re-inspect our Cargo-just to inspect us again:*
>  *Soldiers on the way home from war, who had already been inspected,
> re-inspected and kept in a SECURE holding area for 2 hours. Ok, whatever. So
> we lined up to go through security AGAIN.*
>  *This is probably another good time to remind you all that all of us were
> carrying actual assault rifles, and some of us were also carrying**
> pistols.
>
> So we're in line, going through one at a time. One of our Soldiers had his
> Gerber multi-tool. TSA confiscated it. Kind of ridiculous, but it gets
> better. A few minutes later, a guy empties his pockets and has a pair of
> nail clippers. Nail clippers. TSA informs the Soldier that they're going to
> confiscate his nail clippers. The conversation went something like this:
>
> TSA Guy: You can't take those on the plane.
>
> Soldier: What? I've had them since we left country.
>
> TSA Guy: You're not suppose to have them.
>
> Soldier: Why?
>
> TSA Guy: They can be used as a weapon.
>
> Soldier: [touches butt stock of the rifle] But this actually is a weapon.
> And I'm allowed to take it on.
>
> TSA Guy: Yeah but you can't use it to take over the plane. You don't have
> bullets.
>
> **Soldier: And I can take over the plane with nail clippers?
>
> TSA Guy: [awkward silence]
>
> Me: Dude, just give him your damn nail clippers so we can get the f**k out
> of here. I'll buy you a new set.
>
> Soldier: [hands nail clippers to TSA guy, makes it through security]
>
> To top it off, the TSA demanded we all be swabbed for "explosive residue"
> detection. Everyone failed, [go figure, we just came home from a war zone],
> because we tested positive for "Gun Powder Residue". Who the F**K is hiring
> these people?
>
> This might be a good time to remind everyone that approximately 233 people
> re-boarded that plane with assault rifles, pistols, and machine
> guns-but nothing that could have been used as a weapon.
>
> Can someone please tell me What the F**K happened to OUR country while we
> were gone?
>
> Sgt. Mad Dog Tracy*
>
>
>
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