[Blindtlk] Thought you all might find this interesting-AirTran fined $500K for disability violations

[Mike Freeman]

Actually, I prefer a pat-down. Much faster than the usual procedure.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Constance Canode" <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Thought you all might find this interesting-AirTran 
fined $500K for disability violations


>I really hate security.  Once I got pulled out of line rather roughly by a 
>nasty woman.  I was totally innocently standing in line moving forward to 
>get through.  She said in a very evil and power hungry voice that she was 
>going to wand me down, which she did and then decided that she would pat me 
>down.  I just said, do what you have to do, glared at her and finally got 
>back into line.  I think she enjoyed herself.  She never even looked at my 
>husband which was totally surprising to me.  Lots of people are immediately 
>suspicious of guys with long hair and beards.  I am glad she didn't bother 
>him, but it was quite annoying.  I have a very expressive face, and if 
>looks could kill, she wouldn't be among the living.  I think sometimes they 
>just go too far.  Rick calls it homeland paranoia.  This was before 911, so 
>it was even more surprising to me.
>
> Connie Canode
> At 07:32 PM 8/31/2010, you wrote:
>>Isn't it sad that we live in a world where such strict security is a 
>>necessity? I wish there was a way to get threw those security lanes 
>>faster. It seems as if they pick people to randomly be difficult to. I 
>>have had completely random things confiscated. I had a tangerine in my 
>>backpack and the lady there dumped the entire backpack all over the place 
>>picked the offensive tangerine confiscated it, then yelled at me that it 
>>took to long for me to find all the stuff she scattered every ware. I 
>>think some people could be more patient.
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:08 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Thought you allmightfindthisinteresting-AirTran 
>>fined $500K for disabilityviolations
>>
>>
>>>hi,
>>>
>>>i don't think 1/2 ounce of aluminum around the rubber tip will set off 
>>>the detector.
>>>
>>>Bryan Schulz
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Peachtree Travel" 
>>><info at peachtreetravel.net>
>>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 6:53 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Thought you all mightfindthisinteresting-AirTran 
>>>fined $500K for disability violations
>>>
>>>
>>>>Bryan:
>>>>
>>>>That is the best thing to do.  Because if they ran your cane through and
>>>>then give it back to you before you go through security, you are going 
>>>>to
>>>>set the alarm off anyway.  Leading to more delays.
>>>>
>>>>Maurice
>>>>
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>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>hi,
>>>>
>>>>you probably know more about this, what have you heard about going thru 
>>>>the
>>>>x-ray walls?
>>>>are most people told to put their cane on the belt and grab the security
>>>>workers wrists and they guide you thru or do people go thru with their 
>>>>cane?
>>>>
>>>>
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