TSA tells Texas that TSA must touch some ass if Texas wants flights out.

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Because I fly quite a lot I'm usually pretty careful about not having metal on me.

Last time I was stopped was in Belfast which is can be a bit edgy for security. Guy pulled me aside and I thought shit I didn't even set off the alarm what the hell is this?

He leaned over as if to pat me down and said quietly in my ear in a thick Irish brogue "Sir your flies are open. I'll stand in front of you and you can zip them up without any trouble while I pretend to pat you down."

That's probably illegal in Texas too.

See, many are just nice guys and gals wanting a to have a good day at work. That was really nice of him. Granted, he was not a TSA, but people are generally the same.

You know, recently 12 (more I think) TSA agents were fired from Hawaii's airport for "not screening thoroughly enough" . Even if a profile friend-ed all the TSA's in the nation and boosted their ethics to speak up and/or be more judicious, they really are in a bind. That little motivation in Hawaii really put the damper on the TSA agents trying to make a difference.

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Ugh! Take a train, with the fucking indirect flights to about anywhere, you're better off on Amtrack. Really! I paid $46 to take a train from Buffalo to Albany, and then paid $300 each way for flights with stopovers and the train maybe took an hour longer when you factor in the security shit. A snack car filled with booze. Hot college girl eye-candy. A place where you can actually get work done on your laptop. America, do yourself a favor and at least research taking the train for any nearby regional trip. You'll thank me!

Trains are awesome!
I even had a better trip on a bus than I do commercial flights. Nitro is right though, charter is not that difficult nor expensive. There are tons of freelance pilots in America that would love to have a good reason to fly and put a buck in the fridge.