« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor  (Read 1578 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Mike220

  • Proud owner of a
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4650
  • Reputation: +310/-122
  • Ron Swanson is my hero
Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor
« on: June 26, 2012, 01:37:07 PM »
You go TSA. You're awesome at winning the hearts and minds of the American public.

Wish there was some politician out there that would be willing to nuke the TSA off the face of the planet.

Indy6

Quote
INDIANAPOLIS -- A man's attempt to bring the ashes of his grandfather home to Indianapolis ended with an angry scene in a Florida airport, with the ashes spilled on the terminal floor.
...

"They opened up my bag, and I told them, 'Please, be careful. These are my grandpa's ashes,'" Gross told RTV6's Norman Cox. "She picked up the jar. She opened it up.

"I was told later on that she had no right to even open it, that they could have used other devices, like an X-ray machine. So she opened it up. She used her finger and was sifting through it. And then she accidentally spilled it."

Gross says about a quarter to a third of the contents spilled on the floor, leaving him frantically trying to gather up as much as he could while anxious passengers waited behind him.

"She didn't apologize. She started laughing. I was on my hands and knees picking up bone fragments. I couldn't pick up all, everything that was lost. I mean, there was a long line behind me."

I'd bet my life savings the TSA will do an "investigation" and find she did nothing wrong. Hell, she might get a promotion out of it.
Logged
Blackmail is such an ugly word. I prefer "extortion." The "X" makes it sound cool. - Bender

"jews run the media" -- CreativeChristie
Woohoo! Bow to me peasants -- Me

Offline Chris_

  • Little Lebowski Urban Achiever
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 46845
  • Reputation: +2028/-266
Re: Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2012, 01:42:17 PM »
Quote
"I was told later on that she had no right to even open it, that they could have used other devices, like an X-ray machine. So she opened it up. She used her finger and was sifting through it. And then she accidentally spilled it."
What the hell?  What kind of stupid person does this?
Logged
If you want to worship an orange pile of garbage with a reckless disregard for everything, get on down to Arbys & try our loaded curly fries.

Offline IassaFTots

  • In WTF-istan, I am considered a
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 13972
  • Reputation: +770/-274
  • Oh well, I wasn't using my civil liberties anyway.
Re: Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2012, 01:44:10 PM »
Oh hell.  Really TSA?  REALLY?????
Logged
R.I.P. LC and Crockspot.  Miss you guys.

The infinite is possible at zombocom.  www.zombo.com

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." ~ Martin Luther King
 
“Political Correctness is about turning a blind eye to painful reality because your comfortable feelings are more important to you than saving lives and providing quality of life to people who work their ass off to be productive and are a benefit to this great American Dream"  ~Ted Nugent

Offline Kyle Ricky

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7596
  • Reputation: +614/-1086
Re: Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2012, 01:52:52 PM »
The TSA is a joke.
« Last Edit: June 26, 2012, 01:58:56 PM by Kyle Ricky »
Logged

Offline zeitgeist

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 6238
  • Reputation: +429/-44
Re: Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2012, 01:54:49 PM »
Which is precisely why SIL shipped the ashes UPS before hand.  She was not about to let that happen.  The TSA always pats her down she is cute and built.

I must admit I was a little creeped out having ashes show up by UPS but it worked out fine.  
Logged
< watch this space for coming distractions >

Offline Bad Dog

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 5927
  • Reputation: +314/-313
  • God help me I do love it so
Re: Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2012, 02:00:33 PM »
Quote from: zeitgeist on June 26, 2012, 01:54:49 PM
Which is precisely why SIL shipped the ashes UPS before hand.  She was not about to let that happen.  The TSA always pats her down she is cute and built.

I must admit I was a little creeped out having ashes show up by UPS but it worked out fine.  

I'm not proud of this but several years ago my Grandmother died.  She had been at war with the entire family for years.  She passed away in CA & my Aunt shipped the ashes to my Dad UPS.  When talking amongst ourselves, we said Grandma got her ashes hauled by UPS.
Logged

Offline rich_t

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7942
  • Reputation: +386/-429
  • TANSTAAFL
Re: Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2012, 04:43:17 PM »
The TSA is nothing more than government over reaction to 9/11.  The unintended consequences of the government's stupid over reaction is beginning to really show, and will unfortunately be with us for decades.
Logged
"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." --Norman Thomas, 1944

Offline RightCoast

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3438
  • Reputation: +185/-24
  • Semper Fi means more than most will ever know
Re: Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2012, 04:47:57 PM »
big government is a disaster
Logged
nine eleven is a car
nine one one is an emergency service
September 11, 2001 was an attack
Never Forget, or Minimize.

Offline rich_t

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7942
  • Reputation: +386/-429
  • TANSTAAFL
Re: Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2012, 04:48:48 PM »
Quote from: RightCoast on June 26, 2012, 04:47:57 PM
big government is a disaster

Every time.
Logged
"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." --Norman Thomas, 1944

Offline thundley4

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 40571
  • Reputation: +2224/-127
Re: Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2012, 06:49:22 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on June 26, 2012, 04:43:17 PM
The TSA is nothing more than government over reaction to 9/11.  The unintended consequences of the government's stupid over reaction is beginning to really show, and will unfortunately be with us for decades.

That over reaction was caused by one thing, the unwillingness to use profiling.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »