TSA supervisor: "Handgun, rifle, or shotgun?"The young guy who did the bag check was all excited "Wow! You shoot 3 Gun? I've shot some steel matches. I really want to try 3 Gun. Good luck at the match!"
Me: "Yes."
Despite the borked firearms check in setup they have in the new terminal, they have so far been screwup free for me at IND, in seeming defiance of the odds.
Two weeks ago at DEFCON a presenter had a fair amount of praise for the TSA dealing with guns. Didn't mention the PervScanner(tm), tho.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it I never realize people are in my neck of the woods until they're already here?
ReplyDeleteIf I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake...
Maybe you found the lighter side of TSA.
ReplyDeleteThey started checking bags that contained firearms in a separate area at DFW a few years ago. At first I was put out by it (and I still am on general principle), but then I realized that I get to watch the TSA guy dork with my luggage while I'm watching and then no one else touches the inside because it has already been officially inspected. I still linger until he puts it on the conveyor belt that takes it to the luggage black hole despite them telling me that I am free to go though.
ReplyDeleteNot gun related, but the only time I have had a TSA agent speak "out of character" was when I was wearing a Fender Telecaster T shirt. He asked if I played, and almost followed me out of the screening area extolling the virtues of the Peavey Vyper amplifier!
ReplyDeleteGood luck at the match, Tam.
ReplyDelete...Peavey.... That explains so much.
ReplyDeleteIt's really, really great when our overlords are nice to us. -- Lyle
ReplyDeleteLyle,
ReplyDeleteWhat a crushing burden it must be to be The Last Free Man, forever trying to explain to the witless sheeple How It Really Is.
(I don't know how you prefer your overlords, but I prefer my rent-a-cops to be friendly and efficient rather than surly and obstructionist.)
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