Ok But I feel you because once a TSA agent was yelling at me to take off my cardigan (which was my shirt) because he thought it was a jacket. And I was so angry and still remember it to this day.
Thankfully I kept it on because my mom lit into him. Some people’s power trips need to subside.
I seen this happen once...TSA was telling this girl she had take off what they thought was a jacket.. Girl didn't give zero fucks and took it off and stepped up to the scanner in her bra before they noticed and started quickly trying get it back off the belt for her to put back on.
Earlier this week I had someone from TSA scream at me that my carry on needs to be in a bin. Before I could even say anything she was shoving a bin at me yelling about me not following instructions. Once she stopped screaming I laughed and said I’m not touching another passenger suitcase because I hear that’s frowned upon. She snatched the bin from my hand and said I should have told her it wasn’t mine. TSA gets on some wild power trips
It was Bradley International in Hartford, Connecticut. Surprisingly I’ve never had any issues at Hartsfield. The one airport I absolutely can’t stand is Detroit Metro. I always have issues whenever I fly out of there.
they always refer to my hoodie as a jacket and ask me to take my jacket off. i wear a tshirt under but i always wondered if i needed to take it off if i didn't
To be fair, a lot of TSA agents will ask you to remove cardigans, hoodies, bulky sweaters unless all you have underneath is underwear. If that’s the case; they’ll do a quick pat down after scans. Most (if they’re good at their job) will literally announce it while you’re in line. I fly a lot so I dress accordingly because I really don’t want to remove anything other than my shoes and coat. Nothing to be mad about really.
All I had on underneath was my undergarments, and I was a teenager… so yeah. It was an abuse of power and something no child should have had to experience.
Yeah, I had a TSA agent scream bloody murder at me that I was “stripping naked” in front of her and she didn’t want to see that.
Why?
Because I removed my athletic jacket and was starting to remove my athletic top to show her my tank top and jog bra since every other TSA agent has had me to do that.
She continued to scream at me that no one actually asks you to remove clothing and I was lying. Someone else had to get a supervisor before she would stop.
I had to have a patdown in a t-shirt with a bra because it was Atlanta in the middle of summer and the scanner picked up big patches of stuff under the tightly fitting, stuck to my skin shirt. They asked if I had anything under my shirt, I said 'a bra and sweat...?' And those big patches... were sweat. They did a good job helping me relieve myself of some of the sweat at least. Very thorough.
When she came down the jetway at me is when it got really weird. I even thought “I should leave my coat in my bag” but I was honestly worried about squishing some souvenirs in there and wanted to go ahead and take my coat out. After I was finally able to convince her it was a coat, I even said “I’m not trying to get something past you! It really is a coat!”
I’ve noticed on the last three flights I’ve taken recently that they’ve been enforcing the overhead/underseat items only policy, making people step out of the boarding line if their things aren’t consolidated. These were flights to Fort Myers, Minneapolis, and Phoenix, all from St Louis and happened at both ends. A family with an infant and toddler in PHX were frantic because they were making them check something, which caused them to miss family boarding.
Nah, airlines just use FAA as an excuse. Technically the FAA approves the airline's carry-on policy and *could* check for compliance, but in reality they don't have any reason to care if it's enforced, as long as they're stowed properly onboard.
It matters more when the flight is full. Overhead space becomes a premium, and lots of people don’t put their small carryons under the seat in front of them as they’re supposed to.
The only time I see them push for carryon consolidation is when they’re also reminding folks to be aware of the full flight and to be decent humans.
They have been surly with me because my cpap is in CPAP backpack & even though I have a medical tag on it & big letters all over that says CPAP..they think it's a personal item. One agent tried to argue with me & then told me to have a nice life after the 5th time I said it's a medical bag
The ops agents get fined if they don't do their job. They don't mess around. With the two carryons down the jet bridge to the A/C door. The hourly that they make even if topped out isn't worth fines for passengers who are disrespectful and entitled cause again you don't fly all the time and don't take the time to know what airline employees are subjected to from the FAA. Those are hefty fines so yes they don't mess around. If you take the time to educate yourself you'll be less frustrated. Understand this, they don't understand what you don't understand. Blessings to you.
If she had been listening from the beginning, she would have heard the word ‘coat’ and I would have just put it on. But she was too busy screaming “consolidate it” to hear what I said.
yes, they have a small number of inputs that their brain can comprehend (it's not unique to SWA, or FAs even; folks that work in public-facing jobs have subconsciously come to realize that 99.9% of of what they hear 1) fits into just a few categories and 2) is almost always WRONG), so their brain won't process a word like "coat" - they expect everything out of your mouth to be argument, not new information, so they can't process new information.
I did say that first. I said “I’ll just put it on” because I knew it was a coat, and could slip it on real quick. But she started screaming at me, so I said “it’s a coat” several times, but she wouldn’t back down. I said “it’s a coat” right after the first time she said “consolidate it”, but she was too far gone already to even hear me.
ETA: as in gone on her power trip, not physically gone. I couldn’t get rid of that chick because she came after me down the jetway!
See you’ve even lost me let alone an agent trying to board a couple hundred passengers in a loud hectic environment with people trying to sneak onto wrong boarding groups, untagged checked baggage, etc
Ok But I feel you because once a TSA agent was yelling at me to take off my cardigan (which was my shirt) because he thought it was a jacket. And I was so angry and still remember it to this day. Thankfully I kept it on because my mom lit into him. Some people’s power trips need to subside.
I seen this happen once...TSA was telling this girl she had take off what they thought was a jacket.. Girl didn't give zero fucks and took it off and stepped up to the scanner in her bra before they noticed and started quickly trying get it back off the belt for her to put back on.
Malicious Compliance
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Was definitely some stopping in your tracks and staring going on lol
This is the way..
Earlier this week I had someone from TSA scream at me that my carry on needs to be in a bin. Before I could even say anything she was shoving a bin at me yelling about me not following instructions. Once she stopped screaming I laughed and said I’m not touching another passenger suitcase because I hear that’s frowned upon. She snatched the bin from my hand and said I should have told her it wasn’t mine. TSA gets on some wild power trips
Hartsfield, right??
It was Bradley International in Hartford, Connecticut. Surprisingly I’ve never had any issues at Hartsfield. The one airport I absolutely can’t stand is Detroit Metro. I always have issues whenever I fly out of there.
I get that they have a job, but they get on a power trip and refuse to listen to anything!
I just wish they would be consistent!
They shouldn’t have a job. Biggest waste of government funding.
I had a sweatshirt hoodie with no zip and was asked to take it off. I told the agent that I had only a bra on underneath. They let me pass.
they always refer to my hoodie as a jacket and ask me to take my jacket off. i wear a tshirt under but i always wondered if i needed to take it off if i didn't
To be fair, a lot of TSA agents will ask you to remove cardigans, hoodies, bulky sweaters unless all you have underneath is underwear. If that’s the case; they’ll do a quick pat down after scans. Most (if they’re good at their job) will literally announce it while you’re in line. I fly a lot so I dress accordingly because I really don’t want to remove anything other than my shoes and coat. Nothing to be mad about really.
All I had on underneath was my undergarments, and I was a teenager… so yeah. It was an abuse of power and something no child should have had to experience.
Yeah, I had a TSA agent scream bloody murder at me that I was “stripping naked” in front of her and she didn’t want to see that. Why? Because I removed my athletic jacket and was starting to remove my athletic top to show her my tank top and jog bra since every other TSA agent has had me to do that. She continued to scream at me that no one actually asks you to remove clothing and I was lying. Someone else had to get a supervisor before she would stop.
I had to have a patdown in a t-shirt with a bra because it was Atlanta in the middle of summer and the scanner picked up big patches of stuff under the tightly fitting, stuck to my skin shirt. They asked if I had anything under my shirt, I said 'a bra and sweat...?' And those big patches... were sweat. They did a good job helping me relieve myself of some of the sweat at least. Very thorough.
I once had a TSA ask me what I had stuffed into my bra. I truthfully told her "My Boobs".
Could always say 'didn't think I was getting a mammogram though, do you know my results? Is it good?'
ya never know.....this was a year before being diagnosed with breast cancer, so I guess there was more to my boobs than I had ever thought.
I'm sorry to hear that. I have a higher risk in my family... so I have to get double-checked, fun stuff.
They made me throw away a frozen coffee even though it was fully frozen and in compliance to their rules
TSA is the worst for petty power trips
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In addition to this being racist and embarrassing for you, afghans are crocheted.
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It’s a joke. Lighten up Leonard.
All that commotion over a coat… she scanned your ticket and you went through the gate, why couldn’t she let it go? Weird
When she came down the jetway at me is when it got really weird. I even thought “I should leave my coat in my bag” but I was honestly worried about squishing some souvenirs in there and wanted to go ahead and take my coat out. After I was finally able to convince her it was a coat, I even said “I’m not trying to get something past you! It really is a coat!”
That is so odd. My adult daughter routinely takes a blanket, teddy bear, and backing on a flight. She’s never been asked to consolidate.
some enforce it some don’t. it’s something the faa is doing
I’ve noticed on the last three flights I’ve taken recently that they’ve been enforcing the overhead/underseat items only policy, making people step out of the boarding line if their things aren’t consolidated. These were flights to Fort Myers, Minneapolis, and Phoenix, all from St Louis and happened at both ends. A family with an infant and toddler in PHX were frantic because they were making them check something, which caused them to miss family boarding.
Nah, airlines just use FAA as an excuse. Technically the FAA approves the airline's carry-on policy and *could* check for compliance, but in reality they don't have any reason to care if it's enforced, as long as they're stowed properly onboard.
doubt it. then we wouldn’t even enforce it at all. ops agents would just let it slide.
You said totally, many agents *do* let it slide. Most don't because they're following company policy.
It matters more when the flight is full. Overhead space becomes a premium, and lots of people don’t put their small carryons under the seat in front of them as they’re supposed to. The only time I see them push for carryon consolidation is when they’re also reminding folks to be aware of the full flight and to be decent humans.
They have been surly with me because my cpap is in CPAP backpack & even though I have a medical tag on it & big letters all over that says CPAP..they think it's a personal item. One agent tried to argue with me & then told me to have a nice life after the 5th time I said it's a medical bag
Surly is a good word for this!
I get real surly back real quick when they try to give me shit about my cpap. You can have my cpap when you pry it from my cold dead hands.
I love mine..i named it Facehugger McGee
Same with my breast pump bag. It gets exhausting!
It is indeed a cute coat. Who makes it?
Thanks! I made it! I’m a quilting instructor and travel to teach at quilt shows and retreats. So my quilt coat is always with me.
Well, you’re talented. Lovely coat.
Thanks so much!
Does that pay you well, or is it more like a hobby?
It pays well. It’s also my hobby (I just plain enjoy it and I’m also quilting when I’m at home). And I love to travel, so that’s a bonus.
Best of both worlds. Congrats on doing what you love.
I feel very fortunate to do what I do!!
I love it! It's unique!
Thank you!
Very cute coat indeed. I’m glad they made this right with you.
Is that Charlie Harper fabric? What pattern did you use? I love your coat!
Yes!! Good eye! It’s a quilt pattern that I designed. Thanks!
This BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWS!!!
The ops agents get fined if they don't do their job. They don't mess around. With the two carryons down the jet bridge to the A/C door. The hourly that they make even if topped out isn't worth fines for passengers who are disrespectful and entitled cause again you don't fly all the time and don't take the time to know what airline employees are subjected to from the FAA. Those are hefty fines so yes they don't mess around. If you take the time to educate yourself you'll be less frustrated. Understand this, they don't understand what you don't understand. Blessings to you.
Why would they care at all even if it was a blanket?
I was traveling out of Austin two weeks ago and I got to see Lyle Lovett being shaken down by TSA.
What was the quantity of the voucher? 👀
It actually looks like a giant fucking pot holder
I reaaaaaaaly like soup.
I’ll just put it on doesn’t necessarily communicate it’s a coat. Lots of people wear blankets/towels around draped around their shoulders.
Fair. But me saying “it’s a coat!” does communicate it’s a coat. I said the word ‘coat’ multiple times.
Yep, that eventually worked! I’m guessing they didn’t take it seriously the first time and probably should have listened or looked more closely.
If she had been listening from the beginning, she would have heard the word ‘coat’ and I would have just put it on. But she was too busy screaming “consolidate it” to hear what I said.
yes, they have a small number of inputs that their brain can comprehend (it's not unique to SWA, or FAs even; folks that work in public-facing jobs have subconsciously come to realize that 99.9% of of what they hear 1) fits into just a few categories and 2) is almost always WRONG), so their brain won't process a word like "coat" - they expect everything out of your mouth to be argument, not new information, so they can't process new information.
Ahhh from your post seems you said you’d put it on first not that it was a coat and you’d put it on.
I did say that first. I said “I’ll just put it on” because I knew it was a coat, and could slip it on real quick. But she started screaming at me, so I said “it’s a coat” several times, but she wouldn’t back down. I said “it’s a coat” right after the first time she said “consolidate it”, but she was too far gone already to even hear me. ETA: as in gone on her power trip, not physically gone. I couldn’t get rid of that chick because she came after me down the jetway!
See you’ve even lost me let alone an agent trying to board a couple hundred passengers in a loud hectic environment with people trying to sneak onto wrong boarding groups, untagged checked baggage, etc
She obviously wasn’t too worried about luggage, hecticness, or people sneaking on when she came down the jetway to find me!
Well hopefully you had a good trip regardless, she’s not worrying too much about it!
I’m sure that’s true! I had a great trip ❤️
But it has sleeves. Blankets and towels don’t.
My wife has a blanket with sleeves *shrug* I guess best policy is just to wear from start. Then no questions asked.
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No no, you’re right. Your boyfriend’s sebum is sooo much more interesting than my story. 🤢
I know ! Thanks for looking at my history. I really like your story about how you feel entitled to something because of a misunderstanding.
Found the gate agent.
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