Dumbass in a wheelchair spoils it for the rest of us.....

[MarkB701]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...comm_ref=false

Great.....another reason for the TSA to take liberties with my ass......why couldn't he just use pellets hidden in the frame tubing like the rest of us....dumbass

[crypticgimp]

ugh. more crotch feeling from non cute tsa agents

[SCIfor55yrs.]

I wonder what the pressure relief qualities of that stuff are. I feel a research grant coming on. lol

[Eileen]

Great. Like I don't get enough stupid "you REALLY can't stand?" questions from TSA agents, all of whom seem to think anyone should be able to stand "for just a moment." Good grief!

[Foolish Old]

I don't know if TSA finds me intimidating, comforting, or just too ugly to touch --- but I have never been subjected to much more than a cursory and obligatory check.

The only time I was ever hassled was as an ambulatory youth. Returning on a delayed flight from Paris, I had just enough time to be the last passenger to board my connection on the NY to Philadelphia shuttle. Two U.S. Marshals held the flight while they took me into a staircase and touched me extensively in places on my body that are normally not touched by men with guns. I did feel violated, but kept my quick temper (barely) under control. They got pissed when I asked them if they would call and take me to dinner when I had more time.

[grommet]

I always assumed my seat cushion was filled with cocaine, heroin on the edges and some liquid morphine as gel padding on top ;-)

[t8burst]

I fly monthly, and the groping all depends on the agent you get. The new guys are the worst, but most of the time it is pretty cursory like FO said. I have learned to tuck the inflating tube of my Roho (I have a hybrid elite) inside the cover, for some reason that nozzle sticking out seems to bother the TSA people. I must say, I have never been treated rudely or unprofessionally but there is a definite lack of consistency on what they do. Sometimes it is 5 minutes and sometimes its 20.

On tip, you don't have to take your shoes off if you don't want to. I am perfectly capable of taking my shoes off, but it is a pain. If you tell the TSA agent you have difficulty with removing your shoes they will simply swab them down with their magic stridex pads and you are good to go.

[SuprSi]

haha, nice comment FO.

looks like airport check-in's gonna be more fun than ever! *rolls eyes*

[Foolish Old]

You just know that some wannabe hero super agent is gonna cut some innocent's cushion open.

[MarkB701]

Originally Posted by Foolish Old

You just know that some wannabe hero super agent is gonna cut some innocent's cushion open.

Yeah, and its gonna be my Varilite inflatable air-cushion.....might start packing bike puncture repair kit.


I am actually suprised that no terrorist has taken full advantage of wheelchairs. They go to such lengths to make exploding underwear. You could cram the tubing of my chair with explosives....with a disassembeled pistol (to be reassembled near the gate).....

I tell you, one day the "wheelchair bomber" will be a phrase as well known as the "underwear bomber" and then our travelling lives will really suck.