The TSA has been an ongoing concern of the American public since 9/11 – but their ongoing pattern of inconsistent decisions and policies, wasting money and more – is just unfathomable in this day and age of accountability.
The team over at OnlineCriminalJusticeDegree have made a great infographic showcasing a multitude of the TSA failures. Enjoy.
Created by: OnlineCriminalJusticeDegree.com
Gizmodo (part of the Gawker network) is one of my absolutely favorite sites. I visit it several times a day, keeping pulse at all times of their site via my iGoogle page.
Tonight, however, I spotted a post which was, shall we say, freaking ridiculous. Gizmodo’s post entitled ‘The One About the Las Vegas Per Diem,’ entails the story of a young Editorial Assistant named Kyle Wagner who decided since he had not yet met his $50 per diem in Vegas, he’d buy $50 of burritos.
Upon reaching the TSA, they wouldn’t allow his Mexican fare onboard the plane as it was in over-sized styrofoam containers (not to mention it was TWO BAGS full of burritos). So he had to toss them. An updated post asked for people to meet him at the NY airport with burritos, but instead I would not, in the least, be surprised if this fool was handed a pink slip instead.
Kyle Wagner, just because you CAN spend $50 on food, per day, while on assignment doesn’t mean you HAVE to spend it. Are you any further ahead? No, you are simply wasting the company money.
But the lesson more likely to be learned is, “If you decide to be a complete asshole about your per-diem expenses while on assignment with Gawker, and you let someone write a story about it and post it online for all to see, with your name Kyle Wagner clearly indicated in it, and within the photograph which matches your Google+ profile, you may no longer be laughing when you get back to the office on Thursday morning.”
Fire his ass I say.
Fire Kyle Wagner’s ass for being such an immature asshole. And telling the world about it for Pete’s sake.
Source/Photo Credit: Gizmodo (screen shot by LonnyPaul)
Kyle Wagner Photo via Google+
STUCK is a viral video currently at the peak of it’s hype which shows two guys stuck overnight in the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. It’s a great video, so before we discuss how it’s a remake of another viral video, watch STUCK:
Okay, so STUCK is a great video and we all agree. Continue reading
I saw this sign recently at LaGuardia airport in NYC, but it took Scott Beale to post his picture on LaughingSquid.com to get me to realize the truly hilarious nature of this posting. Yes, my friends, SNOW GLOBES are not allowed through a TSA security checkpoint.
Think of the possibilities — you put some terrible icky fluid inside and suspend particles of anything that is white to move around in it. Then you get on the plane and do terrible things with your scary fluid.
Makes all the sense in the world to me. I wonder if it’s small enough (and supposedly contains less than 4 ounces of liquid), if I could put it in my quart Ziploc bag to get through? Hmmmm.
Source: Laughing Squid
Image Source: Scott Beale
It’s funny when you think about the massive amount of security patrolling the airports, the long lines, the patdowns and fullbody scans… Then, you realize those that are in the terminal overnight, hell, they have the run of the place.
Nothing summarizes this better than this video shared by a friend on Facebook, depicting an overnight stay at the Pittsburgh airport. And not only is it adorable, it’s TSA approved! Enjoy!
From YouTube via Breitbart.TV via Facebook