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Meanwhile I just went through security at PDX and it was seriously the nicest thing ever. It's amazing how vastly different TSA is depending on what airport you

Meanwhile I just went through security at PDX and it was seriously the nicest thing ever. It's amazing how vastly different TSA is depending on what airport you're at.

komali2 7y ago
Yea, I've seen all kinds. For a federal agency there's very little consistency. California has been the best. Hawaii was pretty good but mostly because they were so chill and nice. Los Angeles was the most strict but most engaging in conversation. They picked apart my lockpicking set, then let me in after making sure there wasn't a knife tucked in there, talking about the hobby the whole time.
- dawnerd 7y ago
  Hell even at LAX it varies based on the terminal. Pretty sure the worst TSA award goes to MCO though. I dread flying through there, even with pre.
  - acct1771 7y ago
    Is there some sort of style guide that asks not to refer to it as "PreCheck", in absence of a stupid emoji?
- foobarian 7y ago
  We had brunch at a local diner that is co-located at a small airport. A helicopter took off next to our car as we arrived, and the back door of the diner opened to the tarmac. The security amounts to not allowing small kids to be seated near the back door. It was so refreshing to see that kind of chill and pragmatic atmosphere.
  - RhodesianHunter 7y ago
    Yeah small airports dgaf, mostly because you can't bring down a skyscraper with a Cessna.
- andrei_says_ 7y ago
  They represent culture and relational attitudes of the general population in the airport areas.
dagw 7y ago
It's amazing how vastly different TSA is depending on what airport you're at. Even within the same airport it seems to differ. I flew international out of JFK for the first time in a decade a few weeks ago and had been hearing horror stories of what to expect. Yet when I got there I spent less than 15 minutes in line for security, spent less then 60 seconds going through the actual security scan (metal detector, not x ray scanner) and was treated perfectly fine.

Meanwhile I just went through security at PDX and it was seriously the nicest thing ever. It's amazing how vastly different TSA is depending on what airport you're at.

komali2 7y ago

Yea, I've seen all kinds. For a federal agency there's very little consistency. California has been the best. Hawaii was pretty good but mostly because they were so chill and nice. Los Angeles was the most strict but most engaging in conversation. They picked apart my lockpicking set, then let me in after making sure there wasn't a knife tucked in there, talking about the hobby the whole time.

dawnerd 7y ago
Hell even at LAX it varies based on the terminal. Pretty sure the worst TSA award goes to MCO though. I dread flying through there, even with pre.
- acct1771 7y ago
  Is there some sort of style guide that asks not to refer to it as "PreCheck", in absence of a stupid emoji?
foobarian 7y ago
We had brunch at a local diner that is co-located at a small airport. A helicopter took off next to our car as we arrived, and the back door of the diner opened to the tarmac. The security amounts to not allowing small kids to be seated near the back door. It was so refreshing to see that kind of chill and pragmatic atmosphere.
- RhodesianHunter 7y ago
  Yeah small airports dgaf, mostly because you can't bring down a skyscraper with a Cessna.
andrei_says_ 7y ago
They represent culture and relational attitudes of the general population in the airport areas.

dagw 7y ago

It's amazing how vastly different TSA is depending on what airport you're at. Even within the same airport it seems to differ. I flew international out of JFK for the first time in a decade a few weeks ago and had been hearing horror stories of what to expect. Yet when I got there I spent less than 15 minutes in line for security, spent less then 60 seconds going through the actual security scan (metal detector, not x ray scanner) and was treated perfectly fine.