OK, the TSA has officially lost its mind. Not that they had much to begin with, but the latest round of "security upgrades" make me sick. I can't even bring a bottle of water on the plane with me, but some terorrist with a rent-a-baby can smuggle who-knows-what in a bottle as long as it has a nipple on it?! Give me a freakin' break.
Of course, the commercial airlines are salivating over the opportunity to quit giving away the 2 ounces of soda and the 5-cent bags of peanuts per passenger. They now have a captive audience that is being strip searched by minimum wage goons with Federal government badges to ensure that they don't bring any food or drink on board. Hello, profit center! Soon we'll be gratefully paying $10 for a few sips of water and a small bag of peanuts to tide us over for the next four hours. Passengers will be doing their best Oliver Twist impersonations within a week ("Please, sir, may I have some more?") while the airlines start posting profits that the oil companies envy.
Frugal passengers will be met by armed Local Authorities for sipping water from the lav faucets, illegally circumventing the Federally-guaranteed monopoly on drink service on-board. Movie theaters will soon be lobbying congress for similar protection and trying to find the local Hezbullah chapter to see if they woudn't be willing to scare a few folks at the Sunday mantanee to help smooth the deal.
(And what do you want to bet I'm going to start seeing the "SSSS" on my boarding passes after posting this rant? I believe it stands for "Strip Search the Stuipd Sucker".)
I give up.
Anyone else want to buy into a private plane? I'm thinkin' a 182 RG with a turbo and oxygen. Sure, it's not as fast as a 737, but 120+ knot cruise speed ain't bad. Plus, it'll buy me four hours on every trip as I won't have to spend two hours at the airport dealing with security prior to each leg. Heck, I'll probably even be able to land closer to my clients!
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