And of course the house of representatives voted yesterday to a new airport security bill that still have these companies that currently do airport security continue their incompetence.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 9:25 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: just when you think you've heard it all ... > > > NEW YORK (AP) - Federal security agents ordered the temporary > evacuation > Thursday of part of a terminal at John F. Kennedy > International Airport > after checkpoint screeners failed to properly search > travelers, officials > said. > > Hundreds of passengers were herded out of the area, including > those who had > already boarded two planes. > > The concourse, used by American Airlines, was reopened > several hours later > after a search. Nothing suspicious was found, airline > spokeswoman Sonja > Whitemon said. > > Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters said FAA agents > monitoring a checkpoint saw screeners allowing passengers to continue > through after security alarms went off. > > Whitemon said an employee of Worldwide Flight Service, the > firm contracted > by the airline for security checks, was patting passengers > down but not > using a metal-detecting wand. > > American said it would conduct a review with the security firm. > > Eight flights were delayed. The first took off at 9 p.m., > several hours > late. > > "I'm horrified they could be so lax in the first place," said > Julie Moore, > booked on a flight to London. "What does it take? What has to > happen for > them to take it seriously?" > > ---------- > WTF? Of course, I guess you can't expect much from your > screeners when you > pay them less than people flipping burgers. Hooray > capatalist America! > > Todd > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
