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2007-10-18 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-18 15:22|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 These are bomb components. Those can be exponentially harder to spot, especially when disguised. But the headline sure sells a lot of dead trees.

Just bless your pointly little stars that YOU don't have to scan for those bomb parts. That job is thankless, boring and would drive me out of my gourd. If you think otherwise, apply for one of those positions and report back to us in a year.

I suspect that the sucess rate in the past was based on "whole" or "complete" devices and that the new trials are mostly components that can be re-assembled in flight. The two tests are NOT the same.

At some time there will be automated scanning that may improve the hits but I would be surprised if it is "perfect". Don't always blame the worker as it isn't always their fault. Policy, training (including recurrent training), equipment and proper staffing of the screening sites are all ~~management~~ responsibilities.

Posted by Throger Thains8048 2007-10-18 18:55|| 2007-10-18 18:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Oops! Please ignore the strikeout thru "management". Think Underline....

Posted by Throger Thains8048 2007-10-18 18:59|| 2007-10-18 18:59|| Front Page Top

#3 It's like the great Doug Stanhope said (to paraphrase): "They can't keep knives out of prisons and there they look in you a$$." We do the best we can do at prevention at the gates, but maybe it's time to just take a bit of responsibility on the part of people who fly to look out for their own safety.

Posted by KenAnglan">KenAnglan 2007-10-18 23:33|| 2007-10-18 23:33|| Front Page Top

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