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@billneeriemer6471Ай бұрын
Several years ago we were seeing our daughter off on a domestic flight. She forgot that she had a pocket knife in her carry on bag. The knife was a gift from her recently deceased grandfather. The TSA agent removed the knife. She explained to him what it was and pointed to us viewing her departure. The agent had the decency to motion to us and gave us the knife. I'm sure he violated protocol, but what a good hearted soul.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
That was nice of them! My knife was an heirloom as well and I was so happy they let me get it back
@janinecutaia5667Ай бұрын
Where do you work? Let me come to your job. Alot of what you have stated here is totally incorrect. Worked tsa for 20 years. We are doing our job, rules have to be followed whether we like them or not. I could write a book on the crap we put up with. I love my job, and have a great record of compliments from passengers. Listening to you talk about tsa saying, oh but they have a hard job like that's going to make up for slamming tsa. Quit spending misinformation.
@MrByco2Ай бұрын
I travel quite a bit. I find most TSA agents very pleasant to deal with. They sometimes seem to be almost waiting for someone to briefly connect with them during a long, hard shift. Treat people with humanity, kindness, and respect, and you often get it in return. There are exceptions with the TSA, but they exist everywhere.
@ritabianchitobler6192Ай бұрын
Happy ending for your daugther. Last year similar story at Narita Airport, simply forgot my old Swiss Army pocket knife when switching hand luggage at check in due to weight restriction. Result: Knife conviscated by 2 Police Officers who were called by security personel. No discussion, a report was established, my passport fotographed further action not explained (in spite of being fluent speaker of Japanese), Japan at its best, all by the rule book.😢
@JulieNoel-td3nlАй бұрын
You must be white.
@MrByco2Ай бұрын
***** A fact I learned in the corporate world. Just because someone has passed a background check and is bonded does not guarantee that they are honest. It could just mean they have never been caught.
@themiddleones11Ай бұрын
My favorite TSA story actually comes from flying out of Frankfurt I had accidentally left my water bottle full and it got flagged. The TSA officers there were chanting chug as I downed my water 😂😂😂
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Hahaahaha!
@tedwalford7615Ай бұрын
Going through a checkpoint at a London airport, the agent said that the x-ray couldn't see into a small box I was carrying, that I'd have to open it for inspection. I was surprised, I said, because all that was in it was cremation remains. They waved me right on. (I did have the paperwork. Always have official paperwork.)
@wngimageanddesign9546Ай бұрын
To prevent your belongings from being stolen by TSA agents, your either use nylon wire ties or better, S.S. ties for all your valuables in your bags. Loop watches, jewelry, rings.... camera gear, electronics. Keep zippers closed too. I usually prepare for the screening by packing my items, prior deep under other items like clothing, in closed containers, zip tied to straps internal of the bag. They would have to cut through several nylon ties and then dig out the items from beneath layers of clothes, documents, and other hard items. A good deterrent for any potential thieving TSA agent. This includes my wallet, cash can be kept in your pockets through the scanner.
@carolynbeck1760Ай бұрын
I agree, only theft we have ever had is by TSA agents not baggage handlers.
@Misty168Ай бұрын
I used to go to London every year and every year they would leave a note advising they checked my bag. I no longer even bother locking my bag. I never put anything of real value in my checked luggage.
@cijmoАй бұрын
I always said that if they want to see my naked body, I'm not paying for their therapy.
@endriagodenocheАй бұрын
I don't travel a ton, but the last few times i've flown, i've found the TSA agents to be really personable and kind! This last time around, i was traveling with an arm brace, and the agent kindly asked if i was able to take the brace off to send through the scanner (actually caring about my safety/health). They all seemed to brighten up with some kind social interaction. I think most folks are just scared/anxious going through there, and don't make conversation, but the agents are just doing their jobs keeping us safe. I make sure to thank every agent I come into contact with during that process. :)
@abcdef-cf9zvАй бұрын
I ride horses. I flew for a seminar and during security for my return flight, they had an issue with my spurs in the carry on. No rowels, no pointy bits, just short blunt ends. Zero value as a weapon, a pen is more dangerous. Keeping us safe.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
So dumb!!
@ValerieAwesomeAdventuresАй бұрын
In 2014, I was going through TSA at John Wayne Airport in Orange County. I have a lot of severe allergies, and would carry an Epi-Pen with me at all times. TSA said they were confiscating my Epi-Pens(I had a double pack) because they could be used as a weapon. I said "No, they are life savers if I have an allergic reaction at 30K feet!" I had them call for their supervisor, who never showed, and I was going to be late for my flight if I had to wait any longer. I wrote several letters to TSA in OC and Washington DC, never once heard back from anyone... A week after getting home, I went to fill my epi-pen prescription and the price had skyrocketed from $60 to over $600!!! This led me to think that the TSA agent stole it from me cause they could not afford the co-pay or were going to resell it for $300 and make a profit. I still can't believe their comeback that my epi-pen could be a weapon!! Absolutely ridiculous!!!
@jeffdriver3000Ай бұрын
An Epi-pen is a medical item just like insulin that is allowed
@sallyintucsonАй бұрын
Write to your elected officials in DC. I’m sure they would be interested to hear that people’s lives are being put in danger by TSA.
@user-qi1rf4ve9uАй бұрын
Lacking attention and human touch - opt for a pat down 😂 You crack me up 🤣
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Sometimes you gotta get it wherever you can! 😂
@southbound1969Ай бұрын
I've a friend that was a TSA agent here in Las Vegas. He said the bar is very low to get hired and many of the "agents" thought of the job as a joke. His words, not mine.
@truepeacenikАй бұрын
My son’s father somehow got a job. And it was TSA. So, two surprises. (And substitute teacher…after some legal issues, and multi year unemployment) TSA isn’t so picky.
@laarnisoriano239329 күн бұрын
not trusting any TSA from USA specifically one in Vegas after she or pronoun maybe they/them who cut my bag strap. Just tripping? RIP TSA Vegas
@kathrynmerrill3184Ай бұрын
A couple years ago it took us 2-1/2 + hours to get through Berlin TSA. It's finally my turn and the agent is a quiet talker so I had to ask him what he said several times. He finally says loud enough for me to hear to stand with my legs farther apart. For a 5' 2" woman it wasn't easy but I complied. As payback he sent me to be patted down by his female coworker who looked annoyed at having to do it. So many people nearly missed their flights - they were holding some flights (thankfully ours). Fortunately my husband went through first so I told him to run to the plane and hopefully he could still get us on board. The plane was waiting for a bunch of passengers stuck at TSA.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Wow, I wonder what the hold up was?
@ye6207Ай бұрын
Classic Berlin Airport, probably the worst organised airport in Europe.
@benjamindover4033Ай бұрын
@@ye6207We always found it to be one of the most efficient and could count on making a connecting flight (with luggage) with only a 45 minute layover.
@SammiejomitchellАй бұрын
The problem with the scanners is that they are ion scattering machines, basically an X-ray machine. Since they are not under the FDA the amount of radiation is unknown. I lost my husband to leukemia after these machines came to the airport. He traveled 2-3 times per week. No telling how much radiation he was dosed. Please do not run your babies through these machines. And the skinnier you are, the more concentrated the dose. I get the pat down. It’s NBD. they also have to carry all your stuff, so think of it as valet service. I researched this heavily when my husband was dying. This is not a joke.
@jeffdriver3000Ай бұрын
The body scanner is not ion scattering or X-ray. It uses sound waves like the sensor the opens the doors on stores or used in ultrasounds
@SammiejomitchellАй бұрын
@@jeffdriver3000 not unless they changed it.
@somchaiwongma3813Ай бұрын
@@jeffdriver3000 That‘s what they want you to believe. In the 1960s they were still saying that smoking was good for the body, there were ads showing a doctor who recommended a certain brand of cigarettes
@GilliMarieMoodyАй бұрын
Respectfully, I have complained ad nauseum about the unprofessionalism of American TSA agents. They are HORRID.
@OTatimeАй бұрын
I have security clearance at one of the largest airports in the world. Background screenings are now not only conducted at the time of employment. Continuous screening is being used for all current employees and contractors to determine if they remain qualified for continued employment and security clearance.
@tedwalford7615Ай бұрын
As should be. Thank you!
@flyer617Ай бұрын
TSA delayed the entire line trying to figure out how to put a couple of clear helium balloons my kids had through the x-ray machine. They got mad and called over the police when I held up a balloon with my hand behind it which you could clearly see. They had the police stand between my family and the agents. But they had to have their way and finally figured out how to send the balloons through one at a time between two of their bins. Please tell me those agents were at the bottom of their class and not the average intelligence.
@HR-wd6cwАй бұрын
When it comes to my wallet and passport and keys I just stuff them into the pocket of my laptop sleeve. They require you to take the computer out of the sleeve, but not the accessories, so it's a good way to keep someone from walking off with your valuables (granted it's not a "bulletproof" method but better than leaving them out in the open).
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
I like it!
@rhondagover9237Ай бұрын
Thanks for all your info. I have a knee replacement and every time they pull me out and do the wand thing. I always tell them ahead of time too.
@planelvr074 күн бұрын
I just had both hips replaced this year & am worried about going through a TSA check. I will make sure they know about it & sure that I will have to be wanded.
@margaretmathis4775Ай бұрын
I always refer to TSA personnel as “agents.”
@kevwwongАй бұрын
In a previous video, you mentioned using small carabiners on double zippers as protection against pickpockets with carry on luggage. That also works when going through airport security - it's easy for them to detach if necessary, but it also prevents sticky fingers from grabbing valuables while they're on the belt.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Very smart! I'll have to try that on our next trip where we check luggage. Sounds a lot easier than wrapping with saran wrap 😂
@kevwwongАй бұрын
@@ProjectUntethered I think it's the same basic principle that we need to take with pickpockets, right? Just make it a little harder to take something and they'll find an easier target.
@THEDADDY7770Ай бұрын
I flew out of Daytona to La, my backpack got flagged on the x-ray, when they opened it, it was my bag of unopened Monk fruit sugar substitute, then they swabbed it and it flagged on the machine, due to there being Erythritol in the sugar, I was pissed, as that stuff ain't cheap.... live and learn..
@Joe-lb8qnАй бұрын
I had a TSA approved lock cut off (and put back inside my case), and a TSA approved strap, have the strap sliced (and put back inside my case), both instead of unlocking. That was Miami. I emailed TSA (really) and they replied saying someone else must have done it, it wasnt them. Dont know whether to laugh or cry.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Wow, that is so strange! Was anything missing from your luggage?
@glorialee7505Ай бұрын
I use to work for TSA. Most TSA are honest. I think they are really doing a good job. I have been through security. In court and so on. You really can't pass a weapon. With TSA . But they are not perfect.
@krisvanallenАй бұрын
Once when going through the full body scanner, the TSA agent on the other side told me to walk in, stand on the feet, and put my arms over my head "like when the Po Po shows up." laughing. I responded with "no, when the Po Po shows up I am face down on the ground with my arms outstretched!" we had a good laugh.
@Reed-2bigАй бұрын
Years and years ago, I was allowed to go back to checkin and check a pair of scissors - think those old long office desk scissors. They even gave me a bag to put it in, and they arrived!
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
I think I passed through one time by accident with a full pair of scissors as well without anyone noticing 😂
@Reed-2bigАй бұрын
@@ProjectUntethered I totally forgot about them! The biggest problem I had was my chalk chuck. Assuming you’re old enough to even know what it is! Basically and handle for chalk. I learned to put a small piece of chalk in it, then when they pushed the button it fall and shatter at their feet and they’d just put it back!
@buzzflyer6972Ай бұрын
Australia has thee most pedantic airport security. They confiscated a roll of clear tape as "it could possibly be used to restrain a person." WHAT a crock.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
That is next level dumb 🫠
@janettesinclair627928 күн бұрын
What I hate about these security checks - I put my carry on and valuables (eg iPad, phone) in the tray. Tray goes through the scanner and carries on down the line. Meantime, I have been called out for a pat down search and can only watch my things disappearing into the distance where any random person could take something!
@createinspainАй бұрын
The real theft is selling on 'lost' luggage' when it could be re united with owners, after going through it to remove expensive items to sell separately. There is so much of that going on that it can't possibly all be 'lost'.
@tracyarmstrong2953Ай бұрын
I accidentally left a couple of things in my purse before flying. When I got to my destination, I was shocked to discover those items in my purse and horrified that the TSA screeners hadn’t picked up on them with the scanners. I packed them in my luggage for the return flight, but I’ll never feel confident in TSA again.
@starky88Ай бұрын
Airport security are like mall security, used solely as a deterrent to scare people into doing the right thing. If someone really wanted to get something through, they could as per the article you shared.
@michaelatherton826Ай бұрын
Back in the early days they gave me a really hard time because when they were wiping my bag with a swab I asked, "Is that for drugs or explosives?" "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." - Dorothy Parker
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Bahahaha probably not the best thing to say 😂😂😂 How did they respond?
@michaelatherton826Ай бұрын
@@ProjectUntethered The didn't say anything at the time, but when we were boarding they pulled me aside for a secondary search and forced my wife down the ramp with a toddler and a baby both of whom started crying. The agent searching me said something like, "See what happens." When deplaning the pilot started giving us a hard time and told me, "I know what you said." It got worse from there. Nothing like that ever happened again because, afterwards I went to the media and called every one I could think of in government. You either need to keep your mouth shut or go big. This was in the U.S. so I went big. In Hong Kong I kept my mouth shut. 😲
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Wow that is crazy! I’m glad nothing worse happened!
@michaelatherton826Ай бұрын
@@ProjectUntethered It was early. They didn't have all their ducks in a row yet. I wouldn't want to try the same now. My wife keeps reminding me to STFU. 🙂 I've gotten smarter/wiser and have my own ducks in a row now. Videos like yours help! Thanks.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
@michaelatherton826 haha how would we ever survive without our wives telling us to stfu? 😂
@lauramarshall1082Ай бұрын
At Philadelphia Airport three times a female TSA agent tried to say I couldn’t board with my Chanel cosmetics , of course my drug store cosmetics offered no problem .
@laarnisoriano239329 күн бұрын
My Balenciaga bag strap was cut off by TSA agent at Las Vegas 🥹. she’s or maybe pronoun is them/they tripping and saw my bag!
@shana460411 күн бұрын
WOW 🤬
@alelitre6 күн бұрын
I recently had a pocket Leatherman confiscated by TSA. I forgot I had left it in the bag from a previous road trip. Good for TSA catching it. Bad for TSA for not having caught it during 6 or so other flights where it had apparently been in my carry on bag all along. The officer that found it was cool and understanding. Only said, "I always wanted one of these." I guess he got one that day.
@stosito48Ай бұрын
I had a hip replacement surgery recently, is the titanium metal in my hip going to cause a problem?
@jeffdriver3000Ай бұрын
Not in the body scanner, it's looking item outside the body. The metal detector will go off with metal body parts
@davesanders9203Ай бұрын
You'll have to get naked to show that the metal is INSIDE your body!
@jplum7708Ай бұрын
I have titanium plates and screws in my head. Never had a problem. You should be fine. Enjoy your travels.
@somchaiwongma3813Ай бұрын
What you forgot to mention is that they have a secret button to set off the metal detector alarm: I paid for „TSA Pre“ which allows me to walk through the metal detectors without taking my shoes off. I have walked through metal detectors numerous times without setting the alarm off but at DFW the alarm sounded and I was told to walk through it another time. Again, alarm. Then I was told to take my shoes off and put them into the x-ray machine. I walked through the metal detector without the shoes and nothing happened. There is absolutely no metal in my shoes and since then I passed metal detectors with the same shoes numerous times. The only explanation is that TSA has a secret button to make it sound like there’s an alarm from the metal detector in order to force TSA Pre approved passengers take off their shoes. Total BS ! America will be a free country again if we don’t have to take our shoes off at airports to praise the God of air-safety…
@foziakhan7680Ай бұрын
I always get searched - the reason is my headscarf - I now except it as a norm to their protocol and don’t stress about it. I sometimes get anxious about my money n jewelry that is on the conveyor belt while I walk away to be searched . But I haven’t had anything stolen ever - I’m more worried about fellow passengers walking away with my belongings.
@pattyyungАй бұрын
I would just like to go through security without being treated like a criminal. I have an insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor that can't go through the body scanner. I can take the pump off, but not the scanner. I've had TSA argue with me that it can go through the scanner and when I tried to show the pump company info showing that I can't TSA got very irritated and then just treated me rotten. And there is ALWAYS a pat down. I have had 2 agents be really good about it, but generally it is a huge stress to me because of the way they treat me. Believe me I would much rather go through that scanner, but don't want to end up in another country with a failed pump on the off chance the scanner causes a problem.
@pattyyungАй бұрын
@@danaeads919 I actually call TSA cares every time I fly and only twice have they been there to help (one was SOO good to me). When I asked the TSA agents to get in touch with the TSA cares people for me since they didn't show TSA didn't even know what I was talking about. It's been very frustrating.
@TutoneEarthlingАй бұрын
i used to use the TSA padlocks on my luggage. Twice tho, the locks have been cut off and attached to a card and placed inside my luggage telling me my suitcase had been inspected. i quit using any locks for that reason. TSA lock or not, they will cut it off and ruin the lock.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Yeah it's so dumb! Was that in the US?
@TutoneEarthlingАй бұрын
@ProjectUntethered left USA, arrival in bangkok. I know a layover in Hong Kong in one of them. The other I don't recall particulars.
@michaelatherton826Ай бұрын
Warning: I got pulled aside in Hong Kong for a tiny multitool (whistle, fire striker, window breaker tip) that I'd been carrying for a long time. Note: airplane windows are acrylic not glass. It turns out that they considered the tip as a weapon, but it's not on anyone's banned list. I've carried one ever since John Nash and his wife were killed in a taxi accident in NYC and in Minnesota lots of people skid into ditches during snow storms. They held me for ~40 minute and kept the tool. Not worth the headache.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Oh man that sounds awful - I'm sorry to hear that. Thanks for warning us!!
@michaelatherton826Ай бұрын
@@ProjectUntethered It was quite scary. I didn't know if they were going to arrest me and I didn't even know if they'd allow me a phone call if they did!
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Yikes! Were you able to make your flight on time?
@michaelatherton826Ай бұрын
@@ProjectUntethered Yes. We always allow for glitches. 🙂
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
@michaelatherton826 smart man
@chevellefloridaАй бұрын
Congratulations on 100k subscribers!🎉
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Thanks so much!! You’re the first person who noticed ☺️ we’re celebrating with a little Caesar’s pizza 😂😂
@lesliedaubert1411Ай бұрын
I had a pair of nail clippers taken.
@jacklawer638910 күн бұрын
Unreal, what can a nail clipper do ?
@danaeads919Ай бұрын
Background checks for any person, any profession, are worthless. They only reveal crimes for which you have been caught. They don't find the things you have done but weren't caught doing. They don't reveal the crimes you would like to commit, but haven't done yet.
@ScottyOutdoorAdventuresАй бұрын
On my way from Seattle to Houston, TSA Seattle confiscated my brand new in the package tire pressure gauge. Pissed me off for sure.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Whaaaat? Why??
@ScottyOutdoorAdventuresАй бұрын
@@ProjectUntethered They were very vague and said it was too long. I asked for a supervisor and got told he was the supervisor (with attitude). He asked if "wanted to surrender the item voluntarily" I decided the $25 bucks I paid for it was not worth any legal troubles and I needed to get to Houston to pick up a new dually pickup truck that I planned to drive back to Seattle in.
@ScottyOutdoorAdventuresАй бұрын
here is the same gauge I gave up Milton Dual Head Tire Pressure Guage, 10-160 PSI, Dually Chuck Pencil Tire Pressure Gauge, Truck, Tractor Trailer, RV & Car, S-976
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
That's so annoying. Sometimes it's tough to know whether it's worth it to argue and be "right", or to avoid problems (and potential missed flights)...
@gtrs4everАй бұрын
I always carry my wallet, in my hands, with hands up, when going thru the metal detectors.
@terrinewell30443 күн бұрын
I had a travel sewing kit in my carry-on, and the scissors were confiscated. They were three inches long, with blades only one inch. Meant for cutting thread, not committing crime on a flight!
@lifeonearth9261Ай бұрын
Let's cancel the TSA and go back to the way it was before. If they're missing dangerous items over 50% of the time it's not worth keeping them around. We still had security before the TSA and traveling was much less of a fuss.
@peterleibundgut2349Ай бұрын
You have a carabiner hook on your bag. I had one on my bag until it was confiscated. I witnessed the officer checking the screen of the X-ray machine fall asleep when my bags were scanned. He hit the display with his forehead.
@Reed-2bigАй бұрын
I had a table knife confiscated, recently. I was told it was because it was serrated. This was sold as a children size knife so we are talking about those small little teeth that won’t cut much, mostly tears things. Lousy for cutting hard cheese. WTH.
@traceyrusthoven2097Ай бұрын
I was in Buffalo NY airport about six years ago. My bag and purse went through fine…I however set off all kinds of alarms. I thought maybe I won a prize 😅 for being like the millionth person passing through or something 😂 However, they said my hands tested positive for explosives 😮. Now I respect TSA and I want everyone to be safe so I patiently stood there while they wiped down my hands, my luggage, laptop etc…next thing I know I got pulled into a back security room, meanwhile they told my husband he could not wait for me…at this point I will admit I was getting a tad nervous. When I got to the security room (locked door and everything) I received a major pat down and then they opened my carry on and dumped everything out. When they were finished searching it, they have a nice day and left all my stuff all over the table in a heap. By this point I had 15 minutes to get to the gate and had to repack my carry on and purse. Now mind you I was 55 at the time, I am pretty “fluffy” and I was about to have an anxiety attack. They found NOTHING on me or in my luggage/purse and couldn’t explain to me why I tested positive for explosives on my hands. When I got to my gate they were doing a last call for boarding…we arrived at the airport 2 hours in advance for a domestic flight.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Oh now that sounds super stressful! I'm glad you made it in time though!
@alanc3948Ай бұрын
I have a small chain that connects to my wallet and clips to my belt loop. They made me take it off for a Gabriel Iglesias concert one time, but I have. *NEVER* had an issue getting it through airport security. I guess it’s OK to take on a plane, but not to a concert.
@endriagodenocheАй бұрын
we weren't allowed to bring water bottles with LIDS on them to a concert.. completely different security standards i guess. :) (we could remove the lids and have our water spill down the hill over and over)
@vktravellog1242Ай бұрын
Always hide your valuables before you go through security and before the checkpoint
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Good tip! I’m hoping by wrapping my fanny pack in my coat, it’ll be harder for sticky fingers
@jeffreyclinard2002Ай бұрын
I lost a special watch at TSA. It never came through, and was never found. I suspect it was lifted. The sad part is it required a a special charger so it was useless to whoever stole it. I've been "randomly selected" for additional screening in the United States, China, and the U.K. In China, I was the only white person on the plane. In the US, it was in the TSA pre line. The last two times I went through the U.K. I was picked. Both times, a large near-eastern man felt me up in places normally reserved for (female) sex partners. In all cases, I had no contraband. On an odd side-note, in Sydney, both coming and going, their automated machines rejected my entries and I had to see a border force agent. I was processed without fuss, but I have no idea what the issue was. These days I put all my pocket items into a zippered travel vest.
@diannerodriguez1387Ай бұрын
I traveled with a stun gun in my purse ever since 2021. I have traveled by air multiple times with absolutely no problems then in Tulsa I got stopped for it and they confiscated it and asked me to stop telling them how many times I actually traveled with it through TSA. Now my name is in a ‘book’ and feel like I will be on a watch list from now on. I am 72 and have to have wheel chair service in the airport. I was just grateful I didn’t miss my flight. But it was a close call. Now if I want to travel with one I have been instructed to pack it in my checked bag.
@alicedyment4219Ай бұрын
A Stun gun?
@stephanieroberts447414 күн бұрын
I go to Malawi and Tanzania in Africa 1-2 times a year. There is an airport in Africa we always have a layovers at. This airport always wants to see our (everyone, not just my group) boarding passes and passports. But there is one room, aka gate room, we seem to always go to for departing and this room alone wants to see the boarding passes and passports at least 4 times: 1, before going into this departing gate room, 2, right when you get in the room, 3 take 3 steps forward and someone is there to check it again, 4 after your bags go through the scanner. No one ever seems to know why this airport is so tightly wound, it's just the way it is. There is 1 other gated rooms for departures across the hall, but the other one is where we always end up being put in; only been in the other room once that I can remember lol. It use to be a hassle, but now I am just thankful that the security team is taking their job seriously and being thorough.
@michaelngfinanceАй бұрын
$60 per hour for an actual bed? That is insane!
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Yeah...it was ridiculous!!
@madchatteressАй бұрын
I detest those X-Ray scanners as most of the time, I get flagged for additional screening (despite my diligence in following protocol and not having any metal in my body). I don't mind the pat down necessarily as I allow extra time for that but the idea that my belongings are left unattended longer makes me nervous. I opted for TSA pre-check which allows me to go through the metal detector which makes the process smoother but occasionally, I fly with a foreign airline that does not participate in pre-check.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Yeah that's the big problem - your stuff unattended. Whenever I'm in an airport that has only x-ray machines (and no body scanners), I have to get a pat down because I have an implanted device that can't go through x-ray. If I'm traveling with my wife, I always make sure she goes through first so she can watch over the stuff while airport security gives me my daily dose of human contact
@madchatteressАй бұрын
@@ProjectUntethered I often travel solo so no one to monitor my stuff when I get my TLC pat down from TSA. At least I have the pre-check.
@joyinthejourney001Ай бұрын
I made it through TSA security with my carry-on suitcase at Dallas/Ft. Worth airport, but on the way to my gate, an airport employee demanded that I return and checked my carry-on with the airline because it looked too big to her. When I returned to the airline desk, they had a device to check carry-ons and my suitcase easily fit into the device. One of the airline employees walked me through security and got me past the fore mentioned worker. Good thing I was at the airport early. Also, Cancun airport confiscated a little can of Bumblebee brand chicken salad because of bird flu. I don’t think they understand the sterilization process food goes through when it is canned.
@susanmeredith4957Ай бұрын
TSA once confiscated a key chain Swiss army tool that had a nail file, tiny scissors and a 1 inch knife. Ridiculous. I forgot I had it on my key chain. It came with a Swiss watch I got.
@jeffdriver3000Ай бұрын
TSA did not confiscate your knife. You had the opinion to take it back to you car or put it in your checked baggage. You left it with the agent which means you abandoned it
@Dmitriy.0Ай бұрын
On a flight from US to Dominican Republic once we landed in the DR, our suitcases were frisked by their version of TSA and they confiscated a bunch of our medicine because they were "expired". My wife (who is a medical professional) used random old empty medicine bottles to combine various pills in order to save on luggage space. For example, instead of bringing a box of individually wrapped Advils she packed them into a much smaller decade old bottle that used to have Tylenol. They refused to budge and confiscated almost all of our medicine. Morons.
@ferdypereira27539 күн бұрын
When spectacles had small screws I had a mini screwdriver with a screw cover conferscated. This was attached in a keyring with all my keys. Electric toothbrush was okay............ (sharp object if you remove the toothbrush).
@nbc911Ай бұрын
I have had my TSA locks riped off and zips broken in LA airport
@AmandaP-or6opАй бұрын
TSA tried to confiscate a roll of breast tape…stating item was a security risk…I stuck to my guns politely, requesting presence of manager. The look on the managers face mirrored my own when the officer explained why he wanted to confiscate my item. Needless to say I bordered my flight with my breast tape…🤷♀️🤦♀️
@jlovesaimeeАй бұрын
TSA stole my daughters birthday cards
@sasadinic5583Ай бұрын
Thanks to your tips amd tricks I was finished with TSA in about 10 minutes, even though it being my first time going to USA
@mgalisonАй бұрын
had a friend that his cigar punch was confiscated.
@meganjames1034Ай бұрын
I went on a mission trip one time and was gifted a beautiful hand-painted seashell. It was confiscated by TSA in that country and someone overheard the agents talking as we were walking away saying they might give it to their daughter....
@peterkelly5672Ай бұрын
I got robbed from the tsa Orlando going through security got taking to secondary wouldn’t let me collect my valuables after 5 minutes they said you can go no explanation why picked my valuables up went to my hotel next day I discovered around $3700 missing from one of 2 wallets
@marieb5489Ай бұрын
I had to check my luggage or throw out all but 1 lipgloss!
@nbc911Ай бұрын
I got stopped at security in US for having a mini post it note dispenser in my laptop bag. TSA thought it was a detonator!
@TroySwezeyАй бұрын
The TSA social media account is most likely NOT run by a TSA agent, thus TSA 'Officers' should likely not be given any credit for it. 9:42
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Fair point, but I did want to make it clear that while some TSA are crabby and mean, there are just as many who are kind with a sense of humor :)
@BobbieJames-xt2cuАй бұрын
My friend signed up for TSA while at airport and when she got her credit card got hacked. It was while she was paying her due for TSA. Who would think this would happen.
@mfrancois5609Ай бұрын
I have food allergies and low blood sugar due to an allergy to sunlight (porphyria), so I like to pack meals that are tiny and liquid meds. I even verify that they fit the TSA liquid requirements. Never a problem! My last flight, a sealed, never before opened 3oz glucerna (which clearly states its use is blood sugar control) was confiscated. I shook my head and laughed. 😂
@eleanorlaurent2303Ай бұрын
I started watching you and several other travel youtubers about 6 months ago in preparation for a recent trip. Love all of you still, but I just realized that yours are the only videos I still watch immediately, even with no travel in sight 🩷
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
I'm saving this comment to cheer me up whenever I'm having a bad day! 🥰
@user-qi1rf4ve9uАй бұрын
Ditto Usually a bit funny too Still smiling at the taped up brothers pants
@holi-rx7guАй бұрын
How nlserabIe you are the one who decides how your days are... miserabIe @@ProjectUntethered
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Hahaha what I left out of that story is that the dates were a total disaster. The girls were super picky and we kept paying cover charges for all of us to get into a club, then after 10 minutes they'd say they didn't like it and wanted to go to a different one 🙄
@Reed-2bigАй бұрын
If you want to read some horror stories about those scanners read the problems that people with hip replacements have had with the subsequent pat down! It’s brutal. Far better to just start with a regular pat down rather than the one going for something vague that the person reading the scan didn’t recognize as a replacement.
@ProjectUntetheredАй бұрын
Oh man that sounds unpleasant 😔 when you say brutal, do you mean it hurts? Or that they grill you about what the metal is?
@Reed-2bigАй бұрын
@@ProjectUntethered aggressive search of the groin area. Some complained it was painful too. One finally had another agent yell over its an artificial hip, as he’d seen the image --- geez. If you haven’t seen an X-ray of some hip repairs, they have screws and often a rod that would look like a pipe down a pant leg, maybe if it’s your first day in training!!! I got away cheap compare to they! I was forced through the metal arches after telling them I had a knee prosthesis and asking for their cane. She said didn’t matter and then tried to get me to go back through without the cane. I just kept saying it’s not going to change a thing, before a supervisor just looked at her and said, use your wand! Then she didn’t want to let me lift one arm at a time, I still don’t know why that matters, but I can’t easily do that.
@tedwalford7615Ай бұрын
As a guy, if selected for a pat-down, I think I should have the right to insist it not be done by a male.
@TroySwezeyАй бұрын
I have TSA Pre-Check and am not supposed to have to take off my belt or shoes when going through TSA check. Recently the TSA agent at #SpokaneInternationalAirport in #Spokane, Washington made me take off my shoes when I set off the metal detector. They informed me I have metal nails in the soles of my shoes. I traveled through that Spokane airport again this past week wearing the EXACT SAME clothing, same shoes and all, and the detector did not get set off.
@davidm8657Ай бұрын
3:29 I see you’re taking a snooze in my home airport - PHL. If ever you are not just connecting, there is a lot to see in Philly!
@michelleevans9869Ай бұрын
They work for us and should provide above and beyond safety and service .
@kessas.489Ай бұрын
0:58 I keep them in a lockable inside pocket of my jacket
@carolynbeck1760Ай бұрын
Had a watch stolen from carry on bag, joke on them because it was broken. Also had passport taken out of bin. When we said ‘hay stop we were told too bad move along.” ‘
@maxineb9598Ай бұрын
Probably close to 20 years ago while travelling around SEA I stuck a table knife into my small pack I used for carry on and then totally forgot it. Between Bangkok and Auckland airports were a couple of others that never picked up the knife. Transiting through Sydney I was asked if I had anything in my bag that wasnt meant to be there when it went through the xray machine. " No". Then when they emptied my bag, there it was. It was only a small bag but the knife must have been tucked right in the bottom and I just shoved my few clothes on top without really looking. Knife just confiscated.
@sallyintucsonАй бұрын
I was shocked to find my Swiss Army knife in my purse after I arrived at a relative’s house. Oops!
@bmiller949Ай бұрын
I was in full Star Fleet attire and they confiscated my communicator but let my phaser go through with no issues. WTF. 🤣
@dudeleboski2692Ай бұрын
What about Orthopedic back braces that need to break kept on AT ALL TIMES for pain relief?
@emerg0n0seeАй бұрын
$60 to sleep in a bed for 1 hour? Insane.
@AnimeLoveFreako5 күн бұрын
can I use zip tide to lock the luggage?
@jacklawer638910 күн бұрын
Good video thanks I always leave my money in my pocket, can't be detected..
@germaninsider7890Ай бұрын
Fluids Are often a prpblem, noone could ever explain to me why two 100ml bottles are ok but one 125ml bottle isnt lol.
@davidcolon9195Ай бұрын
Pretty soon, paper tickets will be eliminated due to possible paper cuts.
@George-W-JensonАй бұрын
Keep your most important stuff on your person !!!
@SunnySmile-fr5ygАй бұрын
Great job 👍
@crystalc.8463Ай бұрын
I had my breastmilk bottles individually strip tested as dangerous liquid. Once I had a mini can of spaghetti-os taken. Bag dumped and searched because of a candle. Accidentally left a 3” pocket knife in my purse and it made it through security at both departure and destination airports.
@jans8139Ай бұрын
Background checks only show up people who've been caught. If you've never been caught, you'll pass a background check.
@myaloveslife1998Ай бұрын
You didn’t mention that the passengers steal way more than TSA.
@myaloveslife1998Ай бұрын
You mention all the bad, but did you mention how many weapons that TSA does find.
@davesanders9203Ай бұрын
Test/Evaluation results showed they found 1 out of 20! Go figure
@casaraku1Ай бұрын
Its all about personality...some people base personality is just mean. Maybe in some areas they are paid minimum wage and also could team up with others at the airport..
@cherylkern3288Ай бұрын
I've never seen a mailing station. Hmm...
@user-uz8sn1qv8yАй бұрын
did you just say, "pay SIXTY DOLLARS PER HOUR" for a bed at the airport????