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And people wonder why I don’t fly?

December 27, 2010 by stickbear

and here, we go again.
TSA, seriously
agaain

The 50-year-old pilot, who lives outside Sacramento, asked that neither he nor his airline be identified. He has worked for the airline for more than a decade and was deputized by the TSA to carry a gun in the cockpit.

He is also a helicopter test pilot in the Army Reserve and flew missions for the United Nations in Macedonia.

Three days after he posted a series of six video clips recorded with a cell phone camera at San Francisco International Airport, four federal air marshals and two sheriff’s deputies arrived at his house to confiscate his federally-issued firearm. The pilot recorded that event as well and provided all the video to News10.

At the same time as the federal marshals took the pilot’s gun, a deputy sheriff asked him to surrender his state-issued permit to carry a concealed weapon.

A follow-up letter from the sheriff’s department said the CCW permit would be reevaluated following the outcome of the federal investigation.

The YouTube videos, posted Nov. 28, show what the pilot calls the irony of flight crews being forced to go through TSA screening while ground crew who service the aircraft are able to access secure areas simply by swiping a card.

“As you can see, airport security is kind of a farce. It’s only smoke and mirrors so you people believe there is actually something going on here,” the pilot narrates.

Video shot in the cockpit shows a medieval-looking rescue ax available on the flight deck after the pilots have gone through the metal detectors. “I would say a two-foot crash ax looks a lot more formidable than a box cutter,” the pilot remarked.

A letter from the TSA dated Dec. 6 informed the pilot that “an administrative review into your deputation status as a Federal Flight Deck Officer has been initiated.”

According to the letter, the review was directly related to the discovery by TSA staff of the YouTube videos. “The content and subject of these videos may have violated regulations concerning disclosure of sensitive security information,” the letter said.

The pilot’s attorney, Don Werno of Santa Ana, said he believed the federal government sent six people to the house to send a message.

“And the message was you’ve angered us by telling the truth and by showing America that there are major security problems despite the fact that we’ve spent billions of dollars allegedly to improve airline safety,” Werno said.

The pilot said he is not in trouble with his airline, but a supervisor asked him to remove public access to the YouTube videos.

He does, however, face potential civil penalties from the TSA. He said he would likely go public when it becomes clear what the government plans to do with him.
He still hasn’t gone public, but further research indicates he did resign as an FFDO. from this article we have:

The pilot said he had resigned his position as an FFDO and was told by a TSA representative the resignation would result in the case being closed. The pilot’s attorney, Don Werno, said he was waiting for formal written confirmation.

In my opinion, why should he have to resign his job, because he showed flaws in a security system? it doesn’t make sense.
from the same article we have this

Current regulations require flight crews to pass through a TSA checkpoint, while ground crews can gain access to the same aircraft simply by swiping a card at an unmanned door.

“How effective is security when everybody on board is screened and everybody on the ground isn’t?” the pilot asked.

How safe do I feel now knowing that?
Should the ground crew not go through *the exact* same screening everyone else does?
I stand behind my previous claims, I’ll stay with greyhound, at least, until such time, as stuff like this is put in place for ground transportation.
Then I may just stop traveling crossboarder all together.
TSA, kindly, die.

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so… I’m not the only one that had crappy ccustomer service when trying to move service w

December 8, 2010 by stickbear

so it seems that
I’m not the only one
that had more issues moving my
teksavvy
internet service then should have been needed.
after reading that post, I think I can speak for
james
and say we’re both glad we made the decision to ditch
teksavvy
as our internet provider, and
bell canada
as our phone provider, and move both services to
primus
where things will actually get done and we won’t get lied to.

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an actual post, and it aint gonna be a nice one!

April 6, 2009 by stickbear

***adult warning*** if you are offended by fowel language, stop reading now! ***end adult content warning!***
Ladies and gentlemen,
This post is an actual post, and it’s not going to be a nice one, and I frankly don’t give a flying fuck at this point.
The following logged conversation took place on march 21st, 2009 and my comments and the aftermath will follow.
First, the log itself.

Session Start: Saturday, March 21, 2009
vampiric poohbear ([email protected])
Naama ([email protected])
(7:50 AM) Naama: hi there, do you kow that I didn’t even know about hte meeting that took place with Larry in the radio room? I had no idea it ws going to happen?
(7:56 AM) vampiric poohbea: You’ll have to take that up with the board. Larry e-mailed the list saying he’d spoken with mitch and was given authority to take over the project, and that was that. please note you woke me up thanks.
(7:56 AM) Naama: are you being a jerk now/
(7:56 AM) Naama: you used to be so nice
(7:56 AM) Naama: I dont’ deserve this shit from you
(7:57 AM) vampiric poohbea: no, you woke me up. it’s just before 8AM on a saturday.
(7:57 AM) Naama: well didn’t you write to me at 2am ever for Mme?
(7:57 AM) Naama: if you dont’ want to be woken up, you can turn off messenger
(7:57 AM) Naama: so your true colors come out
(7:58 AM) Naama: believe me, I have some power to, o
(7:58 AM) Naama: I never gave you any reason to treat me like this, to talk to me like this
(7:59 AM) vampiric poohbea: I’m not giving you shit, I’m simply telling you how it went down, and if you have a problem with it, Is I stated before, take it up with the board and larry. I’m not management over their, and the politics of it all I could really care les about. larry supposedly talked to mitch, larry wrote the list, and the meeting took place. I don’t have a recording of said meeting because I was late getting their
(7:59 AM) Naama: I havne’t done anything toyou
(7:59 AM) Naama: yo never spooke to me like this
(7:59 AM) Naama: I dot deseve it
(7:59 AM) Naama: don’t deserve it
(7:59 AM) Naama: thanks for nothing
(8:00 AM) Naama: I gave you a ahcne when everoen on the old main menu team told me you were a jerk and that I should kick you off, including Larry
(8:00 AM) Naama: chance
(8:00 AM) Naama: when you applied to come back to acbri larry said never in hell
(8:00 AM) Naama: Larry hates your guts, dont’ forget, for what went down before you got kicked off
(8:01 AM) Naama: so good luck
(8:07 AM) vampiric poohbea: I do not appreciate waking up to this. If I was not wanted I wouldn’t have been send instant messages checking if I was going to attend said meeting. I do remember someone stating they’d approach you, and if that didn’t happen, is that really my problem? No, it’s not. I do my job to the best of my ability, and if people can’t or won’t appreciate it then what is the point of me even trying. I can and will work with anyone, and do tasks as assigned to me, no matter who’s managing the project, I do my job as assigned and if their’s a problem I will speak my mind, and ask anyone that’s known me long enough if I feel managements being rediculous I’ll be the first one to stand up and let whoever’s being rediculous have it both barrels
(8:07 AM) Naama has changed his/her status to Idle

Session Start: Saturday, March 21, 2009
vampiric poohbear ([email protected])
Naama ([email protected])
(8:29 AM) Naama: I was just talking to you as a friend, nothing special, just sharing with you, and you attacked me for no resson
(8:29 AM) Naama: I don’t deserve this from you
(8:29 AM) Naama: I helped youout without ou even knowing
(8:29 AM) Naama: so many people told me to kicke you off
(8:29 AM) Naama: and I had faith in you
(8:29 AM) Naama: Larry doesnt’ like you , he said some awful tings about you
(8:30 AM) Naama: and you are taking your shit out on me? you should be thanking me
(8:30 AM) Naama: I was just sharing
(8:30 AM) vampiric poohbear has changed his/her status to Appear Offline
(8:30 AM) vampiric poohbear has changed his/her status to Online
(8:30 AM) Naama: fine lblock me, youjerk
(8:32 AM) vampiric poohbea: I didn’t have to join the team, but i did because i had something to contribute. if you can’t appreciate it then that really isn’t my problem. now, if you have a problem with the way the meeting was put together take it up with the individuals responsible for calling the meeting, and leave me out of it.
(8:32 AM) vampiric poohbea: case, closed.
(8:32 AM) Naama: I wa s just fucking sharing with you
(8:32 AM) Naama: that’s all
(8:32 AM) Naama has been blocked

So after this little conversation, I basically let myself calm down, and then contacted Larry, (referenced in the above log) and also sent a copy of this to paul edwards and mitch pomerantz the ACB president and basically asked the following
1. Larry, did you say these things that naama has insinuated?
2. Do you indeed not want me apart of the ACBRadio main menu team?
3. Do you hate me that much
that you would let hell freeze over before I could rejoin ACBRadio interactive?

Does anyone wanna guess his response?
He never had a problem with me, never wanted me kicked off the main menu team, and he sure as shit didn’t say he didn’t want me back on interactive!
He even offered me the opurtunity to rejoin interactive in May once the knew management took over!
Ladies and gentlemen, with that, do you think he hate me? I think not!
Comments everyone?
I wanna here your opinions! speak up!

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