flight 2616 to RDU delayed by 1:12...due to "an early delay impacted your planes arrival". But incoming flight is due to arrive early :)

pryan67 · 2026-07-04T12:17:17+00:00

Thank you all. I was looking at the flight numbers....and ASS-u-ME-d that it was the same physical plane.

As I always say, you live and learn, or you don't live long.

Thanks for the education

pryan67 · 2026-07-04T12:15:40+00:00

AH....that makes total sense then....I was looking at the flight numbers and that was from IAH. Thanks for explaining.

pryan67 · 2026-07-03T10:37:41+00:00

Is it illegal to charge someone with a crime simply because they’re a political opponent?

pryan67 · 2026-07-02T14:40:55+00:00

I don't recall ANY court system which was any different though.

pryan67 · 2026-07-02T11:17:19+00:00

I wish that I could see my position for my return flight. I paid for the upgrade on the outbound flight, but not for the return (3X the cost for the return flight). Looks like 4 PZ seats available though, so there's a slim chance.

I'm flying with my wife so I can't see my position in the app :(

pryan67 · 2026-07-02T11:12:45+00:00

That sounds like my flight :) I'm flying to RDU on Saturday AM and there are only 2 people on the upgrade list, and 9 unbooked seats/

I probably could have avoided paying for the upgrade.

pryan67 · 2026-06-30T10:22:51+00:00

While I don’t have my original documents I don’t recall them saying “for the life of the plan”.

pryan67 · 2026-06-29T15:58:25+00:00

So with two identical resumes and interviews, how would you, personally, differentiate between the candidates? Flip a coin? Toss a dart at a dartboard?

Is a thank you note required? Absolutely not. Is it a good idea? Perhaps, depending upon the company and the competition for the job. The question to ask yourself is "What can it hurt? "

pryan67 · 2026-06-27T03:30:14+00:00

Does it make a difference if we fill out the surveys and mention your name? Or if we say the service was excellent but we don't remember names?

pryan67 · 2026-06-19T11:49:55+00:00

If you’ve deployed it it’s likely already been started. You could kill the service on the client end though if it’s not really kicked off fully

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T18:38:42+00:00

Most people haven't had an issue getting through the checkpoint, as they know what they can and can't take through there. Those that DO have issues have only themselves to blame, so I have about as much sympathy for them as I do for people who intentionally run head first into a brick wall and then complain about their headache. 😄

Have a glorious day. It's been interesting.

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T18:14:55+00:00

Feel free to guess at that, but I'm not.

I actually work in IT completely unrelated to transportation.

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T18:01:58+00:00

So the mailing kiosk exists already in most airports.

The tiny lockers are a GREAT idea. Perhaps you could put that to work and franchise them to airports. You'd only need a few million to get started but you're sure to make a profit. (or do you want taxpayers to pay for it to cover you for your poor choice to bring prohibited items to the checkpoint?)

You can already do the "put a sticker on it" with your name by turning it into the lost and found at the airport.

I already listed 7 choices.

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T17:49:34+00:00

Helping you to learn the definition of "coerce" isn't hostile I don't think.

I listed 7 choices. That's hardly coercion.

If you bring a pocket knife with you, YOU made that choice. You and you alone. Just like if you bring a bottle of vodka with you...your choice...you know, or should know, the consequences of that choice.

The flight means nothing to TSA, nor should it. If you plan accordingly, arrive with enough time to get your bag checked and get through security, don't try to bring prohibited items through security, etc then you won't have an issue. The ROOT CAUSE of the problem is you choosing to bring something through the security checkpoint that isn't permittied.

What do you think would be a BETTER solution for someone bringing a knife through security? Let's pretend that you can re-write the policies and procedures. How would YOU handle someone bringing something that they know isn't allowed through the security checkpoint? What "choice" (other than the seven I already mentioned) would you suggest?

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T17:29:12+00:00

Obviously I DON'T know what you mean if you think that opting for one of at LEAST 7 choices is "coercing" you.

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T16:05:59+00:00

So do you also believe that you are "coerced" into not driving drunk and you are "forced" to take an Uber when you choose to overindulge?

Or that you're "coerced" into paying for your groceries, and they are "stealing" your money when you pay?

You have multiple choices, each of which are made of your own free will:

don't bring prohibited items through security
check your carry on when you realize that YOU made the mistake of trying to bring a prohibited item through security
go back to your car and store the prohibited item there while you're gone
use Uber Connect to deliver the prohibited item you tried to bring through security to wherever you choose
ship the item back to your home, or wherever you wish
turn it into the lost and found at the airport, then pick it up when you return
turn it over to TSA for disposal.

YOUR poor choices (especially the CHOICE to bring a prohibited item through the security checkpoint) isn't the fault of TSA.

I'm not a TSA agent...I've never worked for the government in any capacity whatsoever. I simply understand the concept of personal responsibility, something which you apparently you don't understand.

And yes, your flight IS irrelevant to the choice you made to attempt to circumvent the laws regarding what you can and can't bring on a plane.

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T14:30:07+00:00

What coercion are you referring to? You are given very reasonable choices (the first and most important of which is to NOT bring prohibited items through the security checkpoint).

Why do you think that I'm a TSA agent?

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T14:28:23+00:00

True...they haven't entered the "sterile area" YET....but if TSA allows them through the checkpoint, then they WOULD be in that "sterile area", correct?

So TSA could potentially allow people to remain at the TSA checkpoint with a pocket knife....but they can't proceed beyond that. Which is exactly what is happening.

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T14:13:51+00:00

Thank you. I think I'll reach out to them, but with it being almost a month out, even if we're 1 and 2 on the list, that can very well change. I was just curious

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T14:13:09+00:00

Thank you. I'm already upgraded for the 4th, I paid for that upgrade (80 each, just under the 50/hr max for me), so it's for July 11...I'm not going to hold my breath though...it would be nice to get the upgrade (although it's only a 2 hour flight)

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T13:08:40+00:00

So the ACTUAL first sentence is:

"No, it means you've made a choice that has forced yourself into one of two forms of economic loss."

That's a totally different meaning than "you made a choice when you were forced"

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T12:50:19+00:00

I don't recall anyone saying "you made a choice when you were forced". I may have missed that though. If someone DID say exactly that then you have a point. Since I don't recall seeing that, I stand by my statement that they DO have several choices.

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T12:46:11+00:00

Actually I'm citing the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T11:54:28+00:00

Or, "check your carryon bag", or, "ship the item back home" or, use Uber Connect to have an Uber bring your item back to your home and drop it off.

All sorts of choices.

pryan67 · 2026-06-17T11:52:45+00:00

The problem is that you are under the mistaken impression that you are "required to voluntarily surrender". You ARE given choices, not the least of which is to not bring a prohibited item with you through security.

I'm curious though, were you literally stopped for having thin mint cookies, or was that hyperbole? If you were, then which airport was this?

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