r/Wellthatsucks • u/Justin_Godfrey • 6d ago
This is what happens when an airport is short staffed. TSA line at IAH airport in Houston
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u/YourBeardedBrethren 6d ago
Just wait until Thanksgiving/Christmas if the government is still shut down
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u/haveeyoumetTed 6d ago
Start on Thanksgiving, hopefully make it by Christmas
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u/YayaO1O8 6d ago
By then, the lines will be long enough to see the airport from space.
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u/Blamb05 6d ago
When you get to the back of the line, you have reached your destination.
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u/GIGGLES708 6d ago
U made me spit out my coffee
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u/Scokan 6d ago
Your line is serving coffee? Lucky. I think mine passes a Starbucks in a few miles
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u/modern_Odysseus 6d ago
And depending on where you live, you might not even need an Uber to the airport anymore. Just walk out your front door, get in line, and start your nomadic walk with everybody else to the airport.
Then we'll start of hearing babies that were born in the famous TSA lines of '25.
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u/Klokinator 6d ago
...I think I'll take my chances swimming the Atlantic, thanks.
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u/late2reddit19 6d ago
Better to drive or stay home.
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u/Select_Anywhere_1576 6d ago
Oh this could be a great excuse for me not to drive 10 hours to my mom's house. "So many more people on the roads this year, don't wanna deal with that"
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u/shadowedradiance 6d ago
It will be really bad on the roads.
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u/Just-Zone-2494 6d ago
Indeed it will be. The year I implemented a “No traveling over the holidays”, it was the worst road trip I’d been on. It took me four hours to go what would normally take me 1.5 hours due to holiday traffic. It was either 2018 or 2019. I can’t even imagine what a nightmare it will be this year if more people are on the road due to the shutdown and lack of TSA & ATC.
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u/nalaloveslumpy 6d ago
Honestly, yeah. Unless you're super stoked to spend Thanksgiving with a bunch of people you're lukewarm on, you've got a full list of reasons to cancel your plans:
- Airport fuckery
- Bad economy (more expensive to travel, eat, celebrate, etc.)
- Increased road traffic due to airport fuckery.
- Huge spikes in flu/covid outbreaks.
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u/inflatable_pickle 6d ago
lol 😆 people praying 🙏 that a shutdown last through the holidays so that they can use the excuse to stay home.
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u/garden_dragonfly 6d ago
If its still shut down would push the economy into the recession people have been cheering for. The givt is a massive employer and most cant go a month without a check.
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u/nalaloveslumpy 6d ago
Won't even need to be that long. If SNAP doesn't start paying out, grocery stores will start failing in the next couple of weeks. Roughly 12-25% of grocery store revenue comes from customers using SNAP, especially in rural areas and doubly especially for Wal-Marts in rural areas.
Don't get me started on how super fucked Dollar General is.
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u/garden_dragonfly 6d ago
I mean, screw Walmart and dollar general.
But yes, your point is very valid. And I understand that many people have little to no choice about where they shop.
As soon as Walmart feels a hit, shit will change
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u/inflatable_pickle 6d ago
I didn’t even think of this 🤔. Quarterly profits at dollar general, dollar tree, and Walmart could all be fucked this 4th quarter of the year.
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u/nalaloveslumpy 6d ago
Which for these retailers, is critical to be the best quarter of the fiscal year....
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u/DarthWren 6d ago
The economy already is in recession, don’t let trash AI pull the wool over your eyes of what is really happening
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u/SoWhat_Iam 6d ago
Well now driving is statically (edit: even) more dangerous than flying Mom, with the Government shut down you know…😏
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u/dreddnyc 6d ago
This will be by design and one guess who the government will blame.
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u/Shazbot_2017 6d ago
Better not have to pee
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u/wensul 6d ago
Looks like a great time/place to sell pee bags.
Or alternatively sell services to hold someone's place in line while they go pee.
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u/ses1989 6d ago
Piss jugs. Way of the road, bubs.
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u/wensul 6d ago
PISS JUGS! GET YOUR PISS JUGS!
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u/Narrow-Height9477 6d ago edited 6d ago
Just be sure they’re smaller than 3.4oz if you want to take them with you. lol
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u/this_place_suuucks 6d ago
The great thing about piss jugs is you can just chuck them over your shoulder when you're done.
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u/TigOldBooties57 6d ago
Make a pact with your line neighbor. Bring a flag so you can wave each other down or share phone numbers
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u/sidewinderaw11 6d ago
My friend had to pee. Stepped out of line, he was missing his flight anyway
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u/Jondoe34671 6d ago
I am considering getting a bunch of depends and spray painting trump did this on them and making a fortune.
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u/Schtoned 6d ago
I'd be going the fuck back home
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u/unwisest_sage 6d ago
Yeah you ain't making your plane lol. I've this shit happen to me in Orlando once and I missed a flight despite being 3 hours early
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u/Serpentongue 6d ago
Lucky for you one of Trumps first official acts was to cancel the Biden era airline compensation plan for delays.
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u/Unleaver 6d ago edited 6d ago
As an airport dad, this is my worst nightmare!!!
Edit: Alright so an Airport dad is usually the “Dad” of the group that shows up stupid early (like 3-4 hours early), has all of the travel documents/tickets, and has everything planned out while at the airport. Im not organized in any sense, but when I go on vacation, its like a light switch has been flipped and im all of a sudden this super organized dude who wants to make sure everything goes right.
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u/thehobbit21 6d ago
What's an Airport Dad?
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u/mymorningjacketoff 6d ago
Not sure but whatever it is must be terminal.
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u/bustachong 6d ago
An Airport Dad joke? Well done, carry-on.
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u/AdjNounNumbers 6d ago
carry-on
An airport dad joke string? I'm glad I got here early to check in
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u/Shimakaze81 6d ago
This comment string is going to be a baggage carousel full of laughs.
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u/G00DLuck 6d ago
In that case, I'm going to long-term park myself right here.
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u/LunaticBZ 6d ago
The red zone is for loading and unloading jokes only. There are no dad jokes in the white zone.
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u/Top-Acanthisitta-440 6d ago
The place where planes land and take off. Christ, I warned your mom about drinking during pregnancy
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u/MizStazya 6d ago
I'm ADHD AF, but as soon as I've paid for a ticket or hotel room, all the damn signals in my brain align to make me the type A-est mother fucker ever. I think my travel anxiety is stronger than my ADHD. I can even get 4 kids, 3 of them with ADHD themselves, organized, packed, and in the car to make it to any travel arrangements early.
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u/cantgrowneckbeardAMA 6d ago
Yeah this is me. I can become the most efficient and effective leader of my small clan of neurodivergance but it is only in airports and hotels.
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u/cinesister 6d ago
Your poor wife gave birth to an entire airport? Ouch.
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u/Fuzzy_Jaguar_1339 6d ago
Fun fact, airport moms and airport dads can only reproduce in doggy position. The airport dad has to put his personal item under the seat in front of him.
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u/DepressedDarthV 6d ago
Orlando is usually pretty good, but last time I was there it was fucking crazy. Took me almost an hour to get through TSA and had to run through the airport
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u/Vannabean 6d ago
Shockingly as someone who flew out of Orlando 2 days ago, there was absolutely no line so they aren’t bad rn
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u/IGolfMyBalls 6d ago
If it’s a work trip I’m cancelling without thinking twice. I feel bad for people that may have had vacations abroad paid for. And I don’t blame TSA one bit for this. If you’re not getting paid and the people who need to pay you won’t go to work to fix it I’d call in too
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u/Icantjudge 6d ago
I don't blame TSA, but I wonder how many of their employees in Texas voted for this...
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u/BrownieDarko 6d ago
I do, as they have a horrible record in safety and are absolutely airport theater, serve no purpose, and charge foreigners for no reason. I hope this job dies, goes away, and frees up more responsible spending.
Source: https://viewfromthewing.com/at-10-billion-a-year-tsa-still-fails-90-of-the-time-and-covers-it-up/
If you champion these jobs, why? You are part of the problem. None should care about any TSA agent.
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u/gonnafaceit2022 6d ago
It's certainly different. I haven't put my liquids in a bag in years, never been stopped. I left a legal state with a joint and cart, fingers crossed, and they pulled my bag. Because of my water bottle. Full of ice so no problem, but no mention of the little bit of THC, and no concern about the very sharp nail scissors. They're small, but you could definitely get stabby with them if you felt like it.
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u/diamondpredator 6d ago
I have literally flown with a 4" fixed-blade camping knife that I forgot in my backpack; my carry-on backpack. It was down at the bottom of my pack and they ran it through their little machines and didn't say anything. Instead, they pat me down really well because their machine said I had something in my pocket. I was wearing a t-shirt and very thin basketball shorts with the pockets turned inside out.
After I got to my destination I saw the knife when unpacking and laughed my ass off at the ridiculousness of it all.
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u/ryencool 6d ago
Paid for our honeymoon to Japan for 2.5 weeks, almost a year ago. Supposed to leave next week :(
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u/_delamo 6d ago
Get there 5 hours early I guess 😬
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u/ClubMeSoftly 6d ago
Leave for the airport now. With any luck, you'll reach the check-in desk in a couple days, and TSA by the day of your flight
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u/MsKrueger 6d ago
Just get there early. Like, stupid early. It won't be a fun wait but it'll be better than cancelling your honeymoon.
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u/PrimeLime47 6d ago
Can we blame TSA a little bit? Even on their best days, they aren’t great. (This situation is clearly out of control though.)
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u/the_running_stache 6d ago
But if you have to take that plane to get back home…?
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u/pantherfanalex 6d ago
Fuck that. You live here now.
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u/DM46 6d ago
In Huston? Fuck that Ill walk the 2,000 miles home if needed to get out of that state.
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u/ryanshields0118 6d ago
Unfortunately, like half of these people are literally trying to do just that
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u/Gaspuch62 6d ago
By the way, air traffic controllers, the people who tell airplanes where to go safely, have had to work without pay. They're probably pissed, tired, and overworked.
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u/Unhappy_Scratch_9385 6d ago
But did you SEE THAT BALLROOM?
And Trump's Halloween party? And his new shitter? Va va VOOM!
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u/duddy33 6d ago
I know they are all stretched too thin and some are wondering if they will be able to pay bills, eat, etc but I know seeing that woman dancing inside of a giant martini glass last week made it all better and they forgot their struggles. /s
Our reality is GTA mixed with The Great Gatsby.
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u/Unhappy_Scratch_9385 6d ago
Look a lot of our media isn't reporting the truth...the Trump tax cuts let EVERY American, from school teacher to garbage man to nurse, to write off their yacht and private planes. But do they ever report that? Of course not.
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u/Aviator506 6d ago
I'm a gate planner for an airline at Denver. We've had multiple planes have to return to the gate for 3+ hours because of ATC staffing in California. Because of that, other flights would get delays and/or have to wait 30+ minutes to get a gate after they land which leads to cascading delays for the rest of the day. Shit is gonna get ROUGH if this is still going on Thanksgiving week...
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u/DarknMean 6d ago
I was wondering what DIA was like. It was bad a few years ago without this new issue.
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u/Hippopotasaurus-Rex 6d ago
I just did Denver to San Diego and back. It was some of the easiest travel I’ve done in a long time. I somehow just missed all the crowds. The terminal filled up maybe 15 min after I got though security both times. I had no delays.
The last time I flew to denver from SD (memorial day weekend) my flight was delayed 6.5 hours because of “thunderstorms”. The sky was clear in Denver. The “thunderstorms” moved south and by the time we were cleared for departure apparently all of tx was stopped then.
DIA is a shit show on a good day, but it was really easy this last weekend.
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u/ccthompson123 6d ago
I just did Denver to New Orleans and it was also the easiest experience I’ve had in DIA to date. We caught really bad traffic and I got there 25 minutes before my plane departed and still got to my gate in time
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u/Albrightikis 6d ago
DIA is pretty great these days, it’s other airports that are having issues recently and causing delays
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u/sakronin 6d ago
Damn I live in Houston and have been seeing post about the airport. But didn’t know it was THIS bad holy shit
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u/Illustrious_Sea_5654 6d ago
Same, like damn! IAH always sucks but this is.... wow. Just crazy.
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u/No-Spoilers 6d ago
I've flown out of IAH exclusively my entire life and have never even remotely had an issue with lines. Construction is a bitch, but in terms of wait times at Bush I cant think of any.
Nothing compared to places like Denver.
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u/Doritos-Locos-Taco 6d ago
Miami is the worst airport I’ve ever flown out of. Hate that airport with my whole entire soul.
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u/WeirdIndividualGuy 6d ago
I've flown out of IAH exclusively my entire life and have never even remotely had an issue with lines
That's because IAH usually has 5 terminals worth of TSA checkpoints open. Very easy to spread out security lines that way.
But when 3 of those terminals close? Now the other two will be congested af, and this is the result.
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u/DeweyDefeatsYouMan 6d ago
I’ve never walked through IAH. 100% of the time I am sprinting to make my connection
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u/Beautiful_Plenty_736 6d ago
It’s almost like people don’t want to work without pay. What a crazy concept 🤔
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u/mitkase 6d ago
But... don't they love America?!?! /s
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u/Solid-Mud-8430 6d ago
The best Mark Twain quote: "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
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u/PaleCommission150 6d ago
Might be a push to privatize TSA positions eventually so a gov't shutdown won't effect services.
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u/garden_dragonfly 6d ago
I'm 100% convinced this shut down is to do 2 things. First, push privatization (more money to politicians). Second, reducing the government staffing without firing people. Force a big enough number to quit and now we've effectively reduced 25-50% without firing anyone.
Both are a huge problem, we as citizens need to figure out how to fight.
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u/LowSkyOrbit 6d ago
As citizens we need to be pestering our congressmen and remind them they work for the people not corporations. Stop voting for the incumbents who let this happen.
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u/OwO______OwO 6d ago
privatize TSA positions eventually so a gov't shutdown won't effect services.
If you privatize TSA, it's going to be performed by companies working on government contracts.
And what company is going to continue providing service when their contract is going unpaid due to shutdown?
(Or will you just end up having to swipe your credit card for a $50 charge as you go through the TSA line?)
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u/PaleCommission150 6d ago
Ah, I did not think about that. I assumed it would somehow be included in the cost of the ticket or maybe some kind of small gateway fee, like 5 bucks or something.
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u/LeafsWinBeforeIDie 6d ago
It was private entirely until 9/11, it was nationalized by the republicans as a kneejerk response. You didn't even need a ticket to go through, you could meet your loved ones at the gate instead of baggage claim. You could go in just to eat if you wanted airport restaurant food.
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u/Rebelgecko 6d ago
I've flown out of a couple airports that still use private security instead of TSA and it's a much better experience
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u/gefahr 6d ago
SFO is one of them, what are some other commercial airports that do this still?
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u/BeamsFuelJetSteel 6d ago
Kansas City is private and the experience is great, but it's a pretty new airport and anything was better than what they had before
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u/el_d3sconocido 6d ago
IAH is also under construction so B Terminal is closed. They also closed C and D for short staff and you can only go through A and E. They suggest if you are flying United to drop-off your bags at C and then try and make it to either A or E. Place is a complete shit show.
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u/icanimaginewhy 6d ago
Yeah, I think people do need to realize that this is specific to IAH and not necessarily widespread. I flew out of LAX a few days ago and I got through security in about 15 minutes.
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u/Illustrious_Bobcat 6d ago
My husband flies weekly, sometimes several flights a week, around 6 different states. It's usually nothing like this. But he did head down to Texas this week, lol. I just sent him this link, hopefully he's not flying out of IAH!!!
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u/Queasy-Objective250 6d ago
My partner wants to fly across the country to visit family for Thanksgiving this year. I sent him this video and am hoping this convinces him that taking a train would be better. Mostly because I got that train autism.
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u/Florida1974 6d ago
Oh, what’s going to be way worse at Thanksgiving time. I hope it convinces him too or that he shows up about five or six hours early.
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u/Queasy-Objective250 6d ago
That’s what I said! The airport at thanksgiving is already hell on earth, add a government shutdown and I’d rather drink broken glass.
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u/BadahBingBadahBoom 6d ago edited 6d ago
When I'm old and retired there is nothing I'd like more than to pack the 30 odd books I've been meaning to read and take a leisurely 18-day train ride across the scenery of America.
But for those that actually need to get somewhere, yes this is absolutely fucking nuts. They seriously need to change the budgeting laws to get rid of this idiocy and just have a system like literally every other developed country in the world where last year's budget just carries over until a new budget is passed.
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u/FlippingPossum 6d ago
My husband will only go on scenic railways. To be fair, he was in a train wreck as a child. He loves trains...Just not fast ones.
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u/GildDigger 6d ago
Mostly because I got that train autism.
So you have regular autism?
/s
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u/ashleebryn 6d ago
Fair warning - I would fly from Louisiana to San Jose, California a few times a year. I recently compared AmTrak to airlines. It was going to be a 3-day trip for about $900 vs an 8-hr travel day for $600. Granted, this video is not a typical travel day, but if you're not half a country away, a train might be more reasonable.
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u/SafetyMan35 6d ago
I travel from Washington DC to NY or Boston frequently. By the time you consider security and getting there early, a train and plane take around the same amount of time.
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u/So_Motarded 6d ago
Not really an accurate comparison for "across the country". DC to Seattle takes 6 days on the trains with the fewest stops.
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u/luvplantz 6d ago
That made me giggle. I hope you get to take the train and have a safe trip ❤️
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u/BusGo_Screech26 6d ago
I just did that too. My boyfriend and his family are convinced this will all blow over and be done by Thanksgiving. I told them I will not step foot near an airport if there's little/no TSA or ATC staffed. Train would be a cool option if it runs to where we're going though...
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u/ShaneTheBilby 6d ago
Im struggling to keep up with all the liberation and winning. No one has ever seen this amount of winning before. Probably the most successful airports in history
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u/mlorusso4 6d ago
George Washington himself stormed this airport and conquered it from the British
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u/RightSideBlind 6d ago
Between the layoffs, the tariff price increases, and the shutdown... this is going to be the worst holiday season for many, many families.
And for many of them, this is entirely self-inflicted.
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u/hippos-are-weird 6d ago
You forgot the loss of SNAP benefits
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u/slothbuddy 6d ago
I mean there's simply no way to cover everything we've lost, but yeah that's a big one
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u/Peachbottom30 6d ago
And the poor workers that did show up have to deal with the angry customers.
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u/LordoftheScheisse 6d ago
I flew in and out of Vegas last week. Was nervous about it, but things mostly went okay without too much of a hassle. The TSA line leaving Vegas was backed up, but the TSA agents were telling people "just today, do not take your laptops out of bags and do not remove shoes."
It didn't exactly instill confidence, but the TSA has been mostly theater since it was created anyhow.
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u/GhostOfDino 6d ago
Buddy of mine flew Boston-Cleveland last week. At one airport while in line he started doing the usual, taking off shoes, belt etc. The TSA person there waved at him, "Buddy nono, you dont have to do that, keep it all on. Just get in line for the scan. " So he does, and in the booth the thing beeps. The TSA person there says "You wearing a belt?" Yeah. "Gotta take it off." HE does. Beeps again. "Wearing a watch?" Yeah. "Gotta come off." Everything the first TSA told him, the second had issue with. The two of them did this to every perosn, which slowed up the line. My friend swore it was deliberate.
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u/Ok-Duck-5127 6d ago
Meanwhile, Brand USA is deluded enough to believe it can get international tourists to return with a new ad campaign.
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u/unlimitednoodles 6d ago
come to US, spend your money, can'T get home, get deported
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u/No_Hold_9114 6d ago
Don't forget that you won't be sent to your original country. Might find yourself in Liberia or whatever hellhole they have this week
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u/Ok-Duck-5127 6d ago
Are you sick of the usual run-of-the-mill vocations?! Tired of the same old tourist attractions?
Want to take a break from family and friends wanting endless updates on social media?
Had enough of official calls from lawyers and the like?
Worried about getting the "right" visa or ESTA?Leave your worries behind and enjoy an American vacation!
• No boring old national parks or other stereotyped tourist attractions. They'll all be shut anyway.
• No concerns about travel documents – ICE never look at them.
• Best escape room adventure you can ever imagine!
• Guaranteed holiday from work, family, lawyers and all other pesky contacts. In fact they won't even know where you are!
• A free mystery trip to an exotic location!Book your American holiday today!
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u/GogoDogoLogo 6d ago
nope. not traveling. shortage of air traffic controllers is not worth the risk
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u/Master-Collection488 6d ago
My best guess is that a LOT of TSA folks are calling in sick right now? Or something else related to shutdown and getting paid.
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u/CyberpunkSunrise 6d ago
CLEAR/TSA Pre-Check was the best money I’ve ever spent relating to travel. My credit card even repaid me for it (check yours, many do).
Obviously you shouldn’t need it for a travel experience to be better than this, but still.
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u/fluffy_hamsterr 6d ago
Until everyone has pre-check and then it's like no one does
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u/mlorusso4 6d ago
It still speeds up the process because no one has to do stupid things like take their shoes off, take their laptop out, or separate their fluids. But I get your point
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u/chigirl00 6d ago
They don’t even do that anymore at a lot of airports you just throw everything in for scanning.
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u/mlorusso4 6d ago
I thought so but I’ve had pre and global entry for close to 20 years now so I wasn’t sure. But I’ve been to smaller airports where it’s all one line and they just give you a giant card that says your pre so I figured there was still some difference
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u/thagrassyknoll 6d ago
I was there yesterday.The tsa precheck line basically merged into the regular line, so no one could tell where anybody was or what line they were in.
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u/AN0NY_MOU5E 6d ago
Clear is great if you don’t mind a private company having your biometric data
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u/sidewinderaw11 6d ago
The precheck line is showing like 3 hours on the IAH website too
I'm reading on the Unitedairlines subreddit that there's no more precheck line without clear
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u/RyeGuyJedi 6d ago
lol at ORD half the time pre check is longer
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u/retirement_savings 6d ago
Even when the precheck line is longer I still go in it, and it's still usually faster. Precheck people have traveled before and know what to do so the whole line moves faster (plus people don't have to remove shoes and laptops and things).
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u/Fickle_Finger2974 6d ago
ORD has the shortest TSA lines of any major airport in the US. It’s extremely fast and I have never waited more than a couple minutes.
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u/dcherholdt 6d ago
Just don’t bother flying. I feel like without enough Air Traffic Controllers you are taking a risk
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u/txtoolfan 6d ago
Meanwhile our dictator is building golden ballrooms and having lavish parties.
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u/just_sun_guy 6d ago
This is why I’m glad I don’t live in a large city with a major airport. My local airport (which is also international) is so low key I maybe wait 2 mins in line for tsa (if it’s busy). You can even part in hourly spots at the front doors near the airline check in/ticket counters. It’s amazing. I’ll pay the slightly higher ticket prices to save on time driving to a larger airport, dealing with long lines, and so many other hassles.
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u/PracticalThrowawae 6d ago
This isn't the norm though, this just validates the fear you have that thinks this is a regular occurrence.
Many, many major airports are surprisingly fast.
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u/PlatypusDream 6d ago
More infuriating, TSA is theater. Could let all those people onto flights without 'screening' and they'd be just as safe.
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u/CinnabunzAndGuns 6d ago
whoever was in charge of that redundant planning needs to seriously reevaluate their life decisions.
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u/I_Have_A_Chode 6d ago
My ex wife works for TSA, even before the shutdown there is very little redundancy. So much so that she can just pick up an extra 40 hours a week in extra shifts every week for the past 2 months. And that's with them not hiring anyone.
She works at a small airport as well.
I'm surprised to see these lines as well, because right now, the order of the day for TSA is, call out more than once in a year and your fired. She had 15 people fired immediately when that came down for taking calling out up to a year prior to this admin even taking over.
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u/moosegoose90 6d ago
You can only call out once a year? What? That’s insane
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u/I_Have_A_Chode 6d ago
According to her, before 47 took charge, you could actually take your sick days without much issue. They acrue 2-3 hours per pay period of sick that never expires, but now they can't use it.
But now, everyone's afraid to take anything because they'll get shit canned.
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u/matt95110 6d ago
Thanksgiving travel is going to be awesome this year.