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Thursday, February 12, 2009

At Large When Will Change Come To Our Nation's Airports?

Posted by on Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:41 AM

The security threat level—"as determined by the Department of Homeland Security"—has been at ORANGE for how long? Does it ever change?

 

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1
It clashes with the Green economy!
Posted by flamingbanjo on February 12, 2009 at 8:47 AM
2
They still have that system?
Posted by Dave on February 12, 2009 at 8:52 AM
3
I heard they were waiting to lower it util Dan promises not to travel by air ever again.
Posted by Good Grief on February 12, 2009 at 8:53 AM
4
Well, you see, if it were to have some actual correlation to reality, that would require them to be, uh, competent.

I rest my case.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty on February 12, 2009 at 8:59 AM
5
Sigh! No idea. I'm impressed that you pay attention, I kind of tune those things out. My bad.
Posted by kim in portland (formally just kim) on February 12, 2009 at 9:02 AM
6
It generally changes around the time of an election.
Posted by Reg on February 12, 2009 at 9:02 AM
7
after something catastrophic happens, it'll jump back up to ZOMG RED ALERT! then it'll settle down and go back to mauve or whatever and we'll all stop caring, and then something catastrophic will happen and ZOMG RED ALERT!

great system.
Posted by spoiler alert on February 12, 2009 at 9:06 AM
8
I thought they switched from orange to amber.
Posted by BP on February 12, 2009 at 9:08 AM
9
August 13, 2006 – Lowered from Red to Orange for flights originating in the United Kingdom bound for the United States; remains at Orange for all domestic and international flights.
Posted by since then on February 12, 2009 at 9:08 AM
10
They actually just raised it, because of this post, something about high levels of who gives a shit in the air.
Posted by Chris on February 12, 2009 at 9:08 AM
11
orange is the best color so who cares.

and paint the space needle orange again like it is supposed to be!
Posted by crack & heroin-addled resident of view ridge on February 12, 2009 at 9:26 AM
12
@3 - I thought they changed the alert to "Rainbow" when Dan flies. Tony Perkins has been on Rainbow Alert for decades.
Posted by Sir Vic on February 12, 2009 at 9:37 AM
13
And when will TSA publish a list of all the rules and regulations that they will subject someone to if that person wishes to cross a U.S. Government checkpoint at an airport en route to the gate from which his domestic flight will depart, not including laws that the person is required to abide by outside of the airport checkpoint (i.e., just those rules and regulations that apply only at the checkpoint)?

Presently, they refuse to do so. We can't be expected to follow rules that we are not allowed to read.

(This has been discussed at length on TSA's "Evolution of Security" blog.)
Posted by Phil M on February 12, 2009 at 9:41 AM
14
We throw lots of snark at the warning system, but the reason for it is something that both intelligent people like us AND the federal government have recognized: most people is dumb, dumb, DUMB! Don't give 'em words, that'll just confuse 'em, give 'em colors instead.
Posted by Chris down in The Couv on February 12, 2009 at 9:55 AM
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@ 12 - You might even say that Tony is a "Rainbow Warrior"!
Posted by Chris down in The Couv on February 12, 2009 at 9:58 AM
16
The people don't pay attention to it anymore, why should the government? After all it was only a big joke in the first place.
Posted by K on February 12, 2009 at 10:04 AM
17
This should be Obama's next order of business. Also, the signs at all of the ferries that warn us that we're at MARSEC 1 need to go.
Posted by Al on February 12, 2009 at 12:38 PM
18
"I want them painted black". Mick Jagger
Posted by Vince on February 12, 2009 at 12:54 PM
19
The national threat level is only 'elevated'
Posted by Yellow on February 18, 2009 at 8:46 AM

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