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Rest in Peace
United States
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Like it's any of their dam business: Quote:
A traveler flying into Las Vegas was questioned by the TSA about his small collection of silver coins, another example of how the federal agency is acting more like a secret police unit than an airport security outfit, routinely interrogating Americans about their financial affairs. http://www.wealthwire.com/news/headlines/2104link corrected Edited by biggfredd
11/05/2011 09:40 am
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United States
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Edited by mmerlinn
11/05/2011 05:23 am
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United States
304 Posts |
I'm sure we could all go on and on about the stories from TSA. I have my own TSA story, I'm not an easy person to offend ("thick skin and all that") but they managed to do it.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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An Australian collector on leaving India, was found to have a small number of common silver rupees in his posession. He was jailed for six months.
I think that was a classic case of an official trying to earn brownie points, by being as officious as possible. Hardly what you would call a crime.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
842 Posts |
If you have only been stacking silver and gold, I suggest you start stacking guns and ammo too.
"Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory. The federal government is our servant, not our master!" -Thomas Jefferson
Edited to add quote.
Edited by ancientcoinguy
11/05/2011 08:49 am
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Valued Member
United States
289 Posts |
ancientcoinguy,
COMPLETELY agree here!!
I usually fly 125000 to 150000 miles a year for work. The lists of what I have seen with TSA could fill "David Letterman's Top Ten" for about 6 months. I actually witnesses the search of a toddler in a stoller that was on national news a few months back. What was not mentioned was the agent searching the kid, was having a very difficult time talking with the parents, BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE ACCENT OF THE TSA AGENT.
My actual point in writing...... I've worked over in Asia for many years, some of the factory employees really were interested in our change coins, cents to quarters. Modern, nothing rare. These are just kids that think our foreign money is cool looking, just as I was when I saw my first Canadian coins.
So I took over a roll of cents, nickels, dimes and quarters ( just took them out of what I already searched from the bank). I was grilled in O'hare for having them in my CHECKED baggage. This is on United, I'm a million mile flyer! (two times over) and they grilled me over having 4 rolls of change, with a MASSIVE value of $17.50. Now the best part.....(by the way this is documented with United), the quarters were taken out and I had to give them to the agent as I was told they could be used as a weapon (in my checked bag in the UNDERBELLY of the plane). I'm getting more ticked off just writing this again, so I'm done.
That's my coin story with lovely agents of the TSA whom I will always enjoy having the benefit of paying their salaries....
AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Bought a roll/tube of ASE in San Diego a few years back and was grilled for 15min by the TSA checking into the flight. My 2 carry-on baggage was riffled through thoroughly along with the carry-on of the friends I was traveling with. Going through Canadian securities on a connected flight with the same coins only landed me a raised eyebrow by one officer, a question asking "are these coins in a tube" while pointing at the x-ray monitor, and a nod when I answered. You gotta love the TSA, they sure do love the power they wield. |
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United States
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Well I know our freedom has come at a high cost to millions over the years. We the people do control our country but it seems 90% of the population has forgotten that.
While I hate to see the wrong group of people make the demonstrations look bad in the news I am yet happy to see people finally waking up from their deep sleep.
Being a Marine I would never surrender my weapons any of them and I have numerous guns. I feel that 100% of our military people feel the same as me. If you look at any country that has outlawed private citizens the right to own guns all these countries are not FREE.
SO in taking away our constitutional law of the right to bare arms and defend yourself you take away our freedom and my freedom. I fought for my and your freedom and no on will take that away from me not the criminals nore my own government.
We should not fear the government because we all our the government each one of us.
We are seeing things in this countries government our founding fathers would not believe.
So wake up America as it is way past time for change our current government is broken and it needs fixed or replaced.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm surprised that the TSA isn't too busy harrassing little old ladies and that they can find the time to harrass good folks about their coins.
I'm a Marine also, and I can tell you that I didn't fight for the government's ability to threaten the rights of its own citizens.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree that the TSA has taken airport security over the top in a very heavy-handed manner that needs to be reigned in ASAP.
That said, I have a short story about a good TSA agent that I met in Wendover, NV. My wife and I were on vacation and decided to stop at the air museum in Wendover. They are running the place on a shoe-string of contributions, so did not have much in the way of signs. We found the local air port and finally spotted a small building that looked relatively new so we stopped there to inquire. A nice young man in a TSA uniform came out of the building and I asked him where the air museum was located. He gave me good directions, I thanked him, and we found it quickly. It was small but also very worthwhile to anyone who enjoys WW II history. We bought a few souvenirs from their shop and left a $5 contribution to the museum. There was no charge to get in and they had a nice 10 minute movie about the air base that was there in WW II. My step-dad was stationed there when he trained to fly B-29s, so it was nice to actually see a bit of family history from long ago.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 About keeping our gold, silver, and lead rounds. This email in part was sent to me and I think it agrees with.. Brucec.  After the Japanese decimated our fleet in Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941, they could have sent their troop ships and carriers directly to California to finish what they started. The prediction from our Chief of Staff was we would not be able to stop a Massive invasion until they reached the Mississippi River. Remember, we had a 2 million man army and war ships. All fighting the Germans. So, why did they not invade? After the war, the remaining Japanese generals and admirals were asked that question. Their answer: They know that almost every home had guns and the Americans knew how to use them. The world's largest army? America's hunters! I had never thought about this. A blogger added up the deer license sales in just a handful of states and Arrived at a striking conclusion: There were over 600,000 hunters this season in the state of Wisconsin. Allow me to restate that number. Over the last several months, Wisconsin's hunters became the eighth Largest army in the world. More men under arms than in Iran. More than in France and Germany combined. These men deployed to the woods of a single American state to hunt with firearms, and no one was killed. That number pales in comparison to the 750,000 who hunted the woods of Pennsylvania and Michigan's 700,000 hunters. All of whom have now returned home. Toss in a quarter million hunters in West Virginia and it literally establishes the fact that the hunters of those four states alone would comprise the largest army in the world. The point? America will forever be safe from foreign invasion with that kind of home-grown firepower. Hunting -- it's not just a way to fill the freezer. It's a matter of national security! That's why all enemies, foreign and domestic, want to see us disarmed! Food for thought when next we consider gun control. Edit for the point and our freedom
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11/05/2011 6:34 pm
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Ireland
131 Posts |
Interesting, the TSA at McCarron never batted an eye recently when a slabbed AGE in my hand-luggage and I went through security. Nor did security in London.
Norm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The U.S. AND Australia share the same problem:
We ARE being invaded.
By illegal immigrants.
Without a shot being fired!
Tim Stroud (another CCF'er), says it like it is.
Edited by sel_69l
11/05/2011 11:41 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@grancap74: I have never had that problem flying out of DIA or the old Stapleton airport in Denver...and for the last couple of years I've been bringing with me at least two rolls of the latest ATB Quarter and one roll of the most recent dead prez and spend or giveaway as tips at my destination. A few days prior to the trip I make sure to stop in at the mint and use their change machine which dispenses the most current design of each. Sure I've been body search and bag checked at security, and have even been asked about the rolls, but I merely tell them it's for tips and change in a calm and non-threatening way and have always left the security checkpoint with my rolls intact. It's the way you handle them, as they can immediately strip you of your civil rights even if you are a little bit agressive or just cranky and tired. TSA agents get really bad raps that are not wholly undeserved, and rank right up there with repo guys, ambulance chasing attorneys, and grand jury summoners. Sorry for your bad experience, perhaps that TSA screener got dumped on the entire day and felt it was his/her turn to get a "tip" for services rendered! |
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United States
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The original story is very, very interesting since its painting TSA agents as strong-armed thugs. Perhaps some are, but I'll wager most are just happy to have a job where they can feed their families. If that exact situation happened to me, I would simply just ask for the on-duty supervisor and explain that they are gifts and would I have to fill out a customs declaration traveling from Las Vegas to Chicago, say? Playing dumb and innocent can get you out of some tight TSA situations rather than advocating like a lawyer over your rights as some TSA agents might see that as a power play and parley one of their own. Never, ever admit to investing or collecting, as TSA can copy your ID, and some smart-mouthed TSA screener might turn into an after hours goon that pays a visit to your possibly unoccupied home during your trip. While they are gaining more power than is absolutely necessary, they are an evil that is here to stay. Using the path of least resistance and a calm unruffled demeanor will get you out of their clutches sooner than later.
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United States
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Easily avoided with FedEx or UPS...
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Posted 11/05/2011 07:38 am
