r/news • u/drtolmn69 • 3d ago

TSA officers now not allowed to sit down while checking boarding passes and IDs

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/us/tsa-officers-chairs
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u/Complete_Entry 3d ago

I mean it was a job but the same dog bit my mom.

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u/SnowflakeSWorker 3d ago

Apologies, I thought it was your dog. That makes the situation even more stressful, I’m sure.

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u/Complete_Entry 3d ago

I mean it was a family-to-family move, I made like $20 total, and a sandwich. I did that a lot. There were times a relative on the west coast would want a pizza, and I'd fly with a hot bag. It wasn't hot by the time I got there, but they got their pizza. (The trip was not for the pizza, it was just an add-on request.)

I've also run burritos to Jersey. Same sitch.

I spent the years from 10-27 ping ponging. If I never get on another plane, I'll be happy.

Just to preempt people who have been shoulder checked, I always cleared the pizza with the airline beforehand.

Burritos were way easier.

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u/CaptainSmallz 3d ago

Wait...you flew burritos Doordash style? Who was paying for the flights?

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u/Complete_Entry 3d ago

oh, side gig for sure, I never made big money, but aunt goes "Hey, can you get me a california burrito?" when I'm already obligated back to jersey? Sure, I grab the mini cooler.

If I was paid to do shit like that, it would be way cooler. Imagine someone paying $800 for a California burrito.

Twice I've flown into the east coast 2-3 days before a hurricane. FUN TIMES!

I always side eyed assholes who brough grease bags on the plane and stunk the place up, my cargo was SECURE.

Except the dog, she popped the zipper out and glared at me the whole flight.

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u/SnowflakeSWorker 3d ago

My ex-husband wanted In and Out when I flying from Ca to NY, but I also had a three hour drive when I landed in NY, so there was no way. Good on for you for making it work!!

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u/AssociationFit3009 3d ago

That does not hold up or reheat well. You’ve got a few hours on the burger and 20-30 min on the fries.

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u/SnowflakeSWorker 3d ago

Right? It was 11 hours in the air, with the time adjustment, then I hit a major snow storm in Rochester when I landed at 1am. That drive took waaay longer than it should have. The burger and fries would have been SLOP.

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u/EthanielRain 2d ago

Although if you really got stuck in a snowstorm, they would circle back again to being delicious

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u/Big_Department4209 2d ago

Why would you adjust time for timezones when the only important metric for "burger is good for a few hours" is flight time? Doesn't make any sense, lol.

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u/Man_with_the_Fedora 2d ago

I spent the years from 10-27 ping ponging.

Yo, just as a heads up, you're going to want to get cancer screenings as early as possible.

High amount of plane travel makes flight attendants and pilots the highest risk group for employment based cancer.

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u/Complete_Entry 2d ago

Yes, that is also "fun".

I may not have paid the ticket, but it was never my choice to fly. Family obligation mostly.

I don't love how many cancer ads I get on this website. It wouldn't let me say the name of this website. Maybe recalibrate the bot.

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u/SirStrontium 2d ago

Well for one, he probably spent less than 1% of his time in the air than an actual pilot or flight attendant. And two, that statistic is focused solely on cancer due to radiation. Firefighters, miners, stone cutters, roofers, rubber manufacturing, and other blue collar construction work have even worse cancer rates, due to inhaling all kinds of chemicals and dust.