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Lee Hamilton, and Tom Kean were just on meet the press, and what they represented is a sad state of affairs for all of our safety!
And yet we discuss over and over Xmas holiday crap...
The very first responders of this nation, Flight Attendants and Air Marshall's are fighting the tsa allowing scissors and other paraphernalia to be allowed back on airplanes...
I say they are the first responders, because whether you are on the aircraft, or on the ground, that aircraft can kill many, do we not have proof of that??
when do we listen to the people who know? when do we hold our representatives accountable??
we have sent billions to cites who do not need the money since 9/11 and yet nothing has been done about the cargo that goes on each and every flight..less than 1% of cargo is being checked...
its one of the biggest reasons, i took early retirement as a flight attendant!
what you are being sold is window dressing...i get furious when i go to the airport and i see Americans so willing to take their shoes and clothes off in all different manners..and yet these same Americans remain ignorant , and oblivious to the real dangers..i get furious that shoes are taken off when plastiques can so easily be put on board and aircraft,and its not even being looked for! I get furious that flight attendants are not being trained in martial arts..i get furious that this government has put up so many road blocks to pilots being armed...most of whom were military pilots with incredible responsibilities of flying air force planes and now carrying thousands of lives, and yet they are being thwarted by * to carry arms! i am tired of Americans acting as if flight attendants are their waitress...remember people , they are your eyes and ears, they are your survival ..they are the first responders in the air and many times on the ground..should they succeed in getting you there...
think when you walk on that airplane , that that person greeting you may be the very person who saves your life , if it becomes nessesary...
but that flight attendant also fights to get regulations and procedures to keep you safe..on their own time...
i do not often like to speak for others, but i will say this, no group of people care about your life or safety more than that flight crew...
they fight for your rights and your safety at all times, against the government , and against corporate policymakers...
the airline unions are your best friend...because they protect the crew in making decisions for your safety...they allow a flight crew member to walk off a plane if conditions for safety are not met..
and i will say this and flame me if you want..but Lee Hamilton and Thomas Kean said enough to get me mad as hell..instead of worrying about all this Christmas crap...get mad as hell and use your voice for things that matter for all of us...
fear is not an option ..action is..stand behind the flight attendants and air marshall's who are attempting to fight TSA allowing scissors back on planes, fight the congress and make them get the equipment online NOW! to inspect cargo, fight congress to get the nuclear power plants protected..and remember this..
when flt 11 and flight 175 hit the wtc..they flew over a huge power plant..that has not been protected , and even now is extremely vunerable in the New York area...many more would die if that power plant were hit ...
and remember when you walk on a plane..that flight attendant has been trained to protect you..what you might find silly or inconsequential..has been time tested, in other crashes, in other incidents you are not aware of..and in some cases for your security the flight crew can not and will not tell you about,but the rules and proceedures are there for very valid reasons.
and the number 1# reason that flight crew is there, is for your safety..for your security..and those incredible professionals care about their passengers lives more than anything else!
Please stand with the Flight crews of our Airlines in keeping scissors and other dangerous objects off planes!!
call congress tommorrow...
fly
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