How did we get on planes before 9/11?

by Regular Joseph , Monday, March 23, 2026, 21:13 (126 days ago) @ nedhead

Nothing is different about the world except cultural expectations. Except I suppose Americans have way more guns and young Arabs have lots more reasons to hate America.

Did you feel unsafe boarding a plane in the 90s? Do you look back on that self as naive?

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TSA airport training - Jay, 2026-03-22, 11:11
- What makes more sense -- - Mike (Max), 2026-03-23, 12:13
  - Atlanta airport suggested arriving 5 hours before the flight - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-03-23, 12:27
- Can we just get rid of TSA? - Romulox, 2026-03-23, 12:01
  - This is the correct answer - Regular Joseph, 2026-03-23, 20:00
    - I don't really understand what this means. - nedhead, 2026-03-23, 20:25
      - How did we get on planes before 9/11? - Regular Joseph, 2026-03-23, 21:13
        
        So people can just take guns on planes? - nedhead, 2026-03-23, 21:18
        
        There's a distinction between TSA and "Airport Security" - irishoutsider, 2026-03-24, 04:34
        
        Right. - Regular Joseph, 2026-03-24, 06:22
- They aren't even going to do screenings. - domer.mq, 2026-03-22, 18:44
  - No screening function - solely there for random beatings - MattG, 2026-03-23, 09:22
    - If the alarm goes off, they will just shoot you on sight. - Chris, 2026-03-23, 11:36
  - it's clear this was a random whim from the mind of DJT - Jay, 2026-03-23, 07:35
    - No joke, he got it from a guest on Fox News - BPH, 2026-03-23, 08:38
      - Who got it from someone calling into Clay Travis - irishoutsider, 2026-03-23, 08:49
        
        I know that the phrase "absolute worst timeline" - KGB, 2026-03-23, 09:02
        
        reality: "hold my beer" - Jeff (BGS), 2026-03-23, 11:16
    - Also, perhaps a demonstration - bobbywal, 2026-03-23, 07:51
      - None of them are wearing masks in the airports. - domer.mq, 2026-03-23, 07:56
        
        Not so at ORD - bobbywal, 2026-03-23, 17:35
        
        I wonder how that will cross reference with attacks - Mark, 2026-03-23, 10:20
        
        So we can dox them now? - Regular Joseph, 2026-03-23, 10:12
        
        They're literally running away - BPH, 2026-03-23, 10:46
        
        footage at Houston - Jay, 2026-03-23, 08:21
        
        Trump just said he asked for that - Jay, 2026-03-23, 08:17
        
        He also said Iran called him. - domer.mq, 2026-03-23, 08:21
- I thought the same thing - Jeff (BGS), 2026-03-22, 13:20
  - The shelf life for this is basically nil. - KGB, 2026-03-22, 13:42
    - I will be in jail in October - Busco21, 2026-03-22, 21:26

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How did we get on planes before 9/11?