Reply #128: IOW—A chime in from one of the fearful, praising BS measures meant to make you feel good...

[LooseWilly]

Don't get me wrong I don't hold it against the average wage-goon when they behave like sympathetic human beings... but just because you are afraid doesn't offset the awful shit that some of them pull out of incompetence, poor training, or just general assholiodom. And the fact that all of the above happens enough that people haven't forgotten about it (kind of like pedophile Catholic priests)... means that it's an institutional problem that reassurance of your fears doesn't make "OK".

The irony is that shortcuts on maintenance on the planes to improve company profit margins, not to mention underpaying of all pilots hired anywhere near recently (also to improve company profit margins), is probably a much bigger threat to passenger safety... so I hope you enjoy the anti-hijacker theater every trip... and have some Xanex to help you cope with the actual institutional threats to your well-being.

:hi: