USA and Security

"Terrill D. Willard" wrote in message
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The thing I find most unusual is that the biggest precautions seem to
be at government offices. I cannot even go in to the Wichita FSDO
without calling them (at least they did put a phone inside the first
set of doors so you don't have to stand outside in the snow and rain),
telling who I want to see, and then having someone come and escort me
in. I think I had to sign in and out to just drop off my program
letter for one of my gliders last year. Guess this time I will use
the US Mail. Just as impersonal as the visit was (because of the
changes) and cheaper, too.
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Steve Leonard


I have worked in a building with this kind of security for the last 14
years. The difference is that it is in private industry. I forget
that other citizens are not used to carrying mulitple pass-cards and
keys to get into their place of business.

Visitors never come to our site unannounced. The guard would never
let them past the gate at the perimeter, and no one has attempted to
cross the 3meter high fences topped with razor wire....

Maybe government is finally catching up to the rest of us.

I am just happy that this kind of security is not required at small GA
airports and gliderports....yet.

Terrill
It's in progress at some airports. At the Government Liason presentation at
the convention, it was suggested that glider operators become proactive to
avert regulatory action; security audit, locked hangars, security officer,
etc.

Frank Whiteley

Horse bolted, stable door, closing after.

Rearrange to your satisfaction.

F.L. Whiteley wrote:
"Terrill D. Willard" wrote in message
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(Steve) wrote in message

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The thing I find most unusual is that the biggest precautions seem to
be at government offices. I cannot even go in to the Wichita FSDO
without calling them (at least they did put a phone inside the first
set of doors so you don't have to stand outside in the snow and rain),
telling who I want to see, and then having someone come and escort me
in. I think I had to sign in and out to just drop off my program
letter for one of my gliders last year. Guess this time I will use
the US Mail. Just as impersonal as the visit was (because of the
changes) and cheaper, too.

...

Steve Leonard


I have worked in a building with this kind of security for the last 14
years. The difference is that it is in private industry. I forget
that other citizens are not used to carrying mulitple pass-cards and
keys to get into their place of business.

Visitors never come to our site unannounced. The guard would never
let them past the gate at the perimeter, and no one has attempted to
cross the 3meter high fences topped with razor wire....

Maybe government is finally catching up to the rest of us.

I am just happy that this kind of security is not required at small GA
airports and gliderports....yet.

Terrill

It's in progress at some airports. At the Government Liason presentation at
the convention, it was suggested that glider operators become proactive to
avert regulatory action; security audit, locked hangars, security officer,
etc.

Frank Whiteley

"Bruce Greeff" wrote in message
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Horse bolted, stable door, closing after.

Rearrange to your satisfaction.

F.L. Whiteley wrote:


When you have more than one horse, closing the door after one horse has left
the barn is a pretty damn sensible thing to do. It's called learning from
your mistakes.

(Terrill D. Willard) wrote in
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Visitors never come to our site unannounced. The guard would never
let them past the gate at the perimeter, and no one has attempted to
cross the 3meter high fences topped with razor wire....


So, when do you expect to be paroled?

:-)

Howard wrote in message .. .
(Terrill D. Willard) wrote in
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Visitors never come to our site unannounced. The guard would never
let them past the gate at the perimeter, and no one has attempted to
cross the 3meter high fences topped with razor wire....


So, when do you expect to be paroled?

:-)

In about 30 years when I retire!

Seriously, the only thing that bugs me is that we also have no
windows. In the winter I can go a week straight without seeing the
sun.

T

Hei,

Terrill D. Willard wrote:

Seriously, the only thing that bugs me is that we also have no
windows. In the winter I can go a week straight without seeing the
sun.

So? I _have_ a window at work, and in the winter I can go a week
straight without seeing the sun ;-) During my military service we went
like a couple of _months_ without ever seeing a hint the sun, and we
spent most of our time outdoors! So there ;-)

Christian 8-)