When's the last time you saw a TSA agent you would trust with a bag o' que?
KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV) -
A Washington, D.C. man is getting a gift from The Heartland on Thursday, a gift of Joe's Kansas City Barbecue.
Bob Porter, a government affairs consultant from D.C., was bringing back some brisket, sausage, and sauce from the legendary barbecue restaurant after a weekend visit to Kansas City. Porter said the smoked goodies never made it back east, though, as they were confiscated at Kansas City International Airport on Monday.
Porter discovered the missing 'que when he got home. He found an empty bag and a note from the Transportation Security Administration saying it had gone through his luggage. The story got out, and Porter got a call from Joe's Kansas City with some good, make that great, news.
Turns out Joe's will not only be replacing Porter's barbecue stash, but upping the ante. "The guy had a pound of brisket, a pound of sausage, and a bottle of sauce. We're sending him two pounds of brisket, two pounds of sausage, a full slab of ribs, and a gift pack of sauce and our fry seasoning," said Doug Worgul, Joe's Director of Marketing.
"This was an injustice. The guy was done wrong and we needed to right that wrong. This is just a bit of Kansas City barbecue justice," Worgul told KCTV5 News.
Worgul said Porter knew it was a funny story, and that he started laughing when
he heard Joe's was reaching out to him on the phone. "He wasn't as outraged as he was brokenhearted. Hopefully, this will mend that broken heart," Worgul said.
Worgul said the barbecue bounty was in the freezer on Wednesday night, and will be heading to the nation's capitol first thing Thursday, mending a broke heart and satisfying a hearty appetite.
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my gawd...is nothing sacred!?
TSA?
If the TSA people took something that wasn't against the rules to have there, then I don't think they would leave their calling card. More likely some handler took it after it passed TSA.
Would they confiscate a bottle?
TSA?
When there is no consequence to your actions, anything goes.
What is astonishing to me is how often someone with access to our luggage indulges in petty mischief. My electric razor was fully charged and packed in its carrying case. It cannot be turned on accidentally, but when I got to Maine it was dead. Someone had turned it on and left it on. When my wife arrived in San Diego her bite guard was missing from its case. Absolutely useless to anyone else, but they still took it.
Any golfers know not to leave a dozen Titleists in your luggage or they are gone gone gone....
When I flew to Washington to take my exam I had to check my books. It took some intense puzzle solving to get them in my bag.
When I un-packed there was a 'we were here' note from TSA. It was under the books. Glad they didn't drop one of my binders and re-assemble it for me...
TSA?
> If the TSA people took something that wasn't against the rules to have there, then I don't think they would leave their calling card. More likely some handler took it after it passed TSA.
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> Would they confiscate a bottle?
I think they would confiscate anything they felt like taking and toss in their calling card partially because that's what they were trained to do, and partially as a challenge to the traveller to try to do anything about any missing items. I'm sure there are many who are conscientious, but some of them are pretty bold in their disregard of personal property.
I've used the supposed TSA approved locks on my luggage several times. TSA cut them off each time rather than use the master keys they supposedly have. So I tried leaving a bag of locks in my bag, on top of everything else in it along with a big note asking them to kindly lock the bag after they've inspected. They left the bag partially unzipped but ignored my note and locks. Made a mess of the luggage contents as well.
As someone else already pointed out, there's those who abuse a position in which they have no accountability to the people they interact with, and a lot of them have found their way to the TSA.
So, Joe's Barbe'q is out the money, and the thief, with tsa, or whatever, is in with the barbq?
This would be a happy ending, IF the TSA agents in that town, ALL had their pay docked, by the cost of it all to Joes.
No, I don't think this story is done yet!
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