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BumRushDaShow

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3. This has been done during previous shutdowns

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 06:28 AM

Mar 13

including going back to Gingrich's idiotic 35 day double-hitter one back in '95/'96.

Thankfully back then, my agency was one of the few that had an appropriation, so we were working in what was a multi-agency building, but with just a few agencies that were funded, and the rest of the building was empty.

We did get hit by the 2013, Carnival Cruz "Green Eggs and Ham" 17 day one though.

Chef José Andrés of World Central Kitchen often gets involved feeding out-of-work feds during shutdowns too.

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Airports collect donations for TSA staffers during government shutdown [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 13 OP

Sounds like a gimmick RandySF Mar 13 #1

Remember to tip your TSA workers... and try the veal... I'll be here all week. QueerDuck Mar 13 #2

This has been done during previous shutdowns BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #3

What if - The Airlines paid TSA staff during the shutdown and then got reimbursed? groundloop Mar 13 #4

Quit! WhiteCheek69 Mar 13 #5

Shouldn't the airlines be the ones giving them money? Dumpy Mar 13 #6

That's how it used to be BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #7