[Normy]

Dude...let me tell you some stories-!

Listen. I have an airline ID. That amounts to a "badge" at the checkpoint.

A "Badge" you ask? That means a local, county, state or federal law enforcement official. The TSA responds to only one person: dubya Bush. They should- this whole huge government boondoggle set up by REPUBICANS is now busting your balls, combing through your bag.

Heh! A few years ago, right after the TSA was set up, one of the crewmen [age 62, he was a former Air Force "chief", and didn't have a pilots licence] at the airline I worked for decided one day that the TSA should not be able to just toss shoes and other wares on top of his laptop. This happened in Los Angeles one day- they sent us out there, and we all wound up with the same ticket to New York. Well, the TSA THREW and I mean THREW his shoes on top of his laptop. DAMMIT! I was right there looking at the whole thing! We both threw fits, and get this- the all-mighty TSA-as court-ordered to not give you any crap. Maybe if you sit next to the vents on the roof, but you get the idea:"
there are a few rats in our adict.

They didn't understand that it was stupid to THROW shoes on top of a $1200 laptop~

"Oh...I'm sorry. Is there an issue here? "

::feral scream!::

"HELL F*CKING YES THERE IS AN ISSUE HERE! Get me your supervisor!"

Another TSA walks up, and assumes a dominant posture. "Can I help you?

Sure you can, elohssa!