>>My sister had somebody try to take a tuning fork away from her (she’s a singer and was on her way to a Sacred Harp singing) because he thought it might be a weapon. So you never know.<<
Agreed about that: TSA employees are those that are too stupid to flip burgers. They follow rote because they can’t discern nor think. I would be happier with robots since I would know robots don’t get OT nor ask for PTO.
I am familiar enough with the local airport to know which line has the more seasoned (bored) “agents” that will just pass everything through.
Ironically, I have GlobalEntry “Trusted passenger” status for international travel but they have yet to implement it for intra-USA (which they promised us like a week after 9/11).
I think they are setting up an international version.
That said, the whole problem is Muslims, and the rest of us are being punished for their evil misdeeds.