And the one time it detects a bomb; your bitch about being hassled for awhile goes from barely relevant to non-existent.
Private security at the airports seemed much more effective, courteous and intelligent because they did very little.
I don't think this RFID thing is good, but, I think most of the security things in place at airports now are generally a good idea; 9/11 just highlighted the vulnerability of the air travel system.
That being said, I fly a lot and it doesn't really bother me. I adapt, and I get to my destination.
Nope, but thanks for playing. This was a machine set aside specifically for special cases like me. People who have special items to declare. It was not the same thing that standard passengers went through.
I didn't bitch about being hasseled for awhile, when I travel with a gun, I expect to go through a few hoops.
And your comment about the private security doing very little? What do you base this on? Granted, my only real dealings with private security was at DFW airport in 2000, but they where the most professional, dedicated and aware private security people I've ever dealt with. TSA on the other hand, have never impressed me. The men pull aside and hassle the cute girls, they sit there and are very unprofessional while working. "Damn girl, you look so fine, you sure you want to get on this flight, you should come to my place and we could make things happen!" I actually heard this form a TSA thug to a young girl, maybe 18, going through security, and he was even grabbing his crotch while he said it. But if I confronted him about it, I knew I would never get on my plane.
I know what I have to do to get through security and get to my plane, and I understand the need for security. I, too, "adapt, and I get to my destination" I am just not impressed by TSA and the idea that throwing money at a problem solves it.
EDIT: Oh, and what security measures are in place now that weren't in place before 9/11?