Practical Travel Safety Issues - Bad experience with laser projector

OH Lord help me please!!!!
I am getting SO tired of being TOUCHED by arrogant TSA agents! Here is the latest in my travel sagas.
Last week when going thru security at LAX, my LASER PROJECTOR apparently showed up as a "Potential Explosive Device Detected". I travel EVERY week and this has never happened before. I was escorted off to the side and my projector placed on a table where a TSA agent told me to "Stand still, don't move and wait for them to get a female agent over". Oh boy, I know this is not boding well for me!!
I ask the guy to rescan the projector as it must be an error. He turns to me and asks, "DO YOU USE DEODORANT??!!!"
Not in a playful mood, I respond, 'Well of course I do! As a matter of fact, each morning I shower, get out , dry off and then spray my underarms with deodorant. I then proceed to leave the bathroom, go straight to my laptop case, remove the laser projector case, unzip it and then proceed to SPRAY it with deodorant , DOESN'T EVERYONE????!!!!!)
For crying out loud, what a STUPID question. What is the alternative answer? That I pick up my projector and rub it underneath my armpits???
After rescanning the projector as I requested, it came up NEGATIVE, but I was still subjected to a full putdown by SUZIE SECURITY , so much so that I won't need a complete physical for at least 2 years!!!
I swear I do not get paid enough money to deal with this crap week after week!!
OK, I feel better now. Maybe I can cancel the shrink appointment!ggg

Maybe this is a new TSA obsession? I was accused of not using deodorant just last week by the TSA (I do, in case anyone was wondering).

Not sure what OP's beef is. Item alerted, scanned, ultimately cleared and OP on his way. End of story. Next.

Not sure what OP's beef is. Item alerted, scanned, ultimately cleared and OP on his way. End of story. Next.

Um, he was rude and accusatory, perhaps?

Meanwhile, while they were searching the OP, they WEREN'T searching the real bad guys.

Meanwhile, while they were searching the OP, they WEREN'T searching the real bad guys.

Mathematically speaking, there just aren't enough "real bad guys" to make the TSA worthwhile. (http://tsanewsblog.com/3212/news/game-theory-applied/)

Mathematically speaking, there just aren't enough "real bad guys" to make the TSA worthwhile. (http://tsanewsblog.com/3212/news/game-theory-applied/)

I know.

Not in a playful mood, I respond, 'Well of course I do! As a matter of fact, each morning I shower, get out , dry off and then spray my underarms with deodorant. I then proceed to leave the bathroom, go straight to my laptop case, remove the laser projector case, unzip it and then proceed to SPRAY it with deodorant , DOESN'T EVERYONE????!!!!!)

A simple "yes" would have been just as effective.

A simple "yes" would have been just as effective.

nah. I liked the OPs answer better!

nah. I liked the OPs answer better!

Yeah. Because being reasonable with TSA employees always works out so well. Might as well vent and get *something* beneficial out of the interaction.

Take a deep breath, and walk away from the projector. ;)

Not sure what OP's beef is. Item alerted, scanned, ultimately cleared and OP on his way. End of story. Next.

Probably because a completely innocuous item alerted for no reason, resulting in an invasive grope, also for no reason. Seems pretty reasonable to me.