Originally Posted by
swag
I disagree with you here, Spiff.
Security is just one of many things that adds stress to the flying experience, especially when compared with 10 years ago. Crowded planes, crowded bins, shrinking seat pitch, increasing numbers of elites to compete with for upgrades & exit seats & preboarding & bin space, lack of food, increased drink prices, no blankets or pillows, increased delays due to crowded airspace...
Agree; for example, at work I notice that when employees under stress skip meals, they turn cranky and irritable and I have to "force" them to go out to get some food to calm things down. I think there's a causation, not only correlation, between the removal of meals and cranky passengers.