Leaving DXB the other day, I had a 20ft Ethernet cable confiscated, because they said it could be used to tie someone up. While my bag had plenty of other every day items that could have been used to cause havoc. Strange and stupid on so many different levels.

LHR was easy. No shoe removal, no nude-o-scopes anywhere to be seen (T3). No bag check at the gate for my AA flight either, no groping (although it appeared they were selectively doing this).