Originally Posted by
cbastian
I'm presently on my 11th flight in two months (4 of them int'l). Clearing security has never taken more than five minutes from the ID check to the exit, and I haven't seen anyone going through intrusive extra screening. Are people getting worked up about anecdotal stories, or do I just have the process down pat?
The pictures and video are all faked, the reports are all lies and hysteria, and you clearly are doing everything right.
Even Pistole was lying when he said the new patdown made him uncomfortable and was much more intrusive than before.
And now that the wands are gone, folks who are in wheelchairs or otherwise unable to assume and hold the position in the scanner or who can't get through the WTMD if there is no scanner - those folks aren't really getting patted down every time they fly. If those stupid people would just leave their wheelchairs and artificial joints at home like you do, they'd probably sail right through too.
And Pistole didn't really say it will be a mess at the airports if folks opt-out, voluntarily or involuntarily. That was just the media and you know how unreliable those reports are.