And that is again a reason why some of us feel that there is a credibility factor. I actually appreciate the input of some of the TSOs here but there have been several threads where two of them posted conflicting information on the same threads. I don't think that it is out of malice or a desire to confuse necessarily, but rather I think that it represents the varying interpretation of the rules that TSOs themselves seem to have.

Skirts is another example - 'bulky items must be removed' = all skirts are bulky and are thus subject to a pat down is the result from some TSOs. Yet other times I can travel for weeks without a skirt induced pat down. I have also quizzed various managers around the US and some tell me ALL skirts and some tell me long, heavy skirts are the issue.

Then there is the issue of contractors - MCI and SFO have different interpretations or different rules, or have told me that TSA gives them directives to follow which differ from those that other airports must follow.