Originally Posted by
gsoltso
I have no explanation for that. I dislike the disparity in policy as much as you do. The SOP is written and in place for a reason.
I dislike the inconsistency as much as you do. Your experience at LAX should be almost a carbon copy of what happens at GSO, but that does not always seem to be the case (of course, the experience at LAX may be a bit more harried due to the much greater passenger flow). I wish I had some way to rectify the inconsistencies.
My hat is off to you. You understand that everything should be the same across the board in all airports with no deviation in the way policy is enforced. Unlike it is now. I guess we should call what is going on "The McDonalds Problem". McDonalds can have the same level of service and the same quality of food anywhere in the USA. Why can't the TSA have the same level of security screening across the USA, regardless of WTMD or NoS? That is what I think most people here can't get around. And operating outside of the standard operating procedure at anytime should be a immediate dismissal from the TSA.