Originally Posted by
barbell
TSA wants to chat? I'd love to chat!
Where are you going?
Well, that really is a loaded question, isn't it officer? ... [great stuff] ...Then, once I get my coffee, I guess I'll head to the gate. On the way I suppose I'll need a quick bathroom break. Then maybe I'll head to one of the stores to pick up something for my daughter. ... [more great stuff] ... Say, do you happen to know, is the bathroom just through here, or is it closer to my gate?
TSA wants to chat? Fine, I'll chat.
Add more detail about the highlighted sentence and you'll be waved through quick-smart!
I did something like at Immigration in NZ once; I was sleep-deprived after too many late nights but all geared up to give a conference talk on the really exciting part of my project, so when the immigration guy asked "reason for visit" I launched into it. After two sentences he gave me back my passport and said, rather forcefully, "Welcome to New Zealand. NEXT!!!"
