SFO United "Elite" security queue in the former North Terminal.
ID Checker had never seen one. Called over the supervisor, who had never seen one.
Asked if I had any other ID. I responded, "Why? DHS issued this to me it's on the list of approved IDs."
Supervisor: "Do you have any other ID?"
Me: "Do I HAVE to show you more than one approved ID?"
Supervisor: "Do you have any other ID?"
Me: "You didn't answer my question. Do I HAVE to show you more than one approved ID?"
Supervisor: "I don't know what this is. I need to see another ID."
I handed him my Thai drivers license.
Supervisor: "I don't know what this is. Do you have another ID?"
I showed him my U.K. drivers license.
Supervisor: "This is not an approved ID. Don't you have a drivers license from the States?"
Me: "I'm not driving here."
Supervisor, who had been fairly good natured about it all said (in a rather pleading voice): "Would you please just show me an approved ID I am familiar with?"
So I showed him my passport.
No retaliation.
After screening, I walked up to him and said, "Is it too much to expect that TSA line personnel will be familiar with the list of approved IDs."
He concurred and said, "We really aren't given much time to conduct training."
Tax dollars at work...