Originally Posted by
clrankin
3. No barking. It goes hand in hand with #1 above, but is worth stating in its own point. Only those who have not flown at all in the past decade are unfamiliar with the shoe fetish, liquid fetish, and other needless frivolities at the checkpoint. They can be gently reminded by other passengers, or just read the myriad of signs that our taxpayer money was wasted on while standing in line. We don't need to further waste money by employing TSOs to do the "three S shuffle" - Stand, Stare, and Scream.
On a recent trip through the "security" checkpoint, the TSO standing guard in front of the WTMD was trying to get my attention over and over so that he could "ensure" that I'd removed my belt, my liquids, my items from my pockets, etc. While he didn't bark or raise his voice, he repetitively said the phrases and then asked for my attention by "Sir" words over and over. I ignored him, didn't even look at him. He seemed rather unhappy that I wouldn't acknowledge his "helpful" reminders.