Originally Posted by
txrus
I've only had this happen a couple of times, but I make a point of peering over the BP that is in the highly trained document checker's hand & saying the name of the destination printed on said BP.
If the highly trained document checker asks if that is it, then my response is
'Out of an abundance of caution, I don't discuss my travel plans with strangers-it's just not safe'.
I've never been SPOTed or smelled any BDO, but my response to any and all questions from a TSO will be simple, direct, non-snarky, and to the point:
"I'm not at liberty to discuss it."
Which is absolutely true, as far as it goes; I work for a company that has federal contracts, and in my yearly security training I've been advised to never discuss any PII, travel plans, or other personal details with strangers - not even co-workers or people in uniform - to prevent phishing, spear-phishing, whaling, or Mentalism.
My inbuilt politeness and manners will probably make me reflexively say, "I'm sorry" first, even though I'm not really sorry, I'm peeved.
Fortunately, I've never had to use it. I know it will cause problems if I do, because some TSO will get huffy and call a supervisor or a LEO and they'll get outraged that I'm not respecting their authoritah, so I may wind up with a full monty search and hassle.