What they are supposed to do and real life experience differs.

I had already passed through the machine. He brings the bag
over and gives me the spiel about no locks through security.
Then tells me I have cpap they need to inspect.

I unlock the bag then he carries it past the machine to another
area where two of them go through it where I cannot see what
is happening. This is why I wrongly jumped to the conclusion it
was them who snagged my reading glasses.

I had the cpap in a packing cube. Next time I may lock the bag
and packing cube. I can only imagine how upset they would be
to discover another lock there.

It would seem to raise suspicion when a bag is locked as though
we are guilty of attempting to put one over on them... when in
fact it is merely for the security of our items.

Want to search? No problem, got nothing to hide. Ask me to
unlock without the attitude claiming it should not be locked.

I cannot imagine how boring that job must get and they get
a little edgy after essentially repeating the same thing over
and over.

Next time I may also wrap the cpap in shrink wrap of multiple
layers of Saran Wrap to keep it sterile and clean.