<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by sowalsky:
My problem with the screeners is that they don't think; they just act like robots brainwashed into whatever moronic rule is currently employed. They don't "think" that maybe, just maybe, that the little old lady with the darning needle is harmless. They just see "sharp pointy object" and therefore they immediately act on their newly instinct to search her. And the list goes on. Seriously, if I ever had the misfortune to work at a company like this, I would act like they want me to act in "training" but once I am employed on my own, common sense would actually kick in.
Common sense.... not much of that at airports these days. Was there ever?</font>
It would make sense for you to consider the train for future travel, where you will not be subjected to the indignities you describe.