Thank you, Screener, for your positive approach.

My thoughts are as follows:
1. The shoe obession has got to stop. Even after a press release from the TSA saying that shoes can stay on, we're still having to take them off or face secondary screening. This has gone on far too long. After all, nobody got hurt on the "shoe bomb" flight.

2. Likewise, photo identification doesn't do much for security. Nobody should have to show ID two and three times just to get through a checkpoint. As a passenger, I don't care that the last person who saw my ID was a "Huntleigh Agent" and now the TSA has to see it. It's crazy. The September 11 hijackers had to show photo identification, so how does this help anybody?

3. As technology develops, maybe there's a way to swab a bag immediately before it is x-rayed, making the screening process a single-step endeavor for the passenger.

4. Turning on an electronic device doesn't do anything. The radio that blew up Pan Am flight 103 worked, so turning it on wouldn't have prevented the tragedy.

And most importantly...

5. Overly-sensitive screening tools can reduce security. If the metal detector is set at such a sensitive setting, screeners spend all their time on distractions and cannot concentrate on finding actual problems. I know, screeners can't adjust this setting, but it's worth mentioning.