Originally Posted by pt flyer

I guess I really don't understand the point you are trying to make..... At this point, all I see is that you think that you somehow were smarter/better/etc. than the TSA officer and you went out of your way to annoy him/her.

I don't see any reason to make the job of TSA officers harder. Maybe there is an important point that I missed that means I haven't really understood your post. I hope so.