Originally Posted by
Last Row Middle Seat
It actually wasn't any issue for me, and I did sympathize (I've friends in similar situations, and understand how difficult it can be). The family took about 10-15 minutes (which, depending on circumstance, can feel like an eternity). The traveler in front of me seemed was the one who seemed to be frustrated. You're right though, they did seem to do as much as they could to take others into consideration.
Consider me skeptical on that 10-15 minutes. I have traveled many times with a special needs companion who was reliant on a liquid medication that always gave the TSA fits. The only thing that ever took more than 5 minutes once we reached the belt was waiting for someone to do a pat-down which somehow makes the liquid medication magically safe for flying.