I see, robodeer. I guess by "they" I meant the ambiguous "they".

No agent had previously, specifically told me that I must remove my jewelry. I have, however, previously been told that I must remove my shoes, scarf, sweater, and/or suit jacket--once when I was wearing only a suit jacket over my bra.

Usually my security experiences have been pretty fast and painless. There are, however, a few TSA folk here in SEA who try to make a big deal out of directing elites into the longest possible line once they get into the TSA controlled area. If they do so, leaving open, empty lines for wheelchairs and employees, I will always request a supervisor to evaluate the situation, as it makes absolutely no sense at all to me to see a dozen agents wasting my tax money standing around, doing nothing, in two empty lines, while there are dozens of customers forced to wait in one or two slow moving lines.

The good news is that when the supervisor arrives, they usually comprehend and correct the problem before I have to say anything.