Originally Posted by GradGirl
DallasBill,
The TSA'er barking orders at you is unpleasant, but just try to tune his voice out. The way to feel better is to beat them at their own game of arcane and secret rules and procedures - if you know the procedures going in, you can defend yourself.
Point taken, GG! ^ I fly a lot on this route and sometimes ya just gotta vent...
The guy assisting w/ the bags at the exit-end of the x-ray machine did try to make up for his compatriot, though, by asking what took us so long -- he "has been waiting for us since 11am that morning." I apologized to him for keeping him waiting, but we had been stuck in a line...
We all laughed... and his compatriot kept on scowling and ordering off the shoes.