Originally Posted by tismfu
The TSA seems to be getting friendlier by the day. I have to say that in recent months I have been greeted with more smiles and friendly hellos than in the past. Every TSA employee I encounter is courteous and professional and shows no 'superiority' complex. My bag was searched yesterday (as noted by the card/paper they slip in) and all my clothes and belongings were exactly where I placed them and still folded very nicely.
To any TSA employees who read this, thank you, and know that a large part of the public doesn't feel the need to disparage or have a blind hatred of you and actually appreciates the work that you do.
Submitted respectfully, please go ahead and commend whoever you feel deserves it, through whichever channels you feel appropriate.
However, I, and some other FTers, do not feel a smile and doing the job the TSA is supposed to do is such an outstanding accomplishment.
Many of us have read the information on how the security sausage is made, both in front of our eyes at the WTMDs, in the pits of the airports where our bags usually get checked, or the lack of security along perimeters or in the cargo bins.
Again, if you feel the desire to commend someone, please go ahead and do so. But just understand that us who have the "blind hatred" might be a little more informed as to our own experiences and how things go, or don't go, with the TSA.