Originally Posted by Maxwell Smart
Back at security, ID checker starts barking at me that I have to show her my driver's license, that my FEDERAL GOVT ID was not good enough. I then look closer at my BP. You guessed it--- SSSS! Just me, that is-- elite member, round-trip ticket, official govt business. My family, non-status on a botched reservation, no SSSS. But I digress.
Your federal government-issued ID is good enough. If you are ever in that situation again, tell the ID checker to go take a flying ----.
UA can and should have de-selected you since you're 1P. Always look for the asinine mark of haraSSSSment before you leave the counter. Ask to speak to the operations manager if the agent will not de-select you.