I wandered up to Starbucks for the long line and was able to watch some departure screening activity today. It is a pparent that because of the "continuous rule," when the aircraft has been boarded and a "runner" appears," he is going to get searched. I witnessed a bit of a conflict therefore, between the agents who were conduicting the screening on two "runners" and the agents working the flight. The latter steamed while the former made sure no nail clippers were boarded. At one point the gate agent threatened to depart the flight because it was getting late which prompted an angry traveler to shout that he was a first class EXP and he had arrived in time and would be on board were it not for the screening.

All in all an ugly scene.