Originally Posted by
bocastephen
TSO: "where are you headed today?"
Me: "where it says on the boarding pass"
TSO: "no, I mean where are you headed...what's the purpose of your trip?"
Me: "That's a private matter and not your concern"
Voila...end of story.
I got asked who I was travelling with the other day at COS. I was travelling alone, and was keeping an eye on my things as they went through the xray. I handed my boarding pass to the person, and she started up with Are you travelling with anyone?
I did not take my eyes off my things-I have a NICE Ipod, Bose headphones, a new blackberry, as well as a wallet filled with the usual valuable items. I took the boarding pass back and went to my things. She was not pleased and started demanding an answer. Once my personal property was securely back in my possession, I began to walk away. She left off then and turned to the next person.
I am not going to tell some stranger whether I am alone or not. And I wondered afterward if this additional inquisition was to distract me from my personal property so someone could grab it.