I'm glad you asked! Yes, I did go through IAD last Sunday and had an interesting experience.

I lined up in the "elite" line. A contractor security employee about my age (mid-50s) diverts a bunch of us into the regular security line. I say "thanks." He says, "There's only one ID checker in the elite security line, but plenty over here. When the TSA took over ID checks, they screwed up things like you wouldn't believe." All of this was prompted by my one word to him -- "Thanks."

I get to the ID checker station. There were three people checking IDs for two lines and no SPOTniks (too bad -- I was really lokking forward to playing mind games.) The disinterested TSA screener -- not wearing gloves -- looked at my ID -- an official USG passport -- and waved me through. I really expected a hassle because I was doing a domestic flight. So, there was no opportunity to play the gloves game.

At the end of the checkpoint, I did my usual stunt of sitting on the roller ramp to throw their booties on the floor and put my running shoes back on. The TSA supervisor/moat dragoness asserts to me that there are chairs where I can go to put my shoes back on. I ignore her and sit on the edge of the ramp and put my shoes back on.

Yeah -- I know it's probably viewed as a bit childish, but, it's one of the few forms of protest we have.