I was flying ONT-LAX-SFO this afternoon and at LAX took a VDB. No problem grabbing a free ticket and a seat on the next flight to SFO 20 minutes later.

When the CSR handed me my new boarding pass, it had the infamous S-S-S-S on it. I asked why when the boarding pass for my original flight didn't have it. She said that when you're rebooked, you're automatically selected for secondary screening.

So I went to the gate for my new flight and the screeners were sitting and chatting. I asked if they could do the screening now so I could board with the 1Ks and get overhead bin space. They insisted that I wait until the flight was called for boarding, which happened about 45 seconds later.

Apparently, now if you volunteer, not only do you get a difficult to use ticket instead of travel credit, but you also get a secondary screening. Oh, by the way, I was sitting on the plane of my original flight when the CSR came on board just before closing the door to get one more volunteer. Is there a place between gate 81 and gate 83 at LAX to pick up contraband?

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