Nope, the longest one is uually picked. Driven through a toll lately? There'll be one lane with 20 cars, another with two, both accept payment. Herd mentality.

Actually I have never seen that. Not even once. Although I have seen ETC lanes much shorter than cash lanes for obvious reasons. If that were really true I guess I'd never have to wait in a line again. It would be very nice.

Do you think it a coincidence that the pat-downs became more offensive with the roll-out of the Nude-O-Scopes?

Pavlo's dog.

My biggest fear for MSP but for now happy to have status to use checkpoint 3 exclusively. Oh, and I'm happy you encountered a friendly agent.

NOS is primary now.

Turning the pot of water up to boiling under the frogs. Pretty soon it will be mandatory.

Tonight at LAX T4 it was very obvious that the WTMD side had slower x-ray screeners. 3 minutes per passenger, including a FA.

And all the statements that it was an alternative to a groping to resolve a WTMD alarm were lies.

As were, I anticipate, Pishole's comments that they don't plan to go with more invasive searches.

I do not agree. They may both accept payment, but one may require "exact change."

And I remember how many times BB swore up and down that wasn't going to be the case.

Did you file a complaint about it, or do you just intent to lament it here?

1) I arrived home a few hours ago (took the redeye). No point complaining at the screening station: the TSA screening station at LAX doesn't care - they've told me that before. Complaint will be filed shortly.

2) Posting here informs others so they can plan accordingly.

SAN WN gates 1/2 today, NOS only, no WTMD. I'm 3 out of 4 on getting tagged for NOS over the last two weeks, I'm sure Eyecue is correct in stating that it is primary now. Moat dragon seemed surprised by the opt-out. He kept telling me I couldn't take my wallet into the scanner (he saw the bulge in my pocket) & I told him three times that I wasn't going into the scanner. I had to say "Opt-out!" pretty loud to break his focus before he said "oh, okay, stand over there." Groper today was polite, didn't touch the jewels at all (didn't even come close) but was somewhat upset that I'd brought my wallet. He saw it in my hand as I approached (the usual approach) and freaked out asking "WHAT'S IN YOUR HAND?!" dramatically while backing away. I've always brought it (not gonna leave it in a tray) and they've always flipped through it in the past, but he took it off to xray instead, holding it high over his head like it was a burning stinkbomb. Never the same routine twice.

My wallet doesn't look anything else other than wallet. The theatrics surrounding it were amusing today, but that routine is going to get old very fast. I'll think I'll keep it pocketed until they begin their "patdown" speech in the future.

What?! Is that all you are going to say on the matter? I hope this is not your idea of a joke.