Deez, that was about the best post i have seen on these boards in a long while. There will be a lot of people who tell you to "go instruct for a year or two...that's what I did and that's how i got the experience to succeed and not kill myself" the unfortunate of the industry is that people who were instructing for 4 or 5 years wouldn't have done it if the industry wasn't in the state it was in at the time they were looking for jobs. If people had been getting hired then @ 250 hrs, those who stuck out instructing would have moved on as quickly as possible too. My advice, don't move on because options seem dim (little time, little options) move on because you feel your ready. Little time, little options and a training failure in your first 121 enviornment are going to make you WISH you had your CFI, as was stated earlier...there aren't many options for a guy with low time, and if you bust out there, don't have the ability or certificates to instruct (much less any instructing experience) you can basically guarentee yourself a very difficult path on your way to the airlines in the future...best of luck...

As to how's TSA...well, it sux...just like every other regional...so, i'll just continue to enjoy this crappy overnight, and get back home tomorrow. Cheers.