TSA is a deterrent. The lock on my car is easily picked or broken, or the window smashed, but your average criminal is just looking for an unlocked door. Anyone with half a brain can get past the TSA, but as bad of a thing as it is to say, all we can really hope for is making attacking another mode of travel easier than attacking air travel.

As the shutdown continues you’re likely going to see more and more ATC affected as well. I could probably survive for 2-3 months off of savings but I’m going to be nervous seeing that bank account dwindle in the mean time.