Sorry to thread jack...

http://www.tsa.gov/blog

this blog is TSA's newest site to help better TSA and where anyone can vent about the inconsistancy and obvious problems with TSA. But be aware TSA does delete blogs that it doesn't like (no suprise there) but top managment *does, at least, read them....

Furthermore, the team of officers that try to get pilots introuble in Salt Lake, known as the Lemonade Stand, are not even liked by thier co-workers for the crap that they pull not only with the pilots but with them as well. As for the Thought Police, the TSA group that pulls you based off of how you are looking or acting are no better. Apparently they all get paid much more than the regular officers and have a week long training course in how to watch facial expressions.

As far as the comment about the power hungry FSD (Earl) has a terrible temper and holds the most unbelievable grudges. As I understancd it if the officers are grouchy it's probably because they just barely started getting a 1% raise a year after 5 years of service and thats it. I'd be pretty PO'ed to if I hadn't had a raise in 5 years. I guess that the Salt Lake City Officers get some of the best compliments in the country which makes me wonder how bad all the other airports really are.

Ok, back to commutes...