That was just The Man keeping you down.

That is beyond pathetic considering the importance of their job. It wouldn't be fair to lump all TSA workers into one group, but this lack of professionalism is disgusting, and now we are to subject ourselves to more intense pat downs procedures from sophomoric brats like this.

TSA aside, this is what angers me about Government Jobs more than anything else. In any other company this type of behavior wouldn't be tolerated, and a company that allows this type of behavior would undoubtedly find themselves in a sexual harassment lawsuit.
Now who the hell is going to fit the bill for this TSA agents multi-million dollar sexual harassment lawsuit that he may have a good chance of winning???

I don't care about paying taxes, but I'm disgusted by the ways we waste it in this country.

I see them with their backpacks, lunch coolers, coats hung over their arms - go thru the metal detector, set it off and continue on their merry way - at the start of a shift because I just rode in on the bus with them.

As Carl said, it might be location dependant.

two questions and strategies. 1. if they decide they want to pat you down, cant you request to be screened in private? I would say request this, and 2. I will also request a supervisor to watch over it to make sure everything is legit.
If they have to take two people off the floor, every time someone requests a private pat down, maybe they will change their ways, or hopefully come up with another procedure.

I'm laughing just thinking about it.

I've had several earth-shattering, world-changing, hugely illuminating "masterpiece" posts thus disappear, thereby depriving the internet of my wisdom. I'm pretty sure we would have avoided bankrupcty, if only all posts had made it through.

Cruel, cruel cyberspace.

I am.

Probably because they're attracted by my serenity while going through screening.

I do! I enjoy polishing it on layovers.

Pilots with valid IDs have tried to carry guns trough screening. Pilots with valid IDs and credentials have left their authorized guns in public areas, INSIDE screening. I think those lapses in professionalism and attention to security have helped make us more suspect than we think we should be.

I don't understand that reasoning, but I understand your frustration. None of the public transgressions have been my fault, yet I'm an occasional gropee.

Since I'm in charge of my mood and my attitude, I refuse to let a $8-an-hour Blue Shirt change it.

Try more like $23 an hour blue shirt.

Maybe, but I have seen it a few places. I guess it makes sense if other "by-pass" at a location they can too.

The major airlines began relying more on the smaller carriers as the recession deepened. But some passengers have become increasingly worried that the smaller carriers are not as safe to fly as the large airlines.
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During the hearing, Roger Cohen, president of the Regional Airline Assn., defended the smaller carriers, saying they adhere to the same safety standards as the big airlines. His trade group represents 31 regional airlines.

"As passengers expect, regional airlines fly under the same gold standards as the majors. There is one level of safety," Cohen told the safety board.
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But a new survey conducted by a business travel group found that 66% of corporate travel managers say the business travelers they represent have voiced fear about flying on regional carriers.

What's more, 80% of the business travelers avoid turboprop planes primarily because of safety concerns, according to the survey of 212 corporate travel managers, travel agency executives and others by the Business Travel Coalition, a trade group in Pennsylvania.

Also, 63% of travel managers said their companies had policies that let employees avoid flying on regional air carriers even if it would cost more to book with a major airline, according to the survey.
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Business travelers voice fear about flying on regional airlines - latimes.com

Maybe? But for a head count would this above be a bad thing because now the 767-400 becomes one category with the 7ER and disappearing 767 categories. But over the long run isn't it worth it?

Not to unlike another plane in the fleet that may get this work over.