Te Canaille wrote:

Back when I used to fly frequently and had to deal with them on a regular basis, it struck me that most of the people working
security
seemed to come from the same labor pool as the folks serving food in the cafeteria and cleaning the bathrooms. For some of them,
it was
obvious that the authority they were given (probably for the first time in their lives) went right to their heads.

I agree, but must quickly add that my problem did not occur in security. It was with the ticket agents at baggage check in.

There's even less of an excuse for that. We had some "fun" with them, too, especially when flying with archery equipment. It got to
the point that when asked, we would just tell them that the case contained a "trade show display".

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Regards

Brian