[kgoerz]

It amazes me how confused U.S Travelers get when they have to think for themselves. How unprepared they are to take off their shoes or pull out their Laptops when most of them know it is required. The most annoying is loading the Plane. I always just sit and smile (in order not to scream) at the passengers as they try to figure out how to put their stuff in the Overhead Bin. The confusion and unorganized behavior amazes me, or scares me. It is no surprise to me that a few guys with small knives overtook Airplanes on 9-11. When I worked for Grey Hawk we had a few ex TSA guys going thru the training. They said the politics, Affirmative Action and back stabbing to move up was out of control. When I say move up I mean to be in charge of a check point.
Story: A friend of mine said he was flying out, just leaving a Shooting Match. His partner left his loaded 45 in his carry on. The Screener ran his bag thru three times just staring at the screen. The Screener eventually let it pass thru. After they passed thru his partner realized why the guy kept looking at his bag.