[Flashpoint]

Wow, what a shocker.

The meaningless "security" at the airports are thieves as well as morons.

I had to explain to one (a young guy) what an MP3 player is, and what it does.

I was in a security line in Toronto, and one lady was at the back of the line telling everyone to have their laptops out and powered on, while another was at the front saying all laptops needed to be kept in their bags. They met in the middle, and had a screaming match in front of everyone.

In Calgary they felt the need to put up a sign indicating that there were 3 exceptions to the "no fluids or gels" restrictions. Insulin for diabetics, baby formula for nursing infants, and breast implants. That's right. They're so f-ing dumb, they figured they needed to put up a big official sign telling the public they could travel with their breast implants.

I was asked to show ID before collecting my luggage. I showed my passport. The response was "NO! I need to see ID!". I had to explain to airport security what a passport was. For real.

It's security theater. I wish they would focus on real security. A good first step would be to pay the position like it was for professionals, and maybe require some basic education in order to apply.