BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  TSA pet peeves
De:       poindexter FORTRAN
Data:     Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:37:00 -0800
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TSA is a national agency - why do they have different standards at
different airports?

I flew out of San Jose -  liquids can stay in the bag, take your laptop
out, a tablet is fine to leave in your bag.

I flew back home from Las Vegas and was flagged for secondary inspection
for my tablet (a 6" kindle), while I had a condescending agent tell me
that a tablet is just like a laptop. In the meantime, I had a battery
pack that was fine to stay in my luggage.

You'd think they could get it consistent, given the attention they
receive.

Don't get me started about the TSA agent at Logan yelling commands to
passengers in the third person like he was still a drill sargeant,
holding up a hand and snapping his blue glove while telling us we really
didn't want "secondary inspections".

Southwest now has reserved seating instead of cattle call - which means
they allocate center seats in the back first, then offer aisle and
window seats for an extra cost. Southwest was the last bastion of
unshittiness before this.



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