Edited by author 03-16-2003 10:37 AM
There is no reason to get over it. This is the latest in a series of "individual incidents" of authority/position abuse since the TSA started operations. "How much are you flying" is a perfectly valid question to those who are soft-pedaling this incident.

Anybody remember the Breast Milk incident a few months ago?
How many of you have sat there and watched them destroy your ordinary personal property(shoes, luggage, etc) in the course of an inspection or sat there waiting for a traveling companion to show up on board, wondering if they were going to make it or had been sent off to the gulag for some reason.

It looks a lot different from my seat where I've clocked over 40K miles over the past 4 months. We had a whole set of nutdrivers confiscated because they were "weapons" on my trip to Laos last month, which it turns out we couldn't replace once we got there(but really needed). I've had to listen to friends fume over hiking boots that were practically destroyed because the TSA goon insisted on bending out each eye hook for no apparent reason, carry-on bags that zipped or clasped shut until the TSA got hold of them and on and on.
It's almost a game to guess what mood and condition your friends/co-workers are going to show up in on board.
Each of these is an "individual incident".
Cory is absolutely right. This is the tip of the iceberg and we're heading for it top speed.

They're coming for the frequent flyers, but don't let that bother you since you're not a frequent flyer.