nicely stated, dan. it is a necessary evil we need to endure to get where we want to go.

ss - truth IS funnier than fiction. bf (unbeknown to him)carried a small pocket knife in his backpack thru PHL and DFW airport's TSA, all throughout bz before it was taken at goldson. he was bummed when they took it; he thought he'd lost it some time ago.

personally, having to be at the airport 2 hours before my flight is a bigger PITA...