Airport security: Intent to deceive?

[Maca44]

I've decided that being picked for explosives testing is mainly about the dude having to make a quota. The few times I've been tested recently the guy has been mainly interested in ticking off the count. I also gather that they must get hassled a fair bit because I've heard about how the testing gives me a nice place to put my stuff away. Positive spin over a trivality = being hassled IMO.

But then sometimes when I've tried to be quick and efficient at get my stuff off the belt and getting out of there, I've noticed the explosive guy hold off asking me. Maybe a psych out if they assume I'll get mad at being checked. Or maybe the guy remembers me as I go through the security check at about the same time every Monday morning

I think they have a quota also, so due to my former sporting gigs I now have two metal hips so I get the full treatment at security in any event (not carry on which goes through xray). I then have to put things away, shoes on etc, so I normally volunteer for the explosives test. They have a job to do, I allow extra time for the pat down etc, so why not.

 

[NYCguy]

I personally believed Nicholas George learnt a very valuable lesson, don't carry anything which the average TSA officer doesn't understand, and \ or could (deliberately) misinterpret.

Since I have yet to be convinced that the average TSA officer can even tie their own shoelaces, that doesn't leave one with much that wouldn't confuse them.