So you think I made it up? Wow.
I didn't say it would always work, or that it was supposed to work. I used to travel a lot, so I'm quite familiar with the regulations.
But I also know that everybody dealing with the public has to put up with a LOT of stupid junk from grumpy people. In many settings, a little common courtesy will go a long way. At least it does for me.Well, the tricky thing about good security work is that nobody sees the successes. We only see the failures. Anybody can criticize.
In our particular case, I really don't think it made much difference for us last summer. We had an early morning flight from MIA, and a redeye returning from SFO, so security was not crowded in either situation.
PS. My child bride thanks you!