Vicki, How soon you forget. The terrorist did bomb something. Remember 9/11? When 9/11 happened everyone screamed for more security. Now everyone complains. You only see the negative things on the news. You don't see all the things TSA officers find and stop from getting on planes. Are there some bad apples within TSA? Sure there are, but there are bad apples in every occupation in this country (Doctors, Lawyers, Priests, Clergy) You name it, the list goes on. Those TSA officers work hard to keep the traveling public safe and continuously get disrespected. I am getting on a plane tomorrow and am more than happy to know TSA is there to make sure I am safe!!

Dear Vicki,
I am sad that you feel this way I work for TSA in Houston if you only knew all of the real stuff that goes on maybe you would change your mind. You only hear what the news wants you to hear I don't always agree with the way the government runs things either or how you should be screened. I have worked here for over 8 years now I respect any and everyone that I come in contact with I really enjoy people everyone has a story. Every day our job is at stake I treat you like the way I would like to be treated with respect. There are those who feel inconvenced be cause we took away their hair gel or the line is to long. The rules are not that hard if people read the signs of what to do and how to do it. I have to do the same when me and my family flies i am a passanger like anyone else the last thing I want is another 911. I am a person just like you I have bills to pay I put on my pants one leg at a time I am not god nor am I any better than the rest of the people just have patiance and respect us after all I have for you.

They do allow you to exit the line and go to a mail kiosk. Its no fun because you have to go thru the lines again. I can't imagine the backup that would be caused by the TSA folks handling mailing duties.

Departing SAN after my brother's funeral with my adult daughter and teenage son, my daughter had not packed her "make-up" bag. It was inspected and everything was approved to take on the flight. Due to weather we had a 4 hour lay over at ORD. My daughter felt she had to have a smoke and had to leave the terminal to do that. When she returned a female TSA agent dumped her make-up bag out picked up several items and broke the lids saying "oh! I'm so sorry" then throwing them in a large box lined with a plastic bag. When she got to my daughter's perfume, which had been aproved in SAN the agent claimed they were not allowed. My son that was waiting for his sister watched the agent take the perfume bottles and put them in her purse. When he tried to point this out to another TSA agent he was threatened with arrest for interfering with a TSA agent. He had taken several pictures with his phone of the agent taking the bottles and I sent them along with a complaint to the address my Congressman provided. I never heard a thing or even an acknowledgement of my letter.