As a more-or-less frequent flier, American Airlines recently notified me that TSA (the Transportation SEcurity Administration) has introduced this new program called Secure Flight -- "designed to enhance the security of domestic and international commercial air travel."

WHOO-EE!!!!

Now, they are asking me to provide my full name as it appears on my passport and my date of birth. Now, I have no objection whatsoever to this effort. However, I wrote back:

Please go to the next step, which MUST be this information entered into TSA's database -- along with the fact that I have a hip replacement.

I am sooo damned irritated to always hear the ping of their metal detectors and then be forced to stand barefoot with my arms outstretched for what seems an interminable period of time while some unpaid underling "wands" me. Why one time there was even a beep at my ribcage and I was forced to say, "I wear an underwire bra -- should I take it off for you?!"

Going through an airport used to be the happy prelude to a vacation or business trip. Now it is just plain disgusting!

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And of course I'm still waiting for any sort of reply.

But I'm still
Positively,
Carolan