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This makes me laugh.

Two weeks ago on the 1st, I was in the Philadelphia Airport. My family was flying standby, and we did quite a few hours of sitting and waiting.

At one point, three TSA agents walked past us and began “setting up shop” in front of a gate awaiting an arriving aircraft. Two of the TSA folks were heavy-set gentlemen in their late 20s/early 30s and one was a very thin mid to late 50s female. All three set up a table and opened up three folding chairs in which they placed their rear ends for about 20 minutes. Two of them chewed gum like it was cud. One sat and played with a cell phone for a bit, then took out a magazine. One continued reading a paperback book.

I begged my husband to unzip his back which housed our digital camera, but he declined. We just sat there, shaking our heads watching the “safety” personnel before us. They never looked around or looked up from what they were reading or doing. Not once.

All three set up a table and opened up three folding chairs in which they placed their rear ends for about 20 minutes. Two of them chewed gum like it was cud. One sat and played with a cell phone for a bit, then took out a magazine. One continued reading a paperback book.

So what are you saying, not exactly El-Al material?

I think that those who sign off on security should be randomly selected to fly on the planes with people they screen.

Of course, I also think that the mechanics that ceritfy planes fit to fly should be forced to get on them, as well.

This, after having a flight delayed for "Mechanical Difficulties". I was watching a couple of mechanics work on something on the nosewheel assembly (not much else to do in a podunk Airport at 8pm). One looked at the other and pointed to something. The other gave an elaborate shrug.

I turned away. Couldn't watch anymore. LOL!