I can tell you that Lambert Airport has some of the worst TSA agents when it comes to going through security. I had to fly back home in 2005 when my dad passed away and since I got a last minute flight, I had to arrive at 4am to check in for a 6am flight. That wasn't the problem, the problem was because it was a last minute flight, it had an extra special security screening code on my ticket.
So I got pulled out of line and taken over to have everything searched - purse, laptop case, everything. The woman who was searching my stuff made comments about the books I had in my purse (harmless romance), the fact that my laptop case had some pet hairs - apparently I was supposed to have some sort of control over my shedding cats. Then she got snippy about my flight.
TSA Agent: What's so damned important you gotta leave so damned early.
Me: *already tired and irritated* My dad passed away two days ago.
The agent didn't say squat to me after that, but it was clear that she knew she'd not get any pleasant attitude out of me.
Same attitude when I flew out in 2010 to take care of my mother's death. Only this time I didn't have a last minute ticket. The only problem they seemed to have was with my CPAP machine.
Yet, I never had any problems at the San Jose International Airport, other than trying to get my belt back on. One of the agents was nice enough to help me because my back was hurting from dealing with all the stress I was under.
So I got pulled out of line and taken over to have everything searched - purse, laptop case, everything. The woman who was searching my stuff made comments about the books I had in my purse (harmless romance), the fact that my laptop case had some pet hairs - apparently I was supposed to have some sort of control over my shedding cats. Then she got snippy about my flight.
TSA Agent: What's so damned important you gotta leave so damned early.
Me: *already tired and irritated* My dad passed away two days ago.
The agent didn't say squat to me after that, but it was clear that she knew she'd not get any pleasant attitude out of me.
Same attitude when I flew out in 2010 to take care of my mother's death. Only this time I didn't have a last minute ticket. The only problem they seemed to have was with my CPAP machine.
Yet, I never had any problems at the San Jose International Airport, other than trying to get my belt back on. One of the agents was nice enough to help me because my back was hurting from dealing with all the stress I was under.
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