@InsertBullets: depends on skill level.... when I was 17, I was known to still fiddle with my handheld radio (amateur radio) while shifting and taking corners...

anyone know if DFW has this at all terminals? wondering if there is a terminal I can enter through to avoid the hastle

@dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: it will certainly get you quicker attention...

@branchan: suck it down the wrong pipe..... airways get smaller.... I just hope that he was checked out by a doctor to make sure he didn't leave a raisin behind in his lungs...

@sirrix: 'line of sight' means that it isn't blocked (mostly by metal).... opaque or translucent makes absolutely not difference.... it is the material in the way that impacts reception/transmission.

@SacredByte: there is a huge difference between 'running' and surviving...

no straight on picture from the front/back? would like to get some idea on the visibility.

@JooJooFace: reminds me of the other day - I parked in one of those 'almost room for another car' gaps... took a good 10 adjustments to get all the way in without bumping either car...

@Geisrud: there isn't a fine to park there... all they can do is tow you, or complain.

@ZenInsight: The big problem is with how you go about suing an organization that answers every question with "national security".

I have only seen two positive changes since 9/11.

@edEx: fly naked... it's really all that remains.

@UltraAwesome: security is doing the work of the government, and providing theater... I am not a passenger of TSA, I am a passenger of AA, Delta, Continental, Southwest, Jet Blue, etc...

@cc: depends on the airport...

@Living In Misery: so you want relevance?

No Janet... I am sorry, be we do not have a 'right' to travel by some other means.

@Living In Misery: it is foolish for you to judge how others acted in a panic situation.

@Living In Misery: gtfo

@jedchev: the crazy side of it all though, is that if the scanner was not available at the check-point, he wouldn't be faced with a 'grope or go home' decision.

cts-v... with a slushbox.... *shudder*