Quote Originally Posted by BladesNBarrels View Post
Lucky she did not decide you were in possession of burglary tools and really screw up your trip.

Wasn't even remotely worried about that - had it escalated that far, the worst outcome would have likely been a missed flight and temporarily raised blood pressure...

Not trying to derail thread, but for the record, I've been involved in two significant 'disputes' with TSA over the years, both resulting in a TSA supervisor basically telling his...overzealous... employee, in no uncertain terms, to stand there and keep their damn mouth shut.

Another incident with an airport employee where a uniformed police officer had to get involved...end result? Officer telling airport employee to stand down, and a phone call with profuse apology later that day from the airport services manager.

Know the law/regs, be able to articulate them calmly & clearly (and don't be or look like a criminal), and it's amazing the amount of bullshit you don't in fact have to put up with from all the micro-tyrants infesting society like termites...

Back on topic - there are far more professions than just locksmiths who may have a legit reason to carry picks with them...just sayin.