As George Carlin said, "I don't have pet peeves... I have major psychotic hatreds."

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Airport security gives me a headache because people are stupid. And it’s not the TSA that irks me, either - generally speaking, they’re just as fed up with stupid people as I am. I’m also not talking about the people who know and acknowledge their own shortcomings in the air travel realm. I have no problem with Aunt Betty wheeling Grandma

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[silverlily81]

The only excuse I have for wearing shoes that you have to sit down to operate when going through airport security is that I don't check baggage unless I absolutely HAVE to and if I'm going somewhere that it would be a good idea to wear boots... I'm not stashing them in carry-on. But, to win back brain points, I can untie them, loosen them, and step out of them without sitting down (or putting my bags down) and once I'm on the other side I sit out of the way of others if I need to sit down to reapply said bootage. =)

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No, no, no - that's completely forgivable! You can sit down to put them back on - there are even benches for that very purpose provided by the airport!! If you can't take them OFF without sitting down (as in the case of the teenager in front of me last week with the knee-high lace-up things), that's just ridiculous. I completely understand your logic, 'cause I don't check luggage either, and I always wear the bulkiest shoes I'm taking... it just makes sense! :)

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I try. :)