Once again, I experienced zero problems with the TSA.

[MineralMan]

13. I no longer fly frequently, but used to.

I agree with you. It is easy to spot people who will have difficulties. If people who are unfamiliar with the process would wait to get in line before they have read the very obvious signs outside of the line and get ready before getting in line, they'd skip a lot of the problems. It's really difficult to re-arrange your luggage and remove items while in a moving line of people. Personally, I do all of the preparations well in advance, before I even approach the screening areas. I wear a jacket with lots of pockets when I travel, and move everything on my person into that before ever getting in the line. Then, I just fold it and put it on my shoes in a bin. No problems, ever. Glasses and my wedding ring stay on, but everything else, even papers, goes into the jacket, which has zippers or buttons on all pockets. These days, I don't even take a laptop computer. I can do everything with the spare smart phone I carry on trips.

These days, all electronics larger than a cell phone have to be out of luggage. That's a minor PITA, but there was a large sign to that effect outside of the screening area, along with the usual signs about liquids and prohibited items, etc.

The arguers and blusterers with issues will always have problems, and cause lots of problems that delay the process for others, of course. I have great contempt for such people, and would suggest that they take some other form of transportation, just to make everything go more smoothly.