Once again, I experienced zero problems with the TSA.

[MineralMan]

29. Different airports are different, for sure.

I don't fly a lot any more, so I can't speak about most airports. Most of my flights these days are between MSP and LAX. My parents are 92 and 93 years old, so I make that trip fairly frequently, unfortunately.

I know that long lines on busy travel days at busy airports test everyone's patience, though. That includes both travelers and people who work at those airports, as well. Early arrivals at airports are often a big help, I guess. Sometimes, too, there are multiple screening locations. In those cases, I always look for the least busy security screening area, regardless of its proximity to my gate.

Even at Terminal 2 at MSP, there's a second screening area at the very end of the terminal that is rarely busy. It's right where the parking ramp entrance to the terminal empties into the terminal. If you don't have a checked bad and have your boarding pass, it's right there. Even if I have to check in for my boarding pass, like when I have booked an exit row seat or have to check a bag, I'll drag my bag and sorry ass down to that checkpoint, even though it's a long walk to it and to my gate.

Still, long lines are a PITA.