The guy in front of me had 4 cans of soda which he had to throw out. My sardines just had to be scanned for explosives or whatever the scanner thing is, but it seemed like they were fine to bring.

At least they didn't see the supplement powder I packed in their own separate plastic baggies :)

> The agents are just trying to do their jobs. The fact that the system is fubar is not their fault.

At many airports, they're not trying very hard - every time I ask for an opt out, they roll their eyes and drag their feet getting me checked out. Sometimes they give me verbal shit for it - which is part of the fubar-ness of the system, and is exactly their fault.

Having said that, I just try to get through with a minimum of interaction.