Travel newbie

Just a quick note to say that if you thought I could even take a day trip without having a fun travel adventure, I must say "BUZZ, thanks for playing."

I was (trying to) go through airport security in Asheville behind a guy who:
1. Put his suitcase & carry on bag in the bins instead of on the belt.
2. Didn't take his shoes off.
3. Didn't take his laptop out of his bag.
4. Didn't take his belt off.
5. Didn't have his liquids in a baggie AND didn't take them out of his suitcase.
6. Had oversized liquids.

And he questioned everything.
Sir, you'll need to remove your shoes.
I have to remove my shoes?

Sir, your laptop has to come out of your bag.
I have to take it out of the bag?

For. Every. Single. Thing.

Sir, you need to remove your belt.
I have to remove my belt?
Yes, unless you want to be WANDED.

Sir, you have liquids in your bag over the allowed size.
But he said they'd be okay.

( um WHO said you were not subject to Federal travel regulations? )

Good gravy.

I would have given him some leeway if he had been 70 years old like the guy who somehow made it through security without checking in and didn't have a boarding pass and didn't understand what gate checking his bag meant. No, this guy was in his twenties. I thought about texting him a clue while I was waiting.

This was also the place where I saw a hiker (she had a backpack & canteen & obviously had not showered) in the ladies' room with legs hairier than a Yeti.

Fun times, guys, fun times.