{"id":3360,"date":"2002-12-16T06:23:39","date_gmt":"2002-12-16T11:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=3360"},"modified":"2002-12-16T06:23:39","modified_gmt":"2002-12-16T11:23:39","slug":"too_good_to_be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/12\/16\/too_good_to_be.html","title":{"rendered":"Too good to be true"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I&#8217;ve continued to be pleased with security at DIA, with short lines, and friendly but thorough screeners.  But &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; evidently at least one of those is going away, as the TSA works to free up some resources to deal with other critical items like baggage screening (DIA being one of the major airports that won&#8217;t have 100% baggage screening until nexst fall).  Staffing levels at the security points will be reduced to allow for a <a title=\"Expect long lines at DIA security\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/local\/rmn\/DRMN_1612688.asp?0na=x2247150-\">ten minute wait<\/a> on average, rather than at maximum.<\/p>\n<p>Which, I suppose, is not too great a burden, especially if the friendliness and thoroughness continue.<\/p>\n<p>The other upcoming security change (which, like the one above, will occur after the holiday rush, mercifully) is requesting folks leave their luggage unlocked, so that baggage screening can, if need be, inspect the insides.  That seems reasonable, even necessary, but, having seen that security camera footage in the past of airport baggage handlers ransacking luggage for loot, I wonder whether theft rates will increase again &#8212; even though I&#8217;ve never been one to lock my luggage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I&#8217;ve continued to be pleased with security at DIA, with short lines, and friendly but thorough screeners. 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