Non-Airport People

I need to rant.

There are airport people and non-airport people. This is most obvious when you are going through security. Today I ended up behind a non-airport person this morning in Winnipeg.

I don't intend to be mean but a failure to understand how to pack your carry-on leads to delays for everyone. When you put questionable items into your bag, when you don't pack so you can easily get any special items out and when you do not move efficiently through the system then you can cause problems for everyone.

Non-airport people are easy to spot. They look scared as they approach the screening area. They are not sure where to go, they have a whole bunch of jewelry on and they always beep when they go throughout he metal detector.

They also don't understand the basic courtesies of entering the secure area. We all have to deal with it so make a bit of room for everyone. Work quickly. Have your bag packed so it can be screened quickly. It's never good if they have the supervisor come over and he says, "I think it's a hard boiled egg."

I realize non-airport people are unfamiliar with the environment but I wish they would properly prepare for the unknown. There are plenty of resources available to you. Use them. Some of us do this all the time and want to make it as painless as possible.

I know this is a rant but there are airport people and non-airport people.