ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

I fly an average of 2-6 legs per week about 45 weeks per year......I would call myself a fairly frequent flier.  I don't usually get perturbed about things in the news, (except when it comes to politics) but enough is enough already on the TSA screenings.  I am sick of hearing people complain about the new security protocols being implemented at airports.  The problem starts with the lack of education the general public has on airport security in general.  I bet you there are more infrequent fliers out there that are complaining about this then frequent fliers.  Why?  I will tell you, it is because many people that do not travel often do not understand or live the fear that goes along with flying week in and week out.  I will openly admit every time I walk through the security line no matter how much of a rush I am in, I am looking out for my surroundings.  I will admit that every time I sit down and buckle my seat belt on an airplane that a nervous feeling bubbles in my stomach that something could happen on that plane. That I could never see my husband, family, or friends again because of another terrorist attack on an airplane.  It is easy when you do something once in a great while to complain about an inconvenience when you are going on a sunny vacation.  It is easy when you do something every single week to complain about the inconvenience of waiting 5 extra minutes in a security line.  But when it comes to my life, or a family members life, or a friends life that no matter what anyone says in this day and age there is still a risk.   This article really upset me today, because people do not get it.  I have been through this scanning device dozens of times and it is not nearly as bad as people are making it.  I have also been randomly pat down a number of times as well.  Yes, is it uncomfortable for a slight second but in the grand schemes of things....to ensure my safety and those other passengers on the plane they can pat anywhere they want.  If a scanner or pat down is the best option to protect us then so  be it.  If you find out you are terminally ill, do you go to a sub par physician?  Absolutely not, you get the best darn medical care that you can so you can live.  It is the same with all this security.  So all of you people out there that are nay-sayers to the new security protocol put yourself in my shoes (now mind you I love what I do, and do not mind flying to where I need to be)  Travel frequently, think about the big picture, the risks that we are realistically under in this day and age, and imagine what those that have lost loved ones in the 9/11 crash must feel like when they go through security at the airport today?  Wishing in the back of their mind that these measures were taken the day that the terrorists made it through security to take over two airplanes on that day.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/us/23tsa.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&hp