My flight got delayed due to the weather here at DFW, so I decided to try out the wireless access in the terminal.  It’s $6.95/day for a one-time use pass.  That seems a bit steep, and I likely won’t do it again. 

Anyhow, the security checkpoint wasn’t too bad, although it was annoying.  They were giving us the choice of taking off our shoes and running them through the X-Ray machine or getting ‘additional screening.’  They were specifically targeting people who were wearing sneakers/running shoes.  That annoyed me because I specifically chose to wear mine because they don’t have any metal in them. 

Surprisingly, they didn’t make me boot up the laptop, although they did run it through the X-Ray scanner.

When you check your bag you now have to take it from the ticket counter over to the screening area.  The TSA guy asked me if I had anything that would go ‘boom or bang’ in the bag.  I thought he was asking about aerosol cans or something, but he was really asking about firearms.  I guess he though it was a clever way of phrasing the question, but I suspect it would be best to keep to clear and unambigous language as it would prevent confusion.