I’ve heard many complaints about the security measures taken by TSA.  Personally, they don’t bother me.  Walking through a scanner is the least invasive way to ensure our safety.  I’d rather get to my destination alive, wouldn’t you?  Walk through the damned scanner instead of whining and holding up the lines. 

     How short term is your memory.  There are people out there who want to kill us.  They don’t care if we’re young, old, male, or female.  They want us dead.

     I want to live long enough to whack a few caregivers with my cane.  They can scan me, search my luggage, and pat me down all they want if it stops one person from blowing up a plane.

     Now pull up your big girl panties and quit complaining.  Go ahead, walk through the scanners, and thank your lucky stars that you ARE ALIVE.

     Maybe it is because, as a retired cop’s wife, I see the point of heightened security.  There’s a lot you can do to be more security conscious.

     It’s common sense, people.  Use it or lose it.  If you don’t have it, learn it.

     Let us not be victims in the air or on the ground.  Start at home.

     Lock your doors at night.  Heck, we lock ours in the daytime too.  Many thefts happen during the day when the homeowner is out in his/her back yard and they leave the doors unlocked.

     Ladies, when you are in the grocery store, do not leave your purse in the cart and walk away from it.  You are begging to have someone steal it or, at the very least, take your cash and credit cards.  You keep it in your hand or on your shoulder any other time, don’t you?

     Always be aware of your surroundings—look up from your fancy damned phones and pay attention.