Originally Posted by sprocket

Funny thing even with all these so called security measures... I managed to make it all the way through the airport to my destination over xmas without even so much as showing my id. I used the automated kiosk check in, that delta uses (this allows you to retreive your boarding pass like you would get money out of an atm.. only requires a credit/atm/debit card that can be swiped), and made it through the gate, security, and onto my plane, no one even asked for it once.

Makes you feel good about airport security eh? No matter how many rules and new security techniques they create, if the people who are supposed to enforce them fall down on the job, nothing is going to matter.