Is the airplane secure?

Yes, it is because my toothpaste (under 3 oz, never opened, still in the original glued box), my eyeglass cleaner and a tube of hand cream have been removed and thrown away. All because I did not have them in a baggie. Like that makes a difference. The security of the plane is based on maintenance and the training of the pilots, not what I've got in my bag. A man wearing blue plastic gloves pawed through my bag, grinning at my second best undies that I brought along in case my checked-in bag didn't show up. He never thought to check the "secret" compartment where I put my dirty clothes on the return trip. Hah!

I can just imagine the conversation that led to the one quart baggie idea.

"Uh, sir, we can't just let them have those 3 oz liquids and gels loose. Is that secure enough?"

"Uh, no, you're right. Make them put it all in a baggie. Better make it a big baggie. That will make them more secure in case anything breaks."

On the return trip I made the mistake of taking my filled bins and transporting them from a slow x-ray line to a faster one. I was ordered to return my bins to the original line and then treated to idiots making stupid jokes about how they aren't fast enough. See, that's the problem with giving anyone authority of any kind—they take advantage of it. They think that the little power they get somehow makes them better or wiser. There is no getting above the laws. Sooner or later they get you. ... and you're little dog, too.