TSA Checkpoint Terminal 1 – A/B – Mccarran International Airport

TSA agent just called me Mofo!
Yes, I was wearing a Mofo shirt! (See Morrison and Foerster Llp)
TSA has always treated me respectfully and have always been friendly every time I pass through McCarran… and there have been many times.
Thanks Guys and Gals of TSA!
Can I get Pre-​Check now?

Some TSA employees are nice, most are mean. One employee showed he hated his job by yelling at the top lungs to everybody that the security requirements are the same as 10+ years ago over and over and that Bush and/​or Obama put the security measures in place at that time. And the same man yelling those ridiculous rants yelled at me because I asked for a pat down. He said «you are going in the scan line,» in an authoritative manner 3x and I responded and repeated 2−3x that I cannot get scanned for health reasons.
Other times the longs are extremely long and there are maybe only 1 – 2 check ID point and scanners open. Is everyone on break at the same time or no one anticipates rush/​holiday hours/​days? Hopefully management can make TSA a better experience especially in Las Vegas.

No pre allowed at 0430 for gates ab if no paper boarding pass. Standard rules apply because I used a phone for boarding pass. Told to go to terminal cd checkin otherwise shoes off and laptop out of the bag etc. Totally unexpected. Pre checkin at cd swamped with only one checker until 0500. OTOH I got 1600 steps in this morning hiking back and forth between the places.
At other tsa pre where we were comingled because it was too early in the morning, we were given a paper pass to avoid taking shoes and coats off, but we still had to take laptops out which is still a drag.

Poorly laid out, poorly organized, inefficient, lousy attention to us-​their clients-​and overall a typical bad security experience. No worries, though, TSA is pretty similar at most airports. 2 stars for having TSA Pre-​check!