Comedious Commentarious : Complementary services

I was inspired to write this short humorous story by the news of the new shocking security measures air port security have taken to prevent terrorism.

Early in November I heard on the news that air ports security was now offing travelers two methods of being searched for weapon on their person.   One method is to be scanned by a ex-ray machine which will produce a nude image of the traveler, that will be entered in to a shared network data base.

 the second choice is to have a security person feel up the traveler body,feeling around the traveler's genitals.

Now I personal was trained in the military  with explosives , and I can design a device that would not be detected by these new body search methods.

 Once my device blew up a plane, airport security will make all travelers strip naked, and be given a full body cavity search.

 So how far will the transportation security department, and the government , go in striping a way a travelers privacy ,and dignity?   What about the health risks that come from receiving to many ex-rays. this would be a concern for people who travel a lot as part on their profession. 

What kind of danger could a traveler be put in,by having  the naked image of their body being viewed by a sick minded pervert,who happens to work for airport security.   The pervert could start stalking the traveler once they come back from their trip.  I am sure it's not hard for airport security person to look up a person 's address.

Story

A man who is traveling by air to make his way to a city that is half way across the country from where he live, to attend a business meeting.   

 He walk up to the check in counter of the air lines he has book a seat on.    While He is checking in his luggage , he ask the air line employee, " Dose your Air Line allow a passenger to  exchange one complementary  service for another that you offer?

 The Air Line employee replies, "Yes sir, I believe I can help you with that.   Which complementary service would you like to exchange? "

The man ask, " Can I exchange my complementary groping, for a complementary boxed meal on the plane ?    Because the complementary bag of peanut and one drink,doesn't do anything for me."

Written by Stephen J. Vattimo  November 20,2010