Wow! I would be more than angry if anything like that happened to me or my wife. These TSA idiots have made flying such a PITA that we avoid flying at all if I can drive to the area within 4-5 hours.

Amen to that, Dave A.
If you have joint replacements as I do, then you must allow at least an additional 30 minutes to get through the morass of TSA screening.
The TSA is so behind the curve of screening procedures it is frightening and pathetic. They are looking for stuff that is no longer used to disrupt travel.

You all seem to forget that the Theatrical Security Agency LOVES stories like this because it leads some people to conclude that they are On The Job and Protecting Us. It's all part of their mission statement, which reads "If you annoy people enough in the name of security, some people will feel more secure."

Meanwhile, journalists and auditors continue to have no problem getting weapons and contraband on planes. The Theatrical Security Agents are too busy responding to the uber-threat posed by a babe showing too much cleavage.

These TSA idiots have made flying such a PITA that we avoid flying at all if I can drive to the area within 4-5 hours.

I think I would push that out to a day of driving, maybe 10-15 hours. Along with dealing with the TSA, a few tanks of gas for me is a lot less cost than buying five plane tickets to get my family somewhere.

And driving is not only less expensive as Jon pointed out, it's a smaller carbon footprint, even with only one person in the car. It gets much more advantageous when you carpool, of course.