Seth's Blog: No Cake!Catching up on my reading after the holiday, I noticed this post from Seth Godin's blog describing his thoughts on traveling, customer relations and the TSA.
The post raises questions based on thought-provoking observations about what Americans are willing to tolerate to feel "safe" when traveling.
Real potential problems like aging hydraulic systems and challenges in traffic control are ignored in the rush to argue over whether there is more than the allowed amount of gel left in a bottle or to deploy highly invasive x-ray technology.
At some point, common sense needs to be applied to the travel situation.
At the very least, travelers should be allowed to choose to chance the trip with the cake (and pie and gel) on board.
Another suggestion would be to offer free Fed Ex or Express Mail to travelers so that they can send the items to the destination.
The post reminded me why I prefer to travel by car or
Amtrak, where the pie and cake are actually served in the dining car, not thrown in the trash.