How long does this thread have to go on ??????
C'mon lads and lassies, it's one of the trials and tribulations we all have to live with in these not so Golden Ages of Aviation...
I think there are more important things to worry about (co. financial stability, work conditions, will the dog bite me as I have been away so often) other than the inconvenience of going through what we all recognize is a security
PR exercise to keep the bureaucrats happy.
Time to move on ?