It doesn't get any better does it..... I still laugh at the time when the airport I was based at at the time changed their security passes (Not notified by the way) and even though my "old" one was in date they got huffy and insisted I be escorted out to the a/c by one of the security apes.
I dragged him into the cockpit and and pulled down the panel covering the fire axe and casually asked if this was allowed.
He started blustering and told me in no uncertain terms that there was no way he was going to allow the a/c to go with that on board. At this point I laughed and told him that therefore the a/c was grounded as it didn't have a full safety kit.
He then said. "maybe these rules are a bit daft..." I hope it made a difference, but I doubt it.