airport security
While travelling from CYUL to LSZH, I had just cleared the security gauntlet; while I was repacking my laptop, an Air France 747 crew arrived en masse (15 crew?) and attempted to clear. The security person stopped the captain and removed a small multi-tool screwdriver from his flight bag and began to interrogate him as to what he was planning to do with it and why did he need it (etc. etc), the captain explained carefully that it was for the usual screw-tightening that all pilots needed to do routinely (before the days of glass and pushbuttons; Years ago I used to carry a Buck knife on my belt to open oil cans, but that's a different story).
The security person confiscated the screwdriver and finally allowed the crew to continue, 15 minutes late. I guess the screener felt he had thwarted a hijack because we all know that a captain needs a tool to take control of his cockpit...interesting to see how they react when the captain attempts to carry his sidearm onboard.
I would like to see the end of carry-on baggage - minor exceptions perhaps, but why waste all that time zapping your luggage with x-rays? Spend more time screening the bags that go in the belly and allow the pax to go to the lounge.