Sometimes technology is no match for a good old dog at your side. Yesterday I headed to the Salt Lake Airport to catch my usual Monday morning flight to the Bay Area. A lot of other people seemed to be gathered at the airport yet the security line moved fast enough that no significant line existed. The secret is that TSA is using dogs in one of the terminals instead of those insanely expensive body scanners. All of the lines merge into one section where passengers have to walk past a dog with his handler. Then it is like going back in time 15 years. There is an X-ray machine for baggage and a metal detector for the passengers. No need to remove shoes. No need to take your laptop out of the bag. Consequently the line moves incredibly fast.
Engineers think they can solve problems with technology and sometimes they are right. Other times you just need a cute-slobbery pet and life is better. Now I wish all of the airports would switch from expensive machines to furry and lovable dogs. Airport congestion will improve greatly and anyone who travels will appreciate that. Oh a word of advice: don't pet the dog.
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