The TSA Incident

So my family and I were returning from 10 days in Italy and 5 days in Orlando - lots of travel, lots of foreigners.  Being from Texas I pride myself on being kind to others and was astonished to find that not everyone feels the same in other places.

We were in the Orlando airport and had been waiting in the security line for an hour and a half and finally reached the actual security line where you put all your stuff in the bins and go through the cancer causing naked body scanners.  3 adults from Spain cut the entire line because they were about to miss their flight and stepped right in front of me.  I politely tapped the one directly in front of me on the shoulder and told her that cutting in front of me was not an option and to go wait in line like everyone else. She shoved me backward with 2 hands and screamed at me in Spanish.  I did not take this well and proceeded to rip her a new one and told her to go back to her own country because we did not appreciate rude foreigners here.  This went on for some time.  She cried, we went through security, she cried some more, she complained to the Sheriff that I accosted her.  Seriously?

I was pulled out of the line and questioned and then I really lost it with the Sheriff - for me a tax paying citizen who was shoved and screamed at by a lying foreigner who cut the entire line?  It was bad enough that they let her get away with it but now were going to question me?  Who do you think you are?  My taxes pay your salary and every other uniformed lackey in the building!  I'm willing to go to jail over this and your willing to let her get away with it? etc. etc. etc.  I'm not proud of it.  But its true.  Spider monkey.

Fortunately for me my husband is of a calmer and kinder nature and explained to the Sheriff that we were returning from lots of travel, were very tired, and were shocked at the way people in other countries treat each other and this was the straw that broke the camel's back.  Incident over.  

Best part?  She was on my flight and I had to sit behind her the entire 4 hours.  Karma.