The TSA lady at Nashville airport said, “Thank you, sweetheart” as she handed back my ticket and driver’s license — which sort of amazed me. Up north where I’m from, a woman would not say that to a strange man unless at gunpoint and then only reluctantly. It made me feel good. It is very seldom that a federal officer expresses affection to me. I’m sure the TSA did not train her to do that but her upbringing won out over indoctrination. Her mother told her to Be Sweet and she was.

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