See? I TOLD you! Security staff will nick anything..

And in this 'period of heightened security' who's going to stop them?

Transportation Security Administration baggage screener Pythias Brown is the reason you hate flying with expensive gear in your bag, especially if you ever flew out of Newark airport. Over the last few years, he stole at least $200,000 worth of electronics. Not just a camcorder here, a laptop there, or an Xbox 360 or two, either. No, this guy had balls. Among his biggest hauls—literally—was an HBO employee's $47,900 camera.

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Yes, I know. I've been letting things slide.

But this splendid article about why Americans don't travel caught my eye, and I thought I'd see if you liked it too