Wulfie's Wurld

Been flying recently? Why do they keep announcing that you should report unattended packages? Didn't you just stand in a three-hour line where they confiscated fingernail clippers so the packages that got through would be safe? If the checks aren't safe and explosive fingernail clippers are still getting through, why waste time and money on them? And what's with the seats in the upright position? What will that extra three inches matter? When a plane crashes, do those extra three inches have any bearing on who survives? Do we feel safer with all this extra effort? Can't belts still be used as garrotes? Should we perhaps be allowed on planes only when naked and with no carry-ons at all?