5 Quick Steps For Getting Through Airport Security

1. Take off your shoes and jacket.  
2. Empty your pockets of loose change.  Cell phones and sometimes watches should go in the bin.  
3. Your "one quart/one liter clear plastic bag" of liquids (each 3 oz/100 ml or less!) must come out of your carry-on bag. (Remember, one bag per person,)
4. Your laptop must come out too unless you have one of the new approved laptop bags that allow x-ray machines to get an unobstructed view of your computer without removing it.  You might want to consider investing in one.
5. Have your boarding pass available and wait for the Officer to wave you through.

Now you have to put yourself back together.  Hopefully you've allowed plenty of time for this process, and you're not trying to rush to catch your flight.  Take your time.  Make sure you've picked up everything you put in the bin.  

You don't want to leave anything behind.  Get it all put back where it belongs, and make sure it's secure.  And make sure your shoelaces are tied… you don't want to trip as you run for the plane… only kidding…  you have plenty of time, and you don't have to run.  Right?

Phew! See?  Getting through security lines is not such a hassle after all!