So secure!

I'm working out at a client site at the moment and they've recently upgraded the physical security of the building - you now need to have a pass to activate the lifts as well as the doors (so you can't get upstairs without a pass).
Well this morning the security guard was stopping people on their way into the building and asking for "do you have a pass". I proceeded to make a face and reach into my backpack - where upon he said "okay that's fine". This is well before he has been able to determine if:

1. i actually have a pass
2. the wires coming out of my bag are some kind of nasty device
3. i am about to recreate that scene out of the matrix
4. i am not some kind of cyborg killing machine

Doesn't it make you feel so secure...