Posted on 01/08/2017 2:26:41 PM PST by Kaslin
Plus most people left their things while they were with their items. They just ran off and left them behind. Understandably so, but the items left in security probably account for a small percentage of lost items that day.
How do you get around it? Traveling in a couple weeks and the info would br good to have. Thx!
I was mostly thinking of me BIL who is an extreme diabetic. It could be a lethal situation. For myself, I could miss a few meals. :)
I had a TSA “officer” or whatever thy are calling themselves now give me a hard time with that a few weeks ago. He wanted to take it and bring it to the XRay for me.
His supervisor was called, agreed it was OK to hold it and have them do a quick inspection on it in front of me. I hate the TSA.
You and me both. Ashamed to say, one of my wife's brothers is a TSA agent. He's an a$$h*le. Tried to get into the CHP, couldn't make the cut. Bounced around from job to job, selling cell phones and cars. His longest job is at the TSA. He finally found something he's good at, making life miserable for others. Before we had a falling out about 5 years ago, he said anyone not giving him the proper respect will find their ordeal greatly lengthened, as he takes his time processing them. Never mind their supposed job to look for terrorists; he makes it his job to harass people.
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The few times I flew after 9/11, I made a point of carrying ticket + photo ID + paper $ bills (only those three handy items) in a motorcycle wallet hanging around my neck by the chain. Blessedly, this was before the nakie scanners, but I would follow the advice of a previous poster to keep it in my hands above my head while going thru the scanner - demanding that the guard search it in my undistracted presence before or after body-scanning.
Of course the obvious reason is hands-free, convenient access to what documents I need in the terminal, but even more was to have the chain for choking or striking against a jihadi P.O.S. when even fingernail clippers were banned as carry-on.
My compliments to the tactically-minded FReepers scolding passengers for wearing flip-flops - like tight, protective boots/shoes are of use when they’re riding on the required scanning belt or not yet back on their feet at the moment some shooter starts popping off rounds & sets off a panic. It’s because of the stupid shoe-scan that people are wearing flipflops in the first place. Most of them, anyway.
As to your situation, I advise your carry-on be a backpack. Not a huge one either, but of a size that a teen might carry to school, to help limit its bulk. Once it’s strapped on your back it could help protect while fleeing in a riot situation, however unlikely; more, a wild-eyed demand from a random authoritarian to drop your luggage & flee empty-handed (leaving you compromised like the ppl from this article) is more reasonably ignored with a shrug over the time it would cost to wriggle out of your straps when you’re fleeing for your life. Let it be your choice if you choose to lighten your load.
For myself with my knees & bulk, I’m not going to outrun a day-yum thing. I just want my hands free while I do it. YMMV
I hope your trip is uneventful & as pleasurable as possible!
You just hold on to your passport is all. I’ve never had to explain that to anyone at an airport.
Armed guards do walk around. Comely uniformed ladies also walk up to passengers in the waiting area and ask your permission to wand you.
Japan is almost as efficient as Singapore and doesn't use cattle chute security either. I'm with you, Eradicate the TSA and let the airlines post their "lawsuits from Muslim" statistics as a badge of honor.
“Comely uniformed ladies also walk up to passengers in the waiting area and ask your permission to wand you.”
Great. NOW I’ve a got a Cheap Trick track variant roaming about my cranium...
“I want you to wand me...”
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