Posted on 09/01/2011 3:15:10 PM PDT by SLB
Took my son-in-law to the airport in Nashville for his return trip to Afghanistan. My daughter and I got gate passes to see him off. When we got to the TSA security point I was selected to go thru the millimeter wave xray. I told the screener that I did not want to go thru it. She made a big thing of it, repeatedly asking me if I was "opting out" of it. I repeatedly told her I was. She then radioed to her supervisor that she had an "opt out" that needed screening.
After about 4 or 5 minutes a guy showed up and asked me to follow him into a glass enclosed area. I had to pass thru the regular metal detector to get there and did not set it off, but had to have the pat down search anyway. So here I am,a 61 year old, white male slightly overweight and with very blonde hair standing with arms out to my sides and getting patted down. They guy who did it was very polite and we did visit. When he was finished he scanned his rubber gloves for explosives residue. Found none and let me leave. I think the next time I go to the airport I will rub some old expended brass or shotgun shell hulls on my clothes and see what happens. :-)
Instead of the brass or shells, I wonder what would have been the outcome if I had been carrying a handgun in a inside the waistband holster, left it in the truck as I should to be legal and then he would have detected the residue from it. It could have been really interesting about then. Or maybe I simply cleaned a firearm this morning before we left the house.
>>. I think the next time I go to the airport I will rub some old expended brass or shotgun shell hulls on my clothes and see what happens. :-)<<
You don’t want to do that. You probably won’t fly that day — and that is the BEST case scenario.
BTTT
I don’t fly anyway. Just there to see my son-in-law off to Afghanistan.
>>I dont fly anyway. Just there to see my son-in-law off to Afghanistan.<<
Wait — they let you through Security without a boarding pass?
Put a copy of the Periodic Chart in your back pocket and see what happens.
Since you were not flying, next time rub some W296 into your outer pants legs.
I had a similar situation happen in MSP 4 months ago.
I got the opinion they were looking for me to say anything as an excuse to arrest me.
Making a complaint to the TSA supervisor works much better than playing with their very small brains.
Carry a Koran under your arm and see what happens.
They did that for me when my 14 y/o son was flying alone. They needed my driver's license and gave me a gate pass. No TSA issues.
Opting out is a political expression that was formulated in Canada to describe the intention of a province to remove itself from a program administered by the federal government,
Good thing they don't check for mooning Mecca as I remove my shoes.
Canada has a 10th Amendment?
What would happen if I carried a DOJ authorized Gun Runner weapon?
“The TSA was not happy as I was radared with my “arthritic” hands in their resting state of having the center digit much more extended than the others. Supervisors and all. “
LOL. I usually don’t suffer from arthritis, but might feel a spell coming on when confronted by the TSA. ;)
The airlines issue family member gate passes to the service members family coming to greet them or see them off. All you need is to confirm he/she is on the flight and a valid ID. I guess my retired military ID tipped them off. :-)
You went further than I would. Don’t ever get closer to an airport than dropping off family, friend or coworkers.....
I can go in with my CHL up to the TSA fleece point but don’t ....done with commercial air if I can help it.
Funny....
>>The airlines issue family member gate passes to the service members family coming to greet them or see them off. All you need is to confirm he/she is on the flight and a valid ID. I guess my retired military ID tipped them off. :-)<<
That is a great program — I didn’t know they did that. Thanks for your service and please pass along my thanks to the S-I-L.
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