[technochick99]

Having hardly any luggage

Well that's scary. In late summer I will start traveling weekly again for a few months. I planned on leavingm ahuge back with 2 weeks worth of mix and match clothes at work each weekend, getting them cleaned down there. Now I'll have to suffer when going through security.

I flew out of London Heathrow Saturday, was running a bit late, and was pulled out for additional screening. On the page where they noted my name, it had 20% hand-written across the top.

Perhaps they pick on us 'typical' types since they know they won't find anything. What *ever* would these security drones do if they caught a real terrorist?

[VOA]

In late summer I will start traveling weekly again for a few months.

Travel guru Peter Greenburg (appears sometimes on NBC's Today show; has a radio shows
Saturdays on KABC in Los Angeles) says that when flying domestic, he sends his stuff
ahead by FedEX (doesn't check any baggage).
He says he won't do this when flying internationally.
(And Greenburg does get around, he does his radio show by remote about 80% of the time from
places like Egypt, Jordan, Alaska, etc.)

I don't know if that's a helpful tip for you.
More about my pre-9-11 hassles -- I had no checked baggage and only one
shoulder bag and maybe a plastic bag to carry extra magazines, etc.
I don't know, but maybe it was because I was traveling alone and so light...maybe
that sort of sets off some alarm bells, even subconsiously, for screeners.
I know it shouldn't be the looks as I'm no ringer for the ShoeBomber!