damn lanetop, that's awful!
damn lanetop, that's awful!
my window faces the south
I've been swabbed at MBJ and they accused me of being a mule. Almost took me to the hospital for x-rays. It was not a fun experience.
I was told it was all random but I changed out of my shorts in to jeans and put on shirt so they where checking fresh washed clothes. They had me empty my pockets , turn them inside out and hold my hands out in front of me. Then they wiped above my pockets front and back around my belt then wiped under my nose. After that they took another swab and wiped just my hands and fingers. I think they are looking for both drugs and explosive traces. The nose wipe tells me they where looking for drugs. Back in the day we use pull up in airport drop off area killing the last sub.
Had the wonderful secondary security screening last year. Passport and boarding pass grabbed out of my hand with no explanation, the hand swab in the room and then the wonderful full pat down before boarding at the gate. Got questioned about bag packing at check in. My boarding pass was very different than the wife's. Was not a nice end to our trip.
I never get lucky enough for a full body * pat down*. Oh well, I got a plane to catch in Atlanta in a couple hours, time to hit the road. Negril here I come. Hope the red stripes are cold!!
I got the hand swab on Saturday in Atlanta. My bracelets set off the scanner, security asked me if I could take them off. My left arm was in a sling due to recent surgery. So I took the bracelets off & went thru the scanner again. No problem. I must have pissed off the security lady, as I was holding up the line & she motioned me to stop & step to the side. I got the pat down. Had to tell the lady to take it easy on my arm, as she was patting down my arm that I had surgery on. I would have taken it out of the sling so she could see nothing was in there & she didn't have to hurt me. Then she got out the wipes & swabbed my hands. Kind of freaked me out, but I didn't have anything to worry about. Just didn't care for the way they were handling my arm. If she had seen the 7" fresh incision & all the swelling & bruising, I bet she wouldn't have touched it!
Larry gets swabbed in every airport we are in it seems. They do his hands, pockets, and any zippers on the carry on bags. I think it is due to the large amounts of insulin that he has to carry on the plane. Little tubes of liquid are always suspicious I guess.
It's sad that our world has come to this, but personally I am thankful that they take the time to do this to ensure our safety.
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Got swabbed and patted in Phoenix, AZ airport yesterday on my way home to NY. Have had it done in MBJ at least 3 times. Kinda use to it now but like Long Bay says it freaked me out the first time when they grabbed my passport and disappeared in MBJ without saying a word. Somebody behind me in line calmed me down.
I agree rinakim. It is sad that it has come to this. I just thought to myself "they are just doing their job" and the security lady that I pissed off was having a bad day. It is nerve racking to go thru security, especially one armed, trying to get your shoes off, & everything in the bins & not "holding" up the line.
All my trips, they just wave me through. I guess I look like a pure tourist with my sunburn, all-inclusive bracelet and fanny pack .....
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