First flights

I've spent a month in Asia visiting my son. This was the first time I'd flown since my PM implant in August. Used the convention as suggested by many on here. Preferrably let the person know before the scanner or if no one there (as was the case in Kuala Lumpur) I looked through the scanner at operative and tapped the PM. Everything worked just great in Manchester, Doha, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. The most bizarre though was my first pat down at Manchester. Guy called me through and patted me down then asked me to sit on a chair and take my shoes off, which he put through a scanner - then he got a wand and checked the soles of my feet (I just had socks on my feet at this stage). What was all that about?

5 Comments

oops, typo!

by SaraTB - 2014-01-01 05:01:09

That should be "feet wanded". Stupid auto-correct!

standard procedure

by SaraTB - 2014-01-01 05:01:21

I've hand my feet wanted a lot - they're checking for knife blades or whatever, that could be hidden in your socks. Anyone else would have them found by the metal detector - we get to avoid that, and the pat down doesn't include the soles of your feet. If you're barefoot they just look at them. And, if I was a security person, I wouldn't want to handle anyone's feet . . .

Happy travelling!

One of life's mysteries

by IAN MC - 2014-01-01 09:01:04


Hi Jonny

The variations in security procedures at different airports is a continual mystery to me :-

- sometimes you have to take your shoes off, sometimes you don't
- sometimes you have to remove your belt, sometimes you don't
- sometimes you have to remove your watch, sometimes you don't
- sometimes you have to remove your laptop from your hand luggage, sometimes you don't etc etc etc

As for scanning the soles of your feet ; I guess you could have had a razor blade or thin knife stuck to the sole of your foot , but probably the Manchester guy was a weirdo with a foot-fetish and he gets his thrills whenever he can . Hope you enjoyed it as much as he did !

Cheers

Ian

Recent travel

by mkaz03 - 2014-01-01 09:01:33

I flew to LA for Christmas and to Denver at Thanksgiving from the east coast and surprisingly received TSA Pre Clearance both times. This allowed me to go through a shorter line without having to remove shoes or take the laptop put of the case. The first time I went thru the scanner. The next time I was in a line for a metal detector and they had me change lines and go thru the scanner. This gave me the impression that the metal detector would probably ring if I walked through it. So I was surprised when the 3rd time I totally missed that I was walking through a metal detector but pleasantly surprised that I did not set it off. After that I just used the metal detector when it was in my line and did not bother telling them about the pacemaker. Every time I go to a new store I am a little leery about walking through security doors, afraid I will set off alarms. This sort of reaffirms that maybe this will not be the problem I feared. Happy New Year to all.

Apply logic

by Theknotguy - 2014-01-01 12:01:19

You're applying logic where logic doesn't apply.

If you try to figure out what the security people are going to do you'll go insane.

I just smile, do what they ask, and get through the line as quickly as I can. Then on to the holiday / vacation!

Theknotguy

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