Stupidest Airport Security Stories

[alfred russel]

I figured some people have seen some stupid things...Mine just happened. Salt Lake City airport. I was wearing flip flops, a relatively small t shirt, and shorts (yes, I am the worst traveler ever). I figure as there is no conceivable way to hide anything wearing flip flops, I didn't take them off. Salt Lake City TSA was having none of that, and made me scan my flip flops (yes, actually scan them).

Then they put me through the naked scanner. Apparently I moved my arms, and they said they had to do a pat down of just my arms because the image wasn't clear. Now the shirt wasn't skin tight, so this wasn't completely nonsensical, but it was still stupid. Had I been quicker thinking (and had a bit more courage than I do), I should have just taken my shirt off and told them no need for a pat down now.

[sbr]

I always wear flip-flops or sandals on planes anymore, mostly because they are so easy to remove.

[Jacob]

My mental picture of Alfred Russell has been recalibrated.

[alfred russel]

I always wear flip-flops or sandals on planes anymore, mostly because they are so easy to remove.

First time wearing flip flops, and it never occured to me they would make you take them off. Is that standard?

[alfred russel]

My mental picture of Alfred Russell has been recalibrated.

From what to what?

[sbr]

I always wear flip-flops or sandals on planes anymore, mostly because they are so easy to remove.

First time wearing flip flops, and it never occured to me they would make you take them off. Is that standard?

Yep you have to take off any shoe-type device you are wearing. 

[alfred russel]

I always wear flip-flops or sandals on planes anymore, mostly because they are so easy to remove.

First time wearing flip flops, and it never occured to me they would make you take them off. Is that standard?

Yep you have to take off any shoe-type device you are wearing.

That is absurd. The rest of the world lets you keep your shoes on whatever you are wearing.

The only good possible reasonable explanation is that the airlines didn't want everyone to start wearing sandals to the airport, and pushed for this so as to not encourage the practice.

[Eddie Teach]

My mental picture of Alfred Russell has been recalibrated.

From what to what?

to

[Pedrito]

  Pretty much

L.

[Caliga]

Stop trying to undermine the War on Terra, ar 

[CountDeMoney]

Wearing flip flops on the fllight is like taking your shoes off on the plane itself.  Ig'nant and gay.

[Richard Hakluyt]

My mental picture of Alfred Russell has been recalibrated.

Yeah, I keep on getting this image of the Dude in The Big Lebowski and trying to reconcile it with my former image of Alfred Russell based on his posting history 

[jimmy olsen]

I like airports with the fancy machines, those that don't have them mean I get searched.

[grumbler]

That is absurd. The rest of the world lets you keep your shoes on whatever you are wearing.

Fail truth much?

The only good possible reasonable explanation is that the airlines didn't want everyone to start wearing sandals to the airport, and pushed for this so as to not encourage the practice.

  Fail logic much?

[Zanza2]

I had to leave a text marker like this at the security station once. Because it contained fluid. Seriously. That was a flight a week or so after those guys in London (or wherever it was) tried to build a bomb from fluids.