TSA WTF

[clevermanka]

I always (seriously, always) get pulled aside for extra screening, but this morning I had to wonder if the TSA agents were just fucking with me. I'm wearing leggings and a tight knit skirt and my hair is down (a bit frizzy from the humidity, but down) and as I came through the x-ray machine they asked if I had anything in my pockets or metal in my hair. WTF. My outfit doesn't even have pockets. I got to have a pat-down anyway, including my head.

Must have been my rock-hard skull and solid muscled thighs.



Good thing this morning, though: My luggage weighed in at 59.5 lbs. *whew*

Comments

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Plus, they could not resist running their hands through that amazing hair of yours.
oh wait .. that's me.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

HA! I looked at the woman like "are you fucking kidding me?" I mean...

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

heh... did someone hide contraband in a hairdo recently?
What *will* we have to do next if some ISIS bitch hides a blade up her twat?

[pamelonian.livejournal.com]

For some reason, the last several flights I have been on, they swabbed my hands! I attributed the pat-down to the metal button on my jeans pocket, but I still don't understand the hand-swabbing.

[ms-danson.livejournal.com]

Stabbing is for explosive residue. I asked once when I had a friendly employee. That same flight got delayed because one of the in uniform military boys on it turned up positive. They let him on after he was vetted but his buddies teased him quite a bit.

[ms-danson.livejournal.com]

*swabbing

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I got swabbed last time I flew, too. At least we're in good company?

[chalcedonygrey.livejournal.com]

Ugh. I wore a skirt once thinking it would be in my favor (no metal, not even a zipper or any kind of button) and they pulled me because of the skirt! Apparently, skirts are a clothing choice of High Risk people who are hiding contraband and weaponry underneath them.

This prompted me to wonder if they'd leave me the fuck alone if I flew naked. *mutter grumple* Except then, they'd probably feel the need to do a cavity search.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

HA HA HA HA but yeah, probably.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

I fly in a kilt and insist on opting out of the porno scanner.

I make sure NOBODY enjoys my Freedom Grope.

[hdsqrl.livejournal.com]

I got the hair-pat the last time I flew as well. Seriously? I have practically no hair, volume-wise. WTF could I possibly be hiding in there? :p

My vote is that they're now pulling aside those made of Complete Awesome just as a nice break in their day. ;)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I like this theory.

[chalcedonygrey.livejournal.com]

Wait, are they targeting HAIR now? I can never fly again.

Or maybe they'd just let me go without searching my hair. Presumably they want to keep the flight on schedule...

[etcet.livejournal.com]

I had this really weird dream where I was visiting you & McK in a house-not-your-real-house in late winter, having borrowed your neighbor's snowblower to clear 4" of slush from the sidewalk and admired their 2-3 month old fluffy black and white kittens.

nfi what that was all about last night

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

But KITTENS! Hope yours are all doing well. They're awful cute.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

they are toddly and beginning to rassle. hope to get video of them up soon.

[msmitti.livejournal.com]

oh TSA

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Srsly.

[kazoogrrl.livejournal.com]

Travel catsuits for all!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

That...would actually be really comfortable.