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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Uh, maybe not the memo, but the extensive press coverage of richard reid, the guy who tried to blow up an airplane with explosives in his tennis shoes.
Well, maybe basketball or running shoes. But still.
For whatever reason, not all airports require removal of shoes. But they set it up as a major gamble, because if you set off the machine with your shoes on, you are a terrorist until proven innocent.
If we're on peeves about airline security, why do they still have the 30 minute seated rule for DC? It didn't make sense to begin with. If the concern is you're on a plane within 30 minutes' flight of DC, fine. But then why not flights going to Dulles, BWI, or even Philadelphia and several other decent sized airports that are within a half hour of DC? If nothing else, the rule stymies any efforts to get a second beer on the shuttle.
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Those weren't tennis shoes. His shoes had heels (with a fuse).
Tennis shoes, for the past year and a half, have been exempt from removal - that's why I was wearing them.
Oh, and the pat-down search. That was unpleasant. Having never been arrested, I have never had a true pat-down search before. Being patted-down before a concert or a Raiders game is completely different than the "terrorist" pat-down you get at the airport. She touched EVERYTHING. I'm sure she even touched everything twice.
