Airport Security Questions

The last couple times we flew ( and it's been a while ) was on charters and the pat downs were near non-existent, mostly just a wanding actually, as they were just starting this.. We are flying to Vegas commercially this time and i have what may seem like a silly question but one i am going to ask anyway.

First, you need to know that i have a huge problem with the way these patdowns are done in the first place. I really don't care what anyone thinks about my attitude toward it but, another man touching me like that has kept me off planes for several years now. My wife has just this year managed to talk me into a trip to Vegas that doesn't involve a drive from Ohio. I find it highly invasive and disgusting regardless of the reason.

That being said i have given and am going. My question is this. To avoid as much of this male feeling up as possible, and considering it is summer, i am planning on wearing shorts, a pull-over shirt, and sandles for the flight.

Are there any rules against this type of attire on flights now?

NO

"Feeling up"? I don't know where you are flying from, but I have never been felt up by any TSA personal at any airport. I think you need to grow up and get over yourself.

All kidding aside, I see women get felt -up way more than guys. My wife thinks it is because of the under wire bras. I have seen a 10 year old girl get felt up, it was my daughter. I was like Really? how many terrorist are 10 year old white girls? All experts say this all over-kill. The Jews know how to check. They profile to 100 percent success. But this is america, where you pick on 10 year olds, old people with diapers on, etc......

It should be free to pre-profile, but of course it cost big bucks and only a few airports have joined so far.

Thank you sadlass38, your brief and to the point answer is appreciated.

Drmilled. I have seen enough patdowns on the news to lead me to equate same to being "felt up" as they reach up far too close to the genital area for my comfort. I care little for your opinion as to whether or not i have reached what you consider a sufficient level of maturity for a 64 year old individual. I can assure you that i feel no need to " get over " myself though. Whatever that is supposed to mean.

And please don't bother to reply as i won't be reading this thread any longer.


Again, thank you sadlass 38.

If you wear sandals, then you'll probably have to take them off to go through the nude-o-scope (those shoe rules may change, so it depends on when). If you don't have socks on, you'll be walking barefooted through a bunch of unknown filth. I usually wear loafers or clogs, which are easy to slip on and off, with socks, long pants, and a t-shirt. The simpler the better.

No belt, no handkerchief or kleenex, no wallet or purse. Watches are okay but they may ask to see it, or have you take it off.

- bcc

shorts and sandals are fine, just be sure that you don't have anything in your pockets, just put everything, especially anything metal, in the basket to be scanned and they shouldn't pat you down as long as you don't set off the beeper. I even run my glasses through their scanner just so I am clean of metals. My husband has not set off the beeper or been patted down following this same procedure. He is a police officer and says their pat downs go way beyond what he is allowed to do.

Don't know how it works at your airport.

At McCarren, my husband sets off the scanner every time (dummy). They can now see where on your body the offending item is (and it can be Kleenex). They wand you at that spot and may not have to touch you at all if it is something minor.

Listen to the drone of announcements by the TSA guys, 'cause they tell you what not to have in your pockets etc. That's how I learned that Kleenex (or like products) will light up...just in time to remove one from my pocket.

that is why I have "nothing" in my pockets. Nothing for the scanner to see.

It is all "security theater." I don't like getting unsafe radiation, so I ask for the "grope."