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Genre: Travel & Events
Date of upload: Dec 17, 2023 ^^
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
1. The only hack one really needs is to arrive at the airport early enough to be as comfortable and fashionable as one wants to be and still get through TSA in time to make one's flight.
2. The "jacket with big pockets" hack doesn't work in many airports where the TSA insists that electronics be screened separately from clothing and other items.
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I have an additional suggestion for socks. i wear a pair of socks through security and if shoes need to be removed, I go through security and then peel off the out layer of socks that touched the floor. This leaves a clean pair of socks which have not touched the floor at all so my shoes are not contaminated with anything of the out layer of socks. Either that or I just remove those socks and if wearing regular shoes, put on a clean pair post security. Same for the trip back.
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My story is not funny, but others have experienced it. I broke my right leg and crushed my ankle in 2021. Three surgeries later, I have a leg full of screws, cross pieces, and titanium and steel plates. I told them Iād set off the alarm. I did. Two pat downs later a TSA manager showed up, and she was NOT happy. āTAKE OFF YOUR PROSTHETIC LEG!ā I donāt have one. Itās metal, implanted in my leg and foot. āTell her to take it off or sheās NO FLY.ā The two agents and I looked at each other. One called for someone else. By the time that person got there the original manager (all 6 feet of her) was screaming into my face, and I was standing there on a cold floor with my sock off and my pant leg pulled up to my knee. I flew upgraded that day (the TSA crew helpedābless them.)
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When my German grandparents visited me in the US back in the early 70s, my grandfather kept setting of the metal detector at the airport. When they checked him with the handheld version, it kept going off at his throat. Turns out that small grenade splinters he had lodged in his throat during WWII, were the culprit. Needles to say, they just waved him through after that.
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For me, it is about safety.
Natural fibers. Real leather. Solid footwear.
As a Veteran, the idea is "Dress to Egress. "
Synthetics melt and stick to your skin. Slick soles on your shoes can prevent your running from the aircraft.
Weather permitting, I would go with jeans, a long sleeve shirt over a 100% cotton undershirt, and leather hiking shoes. I'm more concerned about safety than TSA issues. (I'm old and look grumpy... Add on screenings are just a way of life .)
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I have an insulin pump and the first time I went through security with it, they wanted me to keep it on through the body scanner (I suppose they wanted to make sure I wasn't wearing some sort of bomb). I explained to them that it cannot go through the scanner, it may cause it to malfunction (which is a scary thought for a Type 1 Diabetic). Thankfully, they allowed me to remove it so it would not be scanned. Now, if I am traveling, I carry a document showing that I am actually wearing an insulin pump and it cannot go through the scanners. My experience was over 20 years ago, and insulin pumps now are not so "foreign," as there were back then. However, it never hurts to come prepared for any eventuality.
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I always have a change of clothes in my carry-on. Just clean shirt, underwear, socks, sleeping shirt, in case luggage goes astray. This would have helped me years ago when I spilled coffee on my white shirt before boarding a 12 hour flight. All I could smell during the flight was stale coffee and it was about 15 hours in a smelly shirt before I could change. No more white shirts to the airport now. For checked bags, I pack socks and underwear in ziplock bags, so in the event of a search, they are not pawed over by customs officers. Also take a pack of disinfecting wipes for your airline seat, including seat belt clasp, tray table, armrest, everything.
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I never wear sandals when flying - on the suuuper rare chance that we need to evacuate a plane quickly, and potentially run once down the slide or off the wing, I want surefooted shoes that will protect my feet. I'll suffer through taking them off at TSA any day for that reason. Similar reason for why I stick my ID and credit card in my zippered pocket before takeoff - in the event of an evacuation I want to have essential resources on hand since I'll be leaving purses and bags behind.
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Iāve worn a peasant skirt often on a plane and only once was I asked to step aside for a manual search. The hazards of wearing flowing, loose dress isnāt due to fans, escalators or body exposure, it is at the security gateā¦things can be hidden under them. Apparently. That was the rationale for the search, which by the way wasnāt stressful.
We actually laughed. There was another lady who needed a search (reason unknown & I did not need to know). A cute young agent came over to sub out a woman & I said āhe could search me!ā (I was in my 50āsš). They chuckled and said ānoā. I said it was worth a shot.
And I will continue to wear sandals without socksā¦Iām not a germaphobe like so many young people. I lived through a barefoot childhood when dog poop wasnāt cleaned up, drank from the garden hose and have a much healthier immune system than my much younger coworkers.
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THANKS so much for the "TSA CARES" tip; I used it and received a phone call from the local airport's TSA agent, giving me great instructions for a super easy security check, since I'll be in a wheelchair. I wouldn't have know of this help without YOUR help. THANK YOU and God bless you and yours.
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Thanks Meganš Instead of a jacket, a Travel Vest is another great way to keep your items, passport, wallet, phone. etc in one place, out of view and safe when going thorough security. Just put your vest in the bin and you're done.š
Edit: be careful of the vests with the big pocket on the back... they can be damn uncomfortable on a long flight. š
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4 months ago
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