Originally Posted by
oneofthosepeopleyouloveto hate
Or we could blame it on the passengers' lack of foresight. A clear plastic disposal baggie can be slipped over the foot to create a sanitary barrier, and probably costs less than a nickel.
And would probably be considered "shoes" by some TSA screeners.
If it's so easy, why doesn't the TSA do its part to protect
the very people it's supposedly protecting and give out foot freedom baggies?
Originally Posted by
oneofthosepeopleyouloveto hate
I went through a checkpoint in my lil sock feet 4-5 days a week (sometimes multiple times in a day) for more than a year with no ill effects. Have never had a passenger tell me they contracted any sort of ailment from our floors.
Neither single data points, nor passengers' not drawing conclusions about the origin of their foot fungus and then informing some random TSA employee, can be used to draw any conclusions regarding this matter.
Originally Posted by
oneofthosepeopleyouloveto hate
The human body is remarkably resistant to disease!
Except when it gets sick, something that seems to happen to a lot of people.
Originally Posted by
oneofthosepeopleyouloveto hate
Also, keep in mind that if you wear your shoes in your house, you're transporting microscopic particles of anything you stepped in outdoors -- including bacteria, germs and most likely bird or animal feces -- to your floors and carpeting.
Which is why many people take their shoes off upon entering their homes.
Originally Posted by
oneofthosepeopleyouloveto hate
I'll bet most people who complain about TSA's "shoes-off" rule don't think twice about wearing their shoes in the house and then walking barefoot on the same contaminated carpets!
Carpets are different from flat floors that are crossed by thousands of people per day.
In the end it's the fact that it would [probably] be illegal to require TSA employees to work without shoes that says the most: it's not the passengers that are being protected.