Originally Posted by Cookie Jarvis

In the midst of the swine flu ordeal (beginning of May), my husband and I were returning from vacation, flying out of DFW. As we were getting in line for to go through security (US Airways terminal), we were waved over to enter a lane with only few people in it. I was putting my belongings on the belt before my husband because he has to unload his laptop and it takes him longer. As I get to the WTMD, the TSO is on the other side gagging and waving her arms. My belongings are already out of the x-ray at this point. She waves me through as she spraying air freshner. I'm thinking, "...?" I go to collect my belonging and see something "brown" in a few spots on my purse. Then the smell hits me. It's fecal matter! My husband is right behind me. His lap top comes out of the x-ray "unclean". He tells them to stop the belt; there's a problem. It took them a minute or two. I'm asking how this is happening. They're pointing to a passenger who just is departing in front of me. The TSOs did wipe our belongings with alcohol, but I have to wonder--why the heck didn't they close that lane in the first place? The TSO manning the WTMD could smell the problem, so I would think the other TSOs (there were 3) near the x-ray could smell the problem? We were totally grossed out by the experience. Wiped our belonging and hands off immediately with anti-bacterial soap.

I don't know if the poor guy had an uncontrollable accident as he was entering the area or what. I'm assuming that the poo was on his shoes, and got onto the belt and other parts of the x-ray machine when they sent his shoes through. Proves to me that the security area is a filthy place. No one should be taking their shoes off let alone be walking through there with bare feet.