Originally Posted by
wildcatlh
I unfortunately ran into them last Wednesday (Concourse E). They're being used as primary. Of course, I was chosen while waiting to go through the WTMD. Opted out (the TSOs seemed shocked) and took the patdown, which was so thorough I thought about asking for a cigarette afterwards.
I was not given the option to take my posessions along with me. Luckily my wife was there to pick up everything (of course, that left her to deal with our 14 month old along with all the stuff, by herself).
bolding mine: do you mean not having a tso bring them over so to keep them visible/in your line of sight while you are maSSSSaged or you asking to take them with you. the latter should not happen but you most definitely should have your bags visible/in you line of sight at all times while undergoing a secondary screening-you were fortunate to have your wife with you as if it was me, the process would have stopped and stayed stopped until my bags were brought over