I was at ORD this evening, and the scanners were not in use when I was going through the line. The guy behind me was saying to his traveling companion, "You know, I prefer the new machines. They make things so much easier." He then specifically asked the TSO behind the WTMD if he could use the scanner, so they pulled off the rope and let him use it.
As I was walking over to the bench to put back on my shoes, I looked over to see the same guy was now in the glass penalty box, receiving a fairly thorough patdown
after the scan. By this time, his buddy had walked through the WTMD behind me, had already collected his things and was waiting. So much for easier...
