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Old Nov 12, 2010, 11:26 pm
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gatelouse
 
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Originally Posted by essxjay
Weird. Seattle is in Washington state. PDX is Portland, Oregon, about 150 miles away and its own major metropolitan area (#23 vs. #15 for Seattle). How PDX (or EAT or YKM for that matter) could be considered alternative is beyond me.
Originally Posted by birdstrike
As long as you can opt-out, I'm not sure I get the point?
An opt-out guarantees a thorough frisk. I'm aiming for the traveler who wants neither the NoS nor the frisk, and is willing to drive 2-3 hours on that principle. (Yes, random secondaries are always possible...and don't alarm that WTMD!)

If the number of travelers that fit the above category is close to nil, then yes, there's little point to a list like this. But if people aren't willing to go out of their way, then are they really that strongly opposed to the frisks and scopes in the first place?
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