Originally Posted by
gojirasan
MHT doesn't have the scanners yet. Although they could have them by July. Check the list and maybe ask around to see if EYW or TLH have the scanners. In the end it is up to you whether you want to risk being harrassed, yelled at, and illegally detained for a double opt out, but I do believe that the more people DOOP (Double Opt Out as Protest) the better it will be for the resistance.
Some other people on this thread have pointed out that the there will be no $11,000 fines, and that the TSA, although they'll get royally pissed off at you, will still allow you to walk away if you double-opt-out. So it looks like my dance would be:
1 - I get selected for a Nude-O-Scope.
2 - I tell the TSO that I double-opt-out, and that I want to walk away.
3 - I get escorted away from the checkpoint and am told not to return.
4 - I return to the ticketing desk, explain my situation, ask them to return my checked baggage, and ask if a refund is possible. I always arrive at the airport 2 hours early, so hopefully, a baggage return wouldn't be too hard.
5 - Greyhound.
I happen to know for a fact that TLH has no Nude-O-Scopes--it's 16 miles from my house, and I just picked up my wife there a few weeks ago. Considering that the mayor is at the airport for a photo-op every time another airline cons the City into a "revenue guarantee" for something like one flight per day, I wonder what his reaction would be to Nude-O-Scopes.
The July trip to EYW would be pure personal pleasure, so no big deal if I miss that altogether. The August trip to MHT will be for my cousin's wedding that I do _not_ want to miss, so I'll factor in the time potential of leaving TLH and taking the 34-hour Greyhound ride.