Originally Posted by
t325
Also, what's the deal with bulky clothing and patdowns? When I left STL, I was wearing a Blues jersey (which I guess can be considered bulky), and the TSA had no problem with it. No patdown, no nudeoscope, nothing. I wore it again when flying back, and the PHL TSA gave me a patdown from the waist up (didn't even offer the nude-o-scope, which I would've oped out of anyways) because they said the jersey was bulky. Just another inconsistent TSA policy or some of that infamous Philly hospitality given to fans of opposing teams?
Pat downs (or at least wanding) for bulky clothing have long been SOP. What's new since around Oct. 30 is that the pat down is now a thorough grope.
My wife was felt up rather badly at STL for wearing a skirt on Nov. 1. Other than one international itinerary, we've canceled all our trips & given away (so far) roughly $3K in credits & award trips to friends & coworkers who don't seem to mind being fondled by government goons. We're finding that there are less stressful ways to pursue our lives.