Originally Posted by
littlesheep
I thought a lock would deter them but no. The color indicator turned to red and I got a note inside. They rifled through my underwear, I guess. No valuables.
Yuck. And embarrassing. Small airport, small community. Feel invaded.
Two questions:
What were they looking for? I had clothes, shoes, a few utensils and some toiletries and food (long trip w/o food and late arrival). I had (possibly still have, too tired to check) a small pen knife. That's about it. What aroused their suspicion, or is it just random?
Second, I'm actually disgusted by this and would like to wash everything but due to the lateness of the hour and exhaustion I don't think this would be possible even tomorrow. Do you think they touched my stuff with the same gloves they rub groins with? I'm not joking, I'm worried...
So sorry this happened to you. I know exactly how you feel, I've been there myself.
Get some sleep, empty the bag out tomorrow, wash everything and try to put it behind you. There's nothing else you can do.
The only thing their gloves (if they were wearing them) touched was themselves and other folks' belongings. Wash your belongings and try to wash the memory out of your mind.
It doesn't matter what they were looking for: curiosity, hoping to steal, random target. It's over.