Originally Posted by schnitzer

Security at LHR is awful..

I did a no-no and did not take out my iPad for screening.
I was sent to a queue of people waiting to have their bags opened for contraband items.

I was #6 in line. I waited for 1 hour because they were working at Turtle speed.

The guy literarily Aired my dirty laundry (and everybody elses') in front of everybody...
Took everything out of my bag, one piece at a time like he was pulling some magic trick.

Placed it all in the plastic bin and ran it through the x-ray machine again.

all at turtle speed