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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 7:44 am
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seanthepilot
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Originally Posted by Vitaforce
What do you all think about placing your wallet in a backpack with a lock on it and then wearing a lanyard with a plastic pouch that holds your ID and boarding pass? Before entering the body scan machine, you can take off the lanyard and then place it with your backpack and other items to have it go through xray machine. Seems like a good way to alleviate the trepidation about wallets.

Why would I want to distance myself from my valuables?

I always ask for an inspection of my wallet, while it's IN MY HAND. Only once can I remember being denied (in Germany). It takes an extra minute, but my valuables don't leave me. It seems like the system works fine.... finally.
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