Originally Posted by
injera
Last Thursday, 6am, JFK T4.
On the pre-check line, the lady two in front of me starts removing her boots. These boots seemed pretty high and she was struggling to get them off.
Guy in front of me reminds her that she's in the pre-check lane and can keep her shoes on. She yells back - I'm a Delta Silver, I know how to handle security here!!
My wife's boots always set off the detector. It's the metal in the heel. So, the lady in line may be correct, but still LOL at her response.
EDIT: Maybe not so LOL. SFBayGuy makes a good point.