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Mar 2, 2016 | 3:56 pm

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Originally Posted by CarmenOM

There are nude-o-scopes (which actually are no longer nude-o-scopes; they just pick up unusual objects on an outline) and metal detectors at both checkpoints. I'm 99% certain that primarily metal detectors are used for PreCheck at both places but the scanners are beside them for the people with artificial joints.

One improvement I noticed when I arrived at MSP late last night (after 4 hours on a snowy runway at DTW) is that the lighted signs were operating appropriately, with the North CP sign displaying NORTH CHECKPOINT CLOSED and the South showing as open.

Thanks. I don't opt out but I nevertheless like to avoid the nude-o-scopes as much as possible on the grounds that, given how often I travel, I'd rather not expose myself unnecessarily to whatever health risks are involved. This means I'll walk to another checkpoint but I don't subject myself to a grope, er I mean patdown voluntarily.

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