Originally Posted by SkiAdcock

As posted before in a variety of threads, I used to (used to being the operative phrase) rarely set off alarm/be sent to secondary.

Now I get sent to secondary every time - even when wearing a variety of shoe types (some of which never set off the alarm before-those shoes didn't change - just the alarm).

And in secondary on a few occasions they have wand set so high that the rivets in my jeans sets it off! Hello? Rivets in my jeans? Now I realize I'm not as smart as some of you & bomb-making is beyond my capabilities, but what threat does the rivets in my jeans pose? They actually say to me miss, the rivets in your jeans has set off the wand, so I'm going to have to pat you down in those areas. Rivets - common sense? Did I miss something?

I've been pretty easy going on TSA (especially compared to some of FT's posters), but I have to admit I'm getting a bit cranky about this. I always get to the airport in plenty of time, so the extra 2-3 minutes isn't a big deal, and I'm polite vs being rude, especially on the rivet thing, but again, rivets???

The only thing (my small assertiveness) I do is refuse to stand on a dirty floor in bare feet. I tell them I'm willing to do the wanding after they've sent my shoes through the machine & I've put them on again.

So TSAMgr or other screeners, is it me or should you maybe set the wands (and for that matter the magnodetecters) down a bit? I wondered if the magno's had been set up for more sensitive cuz of the recent trusted traveller thing. Since 9/11 I can count (until recently) on 1 hand the # of times I've had to go through secondary - & now it's every time cuz of the shoes (and rivets). Again, the same shoes that have gone through plenty of times & never beeped once.