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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 6:58 am
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dctorres
In Memoriam
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: CDG
Programs: I used to be Plat, but now I'm not. Now I'm just Gold. Lucky if I keep that.
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I enjoyed a "closer inspection" last week at a major airport to remain nameless.

However, fortunately, it was far from the nether regions, it was still unpleasant:

1/ Having to be frisked criminal-style with hand on the table
2/ Having the agent go through each and every piece of plastic (credit and memberships) and analyze them
3/ Count my cash (which I could understand if I had a huge wad of bills -- I had a $20 and $10 note on me)
4/ Once finished with the first round of searches, re-did a 2nd and 3rd time for accuracy
5/ AND THE ABSOLUTE WORST: The TSA screener put my wallet on the table behind me, out of my view with my back to it and kept telling me to stop looking around (as I didn't want to leave it out of my view).

In retrospect, I wish I would have asked for a manager, but one didn't seem apparent in the immediate area and I really couldn't afford to miss my flight.

In about 85 segments this year, this one is the worst.
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