Jennifer,
Am not sure how this Flyertalk reply function works, but assuming you get this in response to your post:
I've had over 100 e mails from women in response to last week's column on TSA patdowns. I'm summarizing some of them in next week's column.
If you want to talk about what happened to you, I'd be very eager to hear from you, as your experience seems to have been especially egregious.
I'm at this e mail:
[email protected]
Alternate e mail:
[email protected]
And this phone number (today and all weekend, plus Monday, when I am writing the column for Tuesday's paper): 973-748-2132
Thanks and regards,
Joe Sharkey
Business travel columnist
New York Times
Originally Posted by JenniferNAz
There was a thread here the other day on a woman that was forced to strip down to her undergarmets by TSA because she was wearing a zippered-sweatshirt. That stripping was not in lieu of a patdown; they required her to strip in addition to the patdown.
Where do we draw the line on "anything for security?"
I believe you are talking about me in this post. Just a quick update here, I will also post it on the other thread when I get a chance (flying so much I don't have time!).
I received a call today from someone at TSA at DCA. I spoke with her about the situation for 30 minutes. Bottom line is that she admitted that the screening I received was excessive, and I should not have been forced to remove my shirt.
I am not sure this will really change anything, but it is a step. I will be contacting the reporter from the article.
Jennifer[/QUOTE]