Originally Posted by 925
They also make you walk in your socks to chairs outside of the area to put your shoes back on. You can't stand near their machines and put your shoes on.
I no longer believe it is possible to get thru ORD, SEA, JFK, MIA, SDQ, etc without taking off shoes either on first screening or secondary screening.
Tyranny!
I'm sorry to hear about the sock hop part. At all airports I've travelled, I can put the shows on right there at the belt. I wear slip-on shoes, so I drop them on the ground and slide in.
I don't like it much, and I don't think the level to which they've taken this is adding to security. However, I don't think it's something to get worked up about, and I'd hardly call it tyrannical. I've heard all the arguments about "they start with this, then go further and further...". I'm just not buying it in this case. Just MHO, of course.
Cheers.