Back in the day of the beeping the beeper, though, the beeper didn't actually get xrayed, but rather passed around the metal detectors.

Some times, in some countries, they won't even let you take your laptop in check on with its batteries, because they claim you can make a bomb out of them, which is true, I suppose, but ridiculous just the same.

Side remark- the title to this thread was happy trails, and I know it is the posters name, but this is not at all what I though the post would be about with the title happy trails.