I just flew FLL-LGA, they asked me to put my wallet into a basket and run it through the scanning machine next to the metal detector. What difference would it have made if I walked through with it in my pocket or if they ran it through on the belt. With all of the chaos going on at this checkpoints, I feel uneasy about someone picking up my wallet on the other side while we are being delayed because of someone slowing down the line when they set off the buzzer at the detector.

[This message has been edited by Rssrsvp (edited 11-07-2001).]