<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SRQ Guy:
Then I absolutely refuse to place my bag on the belt until the person in front of me has passed completely through the metal detector and I can move on through and have a line of sight with my bag. This way, even if I am pulled aside and wanded or patted down, I can always watch my belongings. </font>
This is a very important point to remember with any item that you place on the belt. Never let it out of your sight, and wait for the path through the detector to be totally clear. Earlier this year one of the evening news shows showed video tapes of laptop bags being stolen when someone stopped short and bumped the victim at the detector and his partner picked up his bag on the other side and walked out of the airport. Of course this will be extremely difficult to do with the present state of security at the airports and the checking of ID's and tickets before reaching the detector.
[This message has been edited by Rssrsvp (edited 11-08-2001).]