<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ClubChamp:
The woman in front of me had everything hand searched because she's a diabetic and had syringes in her bag. Even though the supervisor checked and approved the medecine, the not-so-bright emptied her bags on the table, ran them through x-ray, then pawed through the contents before letting her repack.</font>
Hmmm, interesting. I'm a diabetic, and I just got back from a PIT/LGW trip. I had all my supplies in one place in a backpack, but figured I'd take the "don't call attention to myself" approach. I did NOT request a hand search, but just placed my bag on the belt and went through. Nobody at either checkpoint so much as blinked -- I just cruised right on through. It was
almost a letdown after all the horror stories I'd heard
(But not quite -- it was still a major relief to not have any hassles)