Originally Posted by
vesicle
I guess I was not clear...I did not fault the officers for enforcing the rules...I am saying the rules are stupid and unnecessary.
The dirt on the bottom of my shoes has a MUCH higher risk or tracking in some pathogen than my Tic Tacs yet the Tic Tacs are verboten. See the problem?
And no I am not advocating shoe confiscation

I use this to my advantage. I often get a free shoe clean when entering Australia or NZ