Originally Posted by oneofthosepeopleyouloveto hate

Stephen, I encounter your kind from time to time .. like the businessman who "just happened" to have a tube of toothpaste in the pocket of his suit coat (guess he didn't expect we'd ask him to remove it and put it through the X-ray), or the folks who had hidden a couple of cigarette lighters in the hem of some fabric attached to their toddler's stroller. (The look on their faces when I pulled the lighters out, then informed them they were no longer a prohibited item so they didn't have to hide them, was priceless! LOL)

Also funny are the ones who apparently have no idea how an X-ray works ... like the guy whose bin contained a neatly folded jacket with a pair of shoes beneath it, and (perfectly centered beneath the sole of each shoe) an oversized bottle of lotion. Guess he thought we wouldn't spot them, heh! Wrong!

Personally, I think people should get at least a slap on the wrist for such stunts, and I suppose I could call a supervisor and make them sweat a little, but usually our lines are so backed up that I just take what's not allowed and send them on their way.