Secondary Security Check in YYZ
May 7, 2011, 6:55 pm
#16
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There is nothing 'random' about the secondary searches, despite what CATSA tries to tell you. Some are selected because they meet some target requirements for additional attention; others are selected from non-target groups to make it appear that there is no targeting.
May 8, 2011, 5:26 pm
#17
Join Date: Jun 2007
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That mat in fact insulates you from the rebar in the floor's concrete, which used to set off too many false alarms in the wands.
Whether you're going domestic or X-border, they have them all across this country. It was only a CATSA guy at YYG who took the time to tell me why they have these rubber mats.
Whether you're going domestic or X-border, they have them all across this country. It was only a CATSA guy at YYG who took the time to tell me why they have these rubber mats.
May 9, 2011, 1:06 pm
#18
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Not sure what mat you're talking about, but I'm sure encampbe was referring to the mat at the entrance to the security lines, which, when stepped on, randomly lights up either a left- or right-pointing arrow on an attached sign, directing you to either the regular security line or the line for more thorough screening. There are no wands anywhere nearby at this point.
May 13, 2011, 3:26 pm
#19
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Is it just me or a coincidence that for the past 5 weeks clearing domestic security in YYZ, I was randomly tagged for a secondary search 4 times? Although I travel every week, I have rarely been tagged for secondary search (and no, I did not have 'SSSSS' printed on my boarding pass) until now, but lately it seems to be stepped up. It happens when entering the metal detector and it 'randomly' goes off to alert TSA to perform a secondary search.
Have others seen the same?
Have others seen the same?
May 19, 2011, 7:13 pm
#20
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Ah, the modern day de-lousing before stepping onto the cattle train cars.
Technology has progressed: now they zap your DNA using radiation. No more showers.
Technology has progressed: now they zap your DNA using radiation. No more showers.