Why the patdown??
Dec 14, 2011 | 1:08 pm
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Why the patdown??
We flew through LAX Monday night. Some stuff in my wife's carry-on drew an ETD swab (not exactly unexpected, that didn't bother me.)
Why in the world did she get a patdown, though??? (Not the full opt-out grope, though.)
Why in the world did she get a patdown, though??? (Not the full opt-out grope, though.)
Dec 14, 2011 | 3:01 pm
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Are you saying the ETD swab was a false positive? This happened to my husband once. His C-PAP alarmed the swab (glycerin from the soap used to clean it, duh) and they did a quick frisk down his sides and legs. It was a few years ago, but I agree, I couldn't see any rational reason for it. If he had some kind of glycerin bomb (?), he could have had it stashed in a number of places the clerk didn't touch.
Dec 14, 2011 | 10:25 pm
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Are you saying the ETD swab was a false positive? This happened to my husband once. His C-PAP alarmed the swab (glycerin from the soap used to clean it, duh) and they did a quick frisk down his sides and legs. It was a few years ago, but I agree, I couldn't see any rational reason for it. If he had some kind of glycerin bomb (?), he could have had it stashed in a number of places the clerk didn't touch.
I don't think they had any results back when they started the patdown.
Dec 18, 2011 | 9:14 pm
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Dec 19, 2011 | 9:45 pm
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