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l etoile Jan 3, 2005 10:38 am

Thanks to those of you who shared these tricks for making it beeb when it possibly otherwise wouldn't. I posted once before about this experience happening to me - a screener putting her hand through with a rather large bracelet as though welcoming me. I've been watchful of that ever since, but will now watch for these other things too and make sure screeners are well away when I go through.

myrgirl Jan 3, 2005 11:50 am


Originally Posted by CATSA Screener
When I was screening we had to randomly wand a certain percentage of the non-beeping passengers. To get less of a hassle from the non-beepers who I selected I would have them come through, quickly check their "star" count to make sure they were non-beepers and then place my shoe near the WTMD. I had steel-toed shoes so it would go off if my shoe was within a couple inches. Saved me grief although I'm sure I confused some people who thought they were clean. Not the most professional way to operate.

Dude, that's disgusting. Not to mention utterly chicken.

CATSA Screener Jan 3, 2005 12:51 pm


Originally Posted by myrgirl
Dude, that's disgusting. Not to mention utterly chicken.

That was in the private screening days just after 9/11 where they gave us new quotas without SOPs to exectute them... once we got pseudo federalized we stopped using this technique.

FrequentDriver Jan 3, 2005 2:04 pm


Originally Posted by CATSA Screener
When I was screening we had to randomly wand a certain percentage of the non-beeping passengers. To get less of a hassle from the non-beepers who I selected I would have them come through, quickly check their "star" count to make sure they were non-beepers and then place my shoe near the WTMD. I had steel-toed shoes so it would go off if my shoe was within a couple inches. Saved me grief although I'm sure I confused some people who thought they were clean. Not the most professional way to operate.

more power to you for at least being honest about those dirty practices! :D


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