Hygiene: Can I request not to take my shoes off?
Jul 31, 2007, 3:45 pm
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Jul 31, 2007, 3:47 pm
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Jul 31, 2007, 8:49 pm
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Edit: I did a quick Google search and found this link http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/engl...life/map1.html that proves my point.
Aug 5, 2007, 10:31 am
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- tell the screener that you are diabetic and have foot ulcers and taking your shoes off poses a health risk to you.
- have your doctor give you a letter on his/her letterhead explaing the above and show it to the screeners
- carry a copy of this with you (http://www.tsa.dhs.gov/assets/pdf/sp...needs_memo.pdf). page 3 is where it's at and this may/may not get you by without the above but it has never failed me with my wearing orthotics (see below)
She then got another supervisor, and to convince him I actually did have a medical problem, had to pull off my socks and shoes (while not letting my feet touch the ground) and show him the wart on the bottom of my foot. So much for medical privacy.
Oh, and I got the full pat-down, including the TSO saying that my wallet (!) had alarmed and needed to run that through the X-ray machine. Almost missed my flight. Man oh man, am I glad I decided to drive home instead of flying (it was a 10 hour drive).
Aug 5, 2007, 11:24 am
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Yesterday at ORD (one-way ORD-MCI flight), I gave the a copy of the TSA memo to the TSO, who said "This is dated September 2006. Our SOPs have changed since then." Of course she didn't show me anything in writing.
She then got another supervisor, and to convince him I actually did have a medical problem, had to pull off my socks and shoes (while not letting my feet touch the ground) and show him the wart on the bottom of my foot. So much for medical privacy.
Oh, and I got the full pat-down, including the TSO saying that my wallet (!) had alarmed and needed to run that through the X-ray machine. Almost missed my flight. Man oh man, am I glad I decided to drive home instead of flying (it was a 10 hour drive).
She then got another supervisor, and to convince him I actually did have a medical problem, had to pull off my socks and shoes (while not letting my feet touch the ground) and show him the wart on the bottom of my foot. So much for medical privacy.
Oh, and I got the full pat-down, including the TSO saying that my wallet (!) had alarmed and needed to run that through the X-ray machine. Almost missed my flight. Man oh man, am I glad I decided to drive home instead of flying (it was a 10 hour drive).
the tsa's own website regaring mobility disabilties (http://www.tsa.dhs.gov/travelers/air...rial_1371.shtm) where if you look at the 9th bullet point:
Let the Security Officer know if your shoes cannot be removed because of your disability so that alternative security procedures can be applied to your shoes.
sorry, but to me having a wart on the bottom of you foot falls into this category, dontcha think?
Aug 5, 2007, 1:50 pm
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Yesterday at ORD (one-way ORD-MCI flight), I gave the a copy of the TSA memo to the TSO, who said "This is dated September 2006. Our SOPs have changed since then." Of course she didn't show me anything in writing.
She then got another supervisor, and to convince him I actually did have a medical problem, had to pull off my socks and shoes (while not letting my feet touch the ground) and show him the wart on the bottom of my foot. So much for medical privacy.
Oh, and I got the full pat-down, including the TSO saying that my wallet (!) had alarmed and needed to run that through the X-ray machine. Almost missed my flight. Man oh man, am I glad I decided to drive home instead of flying (it was a 10 hour drive).
She then got another supervisor, and to convince him I actually did have a medical problem, had to pull off my socks and shoes (while not letting my feet touch the ground) and show him the wart on the bottom of my foot. So much for medical privacy.
Oh, and I got the full pat-down, including the TSO saying that my wallet (!) had alarmed and needed to run that through the X-ray machine. Almost missed my flight. Man oh man, am I glad I decided to drive home instead of flying (it was a 10 hour drive).
