Laugh or cry!?

MOnica, we used to call it “In and out the dusty Bluebells” or it might have been “dusky “. I loved that game.

A fellow chorister tells a tale of when she was a young girl on a choir outing. This was before scanners etc, but they were flying to Israel or somewhere. Her luggage was searched and they found a tuning fork which they thought was very suspicious. She laboriously explained the workings and the purpose of said tuning fork to the security people, who were still rather doubtful, until she told them that the next 40 passengers would all have one in their bags.

Thanks for all the kind bday wishes. So, just to update you on my grand daughter. She did turn up for the Indian takeaway , with her mum, brother . When I asked her why she didn't. Text or reply, she sAid "I'm here now, aren't I ?" . How cheeky can you get ? Yes we had a lovely evening. The food was super.

A young security officer thought he saw a suspicious item in my hand luggage as it went through X-ray. It was my bracelet which has a hinge fastening.
He thought it could be a detonator!
He called a more senior officer over and they were quite concerned although I explained the mechanism.
In the end they took it out and asked me to demonstrate..they both watched intently as I opened and shut it under their noses. If it had detonated they would have been goners ?

In addition to the hip and shoulder implants, the scanner at the airport once got excited about the metal button at the top of my jeans. Why, I can't imagine because a very large number of passengers must have been wearing jeans too. Anyway, they made me undo it and do it up again to be sure I wasn't concealing anything suspicious under it.
When flying to NZ in January, I was advised to get a letter from my GP about my long list of medications, and to put them in a box or bag to be ready to show at Dubai, even though I was only in transit. I brought out the list, ready to show the security officer but she just waved me through. Just the same on the return flight.

GreenGran78 ; I have a knee replacement, and went to the trouble of getting an official card stating so. I've never set anything off, and I'm a bit disappointed!

My daughter was getting changed in the loos on the trainafter a long day at work. She is a solicitor (this is relevant) and put her stockings and suspenders in her briefcase. Of course, she left her briefcase on the train. It was eventually found in lost property and a fellow male lawyer retrieved it for her and it was arranged that he would bring it to the court she was appearing in. Of course as he was going through the scanner at the court the alarms went off. The briefcase was opened and to his embarrassment the suspenders and stockings were pulled out.

I always set the scanner off at the airport and get frisked - but I have no underwires , no pins or pace makers, no metal ?? I have no idea why unless it’s all the zinc I take ?
Happy Birthday Crazy H - don’t upset yourself about your granddaughter - they can be awful aged 14-25 !

I did my Jury Service at the Royal Courts of Justice (High Court) in London. For over 2 weeks my bag passed through the scanner ok until the last day when I was asked if I had a knife in my bag, I'd almost forgotten I had a butter knife in there rounded end, not sure what damage it could do oops! How did that get missed However the metal buttons on my coat set the arch off but hand held scanner showed that I wasn't carrying anything dangerous

Years ago, I was body searched by an airport security guard, having set off alarm. She got to chest area and became convinced my strapless, heavily underwired bra, was suspicious. Caused quite a scene...

My GC insist on going through doors in shops in front of me by approx 10feet because I have cardguard insert in my purse and set the majority of shop alarms going even on entry only doors. I see the funny side they don't

My OH put all his electrical items in a small metal suitcase years ago, razor, camera, toothbrush, travel iron, walkman etc. We were held up at customs for nearly an hour. Plugs unscrewed, batteries taken out, careful tapping all over the metal case looking for a false panel- there wasn't one! He just wanted to make sure things didnt get broken as baggage gets thrown about. All our other luggage searched as well.

My prescription medicines alerted the security officer at JFK airport recently.

As I stepped into a small lift an automated voice bellowed out
“This lift is overcrowded! This lift is overcrowded!”
I was most offended as I was the only one on it. ?

My dh is a bit of a newcomer to flying. A couple of years back when packing to come home, he didn’t want to abandon a Camembert so he popped it in his hand luggage. Alarms went off and extra staff were summoned all pulling on blue gloves. He was quite unaware of the fuss and just popped the cheese and everything else back in his bag, he was sternly rebuked and led aside until they had assured themselves it wasn’t a bomb.

My hairpins were sufficient to set of the security alarm at the British Embassy in Copenhagen!

I was told that underwired bras from M&S will set off the alarms ?

My late husband collected belt buckles, and always insisted on taking quite a few on holiday. So many times he was asked to open his case because of the suspicious lump of metal. He also once had a gadget pen containing sharp screwdrivers. He was most upset when they confiscated it.

I have been 'patted down' every time when travelling alone in the last few years. Are the drug lords using little old ladies as couriers now? I have acquired a new hip recently, so I will no doubt arouse even more suspicion when I go through the scanner.

Your posts reminded me when many years ago now my 2nd hubby & I had a short break in Tallin. It had only just become atourist destination. Silly H thought he was hilarious, passed through the single security point first & disappeared through swing doors after telling the very grim scary gun toting female officer that I had a gun!!! I'd set the buzzer off. Blimey what a reaction - i had visions of a lockup & missed flight. She frisked me not so gently, the wand found nothing then she spotted my cross & chain at my neck & a big smile erupted from her & a ahhh, its ok. She then pointed to exit door hubby had disappeared through and said with feeling that man is a fool so sorry for you. She was very prophetic as it turned out!

I used to have similar problems going through the security barrier at my last employment., despite putting keys etc in the provided box outside the barrier. I came to the conclusion it was either my underwired bra (I need help with reinforced scaffolding..), or the titanium clips left in my innards from surgery years ago!

You shouldn't have worn a hoodie.

I have been stopped a few times and it turns out the under wire in my bra was the problem. I now wear bras without under wiring when traveling

Has she got a holiday job, Crazy? Perhaps she can't answer at the moment
Happy birthday

I always get pulled over at airport security!
Always!

CrazyH it’s very early for a teenager in the holidays to have turned over yet Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday Crazy. If it's not like her, I'm sure she'll be in touch.