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From: Vixen@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Vixen)
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Subject: Re: AIRPORT SECURITY
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Date: 10 Apr 91 17:42:22 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi Jeff,

As for me, these days I just throw my canes, dog harness and
whatever hunks of metal I have on the conveyor belt and ride my dog
through the detector!

Seriously though, I think we don't stop and think (Well, some of us
anyway.) that "anyone" can put on a pair of dark glasses and carry
a long cane and the beeping the cane might set off could been seen
by security people as a possible decoy to draw attention away from
some other unseen metal object concealed on the person.

When I used a long cane, I just would fold it up, set it on the
belt and made my way through the detector without it. I have always
pretty much found the security people ready to assist me through
the detector when they would see me put my cane on the belt and
they would always help me retrieve my articles on the other side of
the detector.

I really don't believe that blind people are singled out at
airports but I "do" believe that people who "BEEP" going through
detectors get singled out. I am glad they do too, whether we are at
war or not.

Keepin' the faith!

.                          Vixen

..."Saddam shame about Iraq!"

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