TSA- how to prepare my son

[Ms_Butterfly]

Anyway, some courthouses are very secure because there have been people trying to smuggle guns into court. There was a shooting in a Minneapolis court a few years ago.

Last time I was at a courthouse (for jury duty - lucky me got selected as an alternate and then got to be a real juror when a regular one was set free) was many years ago, but after 9/11 (I remember telling a certain person about it and know it had to be soon after 9/11, like maybe the next year). It was just like going through the airport (except easier, since I had no carry-on luggage, just a purse - and a lot less busier) except they checked my metal flashlight, which I'd never had TSA check. (Yeah, I used to carry a flashlight in my little purse....)

'Course, I also don't smuggle things in a giant metal barrette on my head....

 

[Ms_Butterfly]

Today, we went to the airport. We walked around and watched people go through security. I talked with a TSA agent and she was so nice. She had us wait around and when they had no one in the lines, she showed him how the system worked and let him walk through. The person I spoke to on the phone said that was impossible but I guess it depends on who is at the gates. He did okay. The noise freaked him out when it beeped but she explained that it was all to keep him and george safe. Now we just have to get through the plane ride. Thanks for all your suggestions and support.

Awesome!!!

 

[SueM in MN]

Last time I was at a courthouse (for jury duty - lucky me got selected as an alternate and then got to be a real juror when a regular one was set free) was many years ago, but after 9/11 (I remember telling a certain person about it and know it had to be soon after 9/11, like maybe the next year). It was just like going through the airport (except easier, since I had no carry-on luggage, just a purse - and a lot less busier) except they checked my metal flashlight, which I'd never had TSA check. (Yeah, I used to carry a flashlight in my little purse....)

'Course, I also don't smuggle things in a giant metal barrette on my head....

I guess they thought I might poke someone to death with the blunt metal end.

 

[Ms_Butterfly]

I guess they thought I might poke someone to death with the blunt metal end.

Yes, that must be it!