r/comics • u/aostlund27 A Penny For Your Thoughts • 29d ago

OC Airport Security (OC)

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u/Narradisall 29d ago edited 29d ago

Airport security in the US can be intense.

I once went through and my bag flagged up. I had a battery bank I’d forgotten about in a side pocket i didnt use. Must have flagged up as a big block.

The security guy went off when I couldn’t immediately find it “WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN THE BAG? SHOW ME WHAT IT IS?” Right screaming.

Then went and (after I explained where the hidden pock was) found it and said “oh it’s just a battery charger I forgot I had in here.” It was like a flip switched and he was just cheery “oh ok. Move on”.

Weirdest thing ever.

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u/blackfox24 29d ago

I routinely get patted down at airports (I'm a trans man, my chest binder flags as an explosive vest a lot, or so TSA has told me 4 times now) so I get to stand off to the side and witness the TSA line for a bit while they figure out who pats me down. Funniest thing I ever saw was a TSA agent so fed up of people not listening that he started singing his instructions. Other TSA agents joined in. So did the passengers. I think the TSA area is basically where insanity rules. All the weird stuff happens there.

Edit: I left out the best part, like an idiot. He was singing to the tune of "sweet caroline". "Sweeeeeet Caroline, DUN DUN DUN, take your electronics out for me pleaaaaaase".

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u/ShadowAviation 29d ago

Fellow trans person, my binder also set off the alarm. At least the agent understood my explanation of what a binder is. Even with that I was frisked and almost strip searched.

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u/blackfox24 29d ago

Yes! I once got so fed up I straight up lifted it and let a tit kinda flop out. In my defense I was already in a sheltered corner. I've not had issues at that airport since, though it's a small regional one, so I imagine that story got around fast.