Now that I have an expensive piece of medical tech installed in my arm, I can no longer go through the body scan when I go through airport security. I flew out of JFK, which, as usual, was an absolute zoo, and when I finally got to the scanning portion of the proceedings, I tried to explain the issue. When they understood, the man shouted “Opt out” and called for “female agent.” The pat down I then received was so thorough, it felt punitive. Like, was it really necessary to run your hand between my waistband and my skin? Do you really have to get right up in the inseam? How well did you really need to feel my underwires?
But, you know, it was my first time going through airport security with my new medical condition so I was just glad they didn’t destroy my device.
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This is Episode 410
Song: Pat Down by Faybee
Image of the Munich Airport in 2009 by Politikaner via Wikicommons
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