Reply to "How Dumb can you be? Things not to say to the TSA"

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I hope Airfarewatchdog publishes a fun list for the TSA screeners on what not to say to us. Sometimes ,when i opt out, the screeners act like it's first time somebody chose to that.Other times ,I feel like they are trying to sell me a timeshare to get me to use the scanner.

My biggest issue though when I opt out is my carry- on luggage goes through security while I'm waiting for the patdown on the other side. And from the other side you cant see whats happening to your bag.

I opted out at JFK once and it took 30 minutes to wait for the patdown. When the patdown was over and I was finally allowed to get my bag,they asked why i didn't pick up my carry-on sooner. I explained that I was waiting for the patdown and wasn't allowed to get my bag until it was finished. That didn't matter though and because my bag sat there for so long it had to go through additional security.

6/23/143:05 PM

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