Unexpected Travel Experiances
Woman in the Middle | September 1, 2017Our most recent trip to Denver had its share of unexpected experiences. But that is what travel is all about, right? Let me recount a few.
One of the friends we were flying with was wearing a comfy pair of flip flops. Apparently they were unfortunately also the consistency of some sort of explosive, as she was forced to take them off and they swabbed them down with those special explosive detection wipes the TSA has. I am happy to report her filp flips were not made of explosives and she got them back.
Before our flight was called I decided to make one last trip to the bathroom before I got on the plane. A maintenance worker was in the bathroom mopping the floor. She had with her a blower that was low to the ground, to dry the floor quickly. That was all good so far. Then I went into a stall and grabbed a paper seat cover. Just about then, the worker changed the position of the blower so it was blowing right into my stall. Ever try to put a paper seat cover on a toilet seat in a gale force wind? Well, if not, I now have and I can tell you it is impossible. I finally gave up and went to a stall on the opposite side of the bathroom.
I learned I walk the wrong way through metal detectors. I admit it, they give me a bit of anxiety. So, instead of walking through them with force and purpose, I tend to take small steps, I guess the idea (in my addled brain) was that anyone so carefree that they adopt a cute way of walking their way through a metal detector will be seen as safe and sane. Well, it doesn’t work. I was stopped both ways, wearing the same shoes. But, in the Denver airtport the TSA fellow told me to go back through and “walk normally.” When I did that I didn’t set off the alarm. I felt like an idiot. In the future, I will walk normally, thank you.
Downtown Denver
I haven’t flown in years because of all this nonsense. The last time I had a sweat shirt on and they patted down my stomach search for something. I was neurotic the whole trip. “Does this make me look fat?” “Is my stomach sticking out?” I was considering filing a claim for therapy.
You are too funny!
I have not flown since before 911, believe it or not. I used to fly when I was married. We would go on spontaneous trips all of the time.