Rick Froman wrote:
> The reference was to this page on the TSA's website:
> http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1571.xml.
...where we read "Advise the screener if your [sic] wearing orthopedic
shoes". Sigh.
The last couple of times I flew, passengers in general were not asked to
remove their shoes, except of course if the metal detector went off. There
was no inspection at all of the shoes of passengers who did not set off the
metal detector. Orthopedic shoes are not the only ones that go uninspected,
and so this seems like a non-issue.
I'm curious about this part of the original report:
"The man in the yellow T-shirt got out of his seat and went to the lavatory
at the front of coach -- taking his full McDonald's bag with him. When he
came out of the lavatory he still had the McDonald's bag, but it was now
almost empty. He walked down the aisle to the back of the plane, still
holding the bag. When he passed two of the men sitting mid-cabin, he gave a
thumbs-up sign".
I could easily be mistaken about this, but I think that among Arabs a
"thumbs-up sign" does not mean "I have successfully tested my terrorist
weapon in the lavatory", but rather "up yours!". Can someone confirm that?
One of my students last night told me that her boyfriend who is in the U.S.
military in Iraq learned that as part of his "how to operate in this
culture" training, and I thought I'd read it elsewhere before.
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
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