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Old 21st May 2002 | 14:31
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simfly
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I can relate to that. When returning to the UK from Orlando at Christmas, I was pretty much strip searched by a female security guard, and I hadn't set the buzzer off. I had my belt off, jumper off (it does get cold there sometimes!) trousers falling down my legs (you get the picture). The guy I was travelling with however, went through untouched. THEN.. when we went through the securuty post in Gatwick for our domestic flight, my friend was grabbed by a security guard who claimed he had some nail scissors. My friend had forget that he had put them in a pencil case (lots of sharp instruments!!), then placed the pencil case in his hand luggage insted of his hold luggage. I was so amazed how this was not noticed in Orlando, where security is at is tightest. Having worked in a UK aiport, I have seen how the BAA security staff work, and I trust them totally. Their training is very good, and they are constantly being tested by their bosses in the workplace, as a check to see they are doing their jobs. However, travelling to the UK from the US does concern me on the security side.
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