Ladies & Gentlemen, we have to announce a Diversion for a grumble
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it wouldn't be so bad if there was world-wide consistency in security searches. I invariably have two legs to do from the Isle of Man. For some inexplicable reason, they still insist on doing your shoes, whereas LGW and LHR don't.
I used to visit the IOM three times a year to see my mother and found their searching to be far stricter than any other. As I have mentioned before, their metal arch is set more sensitively than any other. When I asked them why the metal tags on my boots did not set off the arch at ANY other airport but ALWAYS at IOM, they denied it saying, "All arches are set to a standard for all airports." Rubbish.
I think they have the (not unworthy) intention of ensuring that they are not revealed as being the transit point into the UK mainland for undesirables. Islands may be thought of as 'soft'.
Thank you for reading Ladies & Gentlemen, the Diversion is now complete.