I fly a lot - Oz domestic at least twice a week at the moment. Leaving Broome last week was a new experience for me.
Going through the security check, I put my laptop and mini iFad in trays to go through the X-ray, along with my carry-on bag.
The following conversation ensued with the security person:
Security: "
What's that in your pocket"?
Me: "
My wallet"!
(Now, I may have thought, "
Nothing, I am just pleased to see you", would have been an interesting retort, but given the security person wasn't appropriate!)
Security: "
It has to go through X-ray"!
Me: "
Huh, you want to X-ray my wallet"?
Security: "
It has to go through X-ray! You could have razor blade in your wallet"!
Me, chucking my wallet into a tray: "
Go for your life. It will be a new experience for my wallet. I travel a lot and it has never been X-rayed before".
Security:"
You could have razor blade"!
I was actually early for my flight and after an hour or so sitting on the secure side of departures we were all kicked out for the lunch break and had to go through security again.
Same wallet, same pocket, same me - apparently the risk of razor laden wallets had declined as I went straight through security with no further fuss!
Oh dear!
Dr 