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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by spike021 on Monday February 02, 2026 @10:09PM (#46865941)
Today was the second time in a year I went into one and my crotch got flagged because of my pants zipper. nothing in my pockets. no belt. nothing hidden. etc.

I was then subjected to full pat down and a shoe chemical test as a cherry on top.

Might need to try convincing them next time to let me do the metal detector instead.

What's the point of this higher fidelity scanner if it can't tell the difference between a fly and a restricted object?

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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by jpalawaga on Monday February 02, 2026 @11:53PM (#46866673)
This podcast episode might be of interest. https://www.searchengine.show/a-perfectly-average-anomaly/
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by cozzyd on Monday February 02, 2026 @11:33PM (#46866540)
Derek Smalls?
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by zoklet-enjoyer on Monday February 02, 2026 @10:56PM (#46866284)
Are you sure it was the zipper?
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by spike021 on Monday February 02, 2026 @11:07PM (#46866359)
it's a guess from looking at the screen where the red square is placed right around that zone.
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by decimalenough on Monday February 02, 2026 @11:50PM (#46866654)
/r/bigdickproblems
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by wildzzz on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @01:23AM (#46867254)
Almost always my back sweat from wearing a backpack shows up on the body scanner. Then a TSA agent has to put their gloved hand on my sweaty back. What a shit job lol.

Whenever my backpack has been pulled aside for various reasons (large metal tools, too many loose wires, water bottle), I'll often get the bomb sniffer wipe.

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