I’ve been an air traveler since the mid ‘60s and my tolerance for inconvenience has finally been exceeded. I’ve worked in and around the airline industry since the ‘70s and seen service and amenities disappear faster than a 401k held by Goldman Sachs. I have probably accumulated close to a million air miles but this latest indignity is just too much.
Since 2004 I have been subjected to a ‘pat down’ every single time I’ve flown; my crime – osteoarthritis. In 2004 I got me a shiny new titanium left hip and in 2008 I made it a matching pair. Now I understand the need to keep the airways safe, and I understand technology’s inability to distinguish between a titanium hip and an AK47, so I grit my teeth and stand, with arms upraised, to be patted and wanded for everyone’s peace of mind – but these new measures have just gone too far... Action is required.
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