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<blockquote data-quote="Draco16" data-source="post: 1695851" data-attributes="member: 467776"><p>Just had a couple of recent experiences.</p><p></p><p>I don't declare having sharp objects as it'd probably mean some form needs to be filled in, and given that perhaps 1 in 100 people will be carrying needles and tens of thousands of people pass through security each day, it won't be uncommon for them to see them on x-rays and be relaxed. And with tiny modern needles unless you were going to stab someone 4,000 times with them they would not make much of a weapon!</p><p></p><p>But on the way out of London, my hand luggage got stopped. The guy asked me if I had anything sharp inside and I said yes and explained, and he said he could also see the number of pens I had. He said reason bag was stopped was actually that while I had taken iPad out of bag, i'd then put it under bag so it had to be x-rayed again. But all fine.</p><p></p><p>Coming back through Geneva, I pinged the body metal detector, when the guy did the body touch search he felt my Dexcom sensor on my arm, so I then had to wait for a couple of minutes in full view before going behind closed curtain area where i rolled up my sleeve and showed him. His English not great, but he understood after a minute or so.</p><p></p><p>A further small annoyance that we encounter as T1s, but not end of the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Draco16, post: 1695851, member: 467776"] Just had a couple of recent experiences. I don't declare having sharp objects as it'd probably mean some form needs to be filled in, and given that perhaps 1 in 100 people will be carrying needles and tens of thousands of people pass through security each day, it won't be uncommon for them to see them on x-rays and be relaxed. And with tiny modern needles unless you were going to stab someone 4,000 times with them they would not make much of a weapon! But on the way out of London, my hand luggage got stopped. The guy asked me if I had anything sharp inside and I said yes and explained, and he said he could also see the number of pens I had. He said reason bag was stopped was actually that while I had taken iPad out of bag, i'd then put it under bag so it had to be x-rayed again. But all fine. Coming back through Geneva, I pinged the body metal detector, when the guy did the body touch search he felt my Dexcom sensor on my arm, so I then had to wait for a couple of minutes in full view before going behind closed curtain area where i rolled up my sleeve and showed him. His English not great, but he understood after a minute or so. A further small annoyance that we encounter as T1s, but not end of the world. [/QUOTE]
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