I call those machines “porn-o-graphs.”
They are a huge waste of time and are very intrusive. But if some chick gets off on looking at my package who am I to deny her?
I deal with them weekly.
What the hell ever happened to “Trusted Traveler” we were promised right after 9/11?
My son worked for such a company (I believe it was CLEAR).
Was very popular, but TSA forced it out of business.
I don't fly weekly anymore, but semi-weekly is normal. I guess I've had better luck “opting-out” than others.
With two immediate family members felled by cancer, I'm not taking ANY kind of radiation more often than necessary. If I'm short on time, I go through the scanner. If I have time, I op-out.
Maybe I just have the look of an old business traveler road-dog, but none of my pat downs have been as bad as described here.
The TSA broads I draw are 250 pounds and look like gorillas.
The thought of having to go through one of these with my daughters is very upsetting, but with the other choice being “physical molestation” what choice is there really. I do not know when we fly again.