Julia Thompson wrote:

> Yep.  About as annoying as having ones CLOTHING set it off.  I went to the
> airport and through security 6 times in a 30-day period, and the buttons
> on my overalls (which were the only things that really fit me at the time)
> set off one of the metal detectors on a regular basis.  (I went through at
> least 2 different ones, and at least one of them went off at those
> buttons, and at least one of them didn't.)

I've had the grommets in my hiking boots set the detectors off.  Oh, and I
once had an electric screwdriver that I was carrying in my backpack taken away
(to regular baggage) because I might "unscrew the windows" ???  Sheesh.

Doug

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