[nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: Guide dogs and airport security

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

True.  However, I will never forget the sound of snapping latex as the guy
was saying as if it were personally reasonable, "I'm going to need to do a
cavity search of the dog."

I really wish I knew what it was I did differently at that point, because I
tell you what! They were gone and I was putting the harness back on my
un-searched dog within 30 seconds, and they were bringing me my stuff that
had gone through the scanner and rounding up somebody to make sure I got to
my gate okay...  /lol/  That last, I could have done without, since it was
another passenger on the flight who took her new duties to take care of me
*way* too seriously.

Still!  I hadn't said a word, just sat up and gave the guy The Look.
Probably a good thing I was too shocked and angry to say anything, though.
I did spend all those formative years in real redneck country.  I've heard
some pretty, er, earthy threats in my time, and I could have gotten myself
in real trouble suggesting what I was likely to do to him if he started to
trying to get to my dog's cavities...  /grin/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Linda Gwizdak
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 12:34 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: Guide dogs and airport security

I've noticed that all the airport personnel that pat us down and pat our 
dogs down wear those latex gloves. I never thought they would do any cavity 
checks out on the line!  they wear the gloves to avoid coming in contact 
with someone's bodily secretions - a practice beginning with dealing with 
people with HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: Guide dogs and airport security


> Some people are just bullies, and I think all industries have them. They
> seek out whoever they feel they can beat up on like predators. Playing
> nice isn't always a good idea. Know your rights and know theirs and all
> will be well.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tamara Smith-Kinney
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 7:25 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: [nagdu] Guide dogs and airport security
>
> Wow! And I thought the pair that ended up deciding to start snapping on
> latex gloves to do a cavity search of my guide dog pushed the limits...
> Well, in that instance, the snapping of the latex and the absolute shock
> that they could even *think* that sort of thing would be necessary
> snapped
> me out of my cooperative stupor. I didn't even have to stand up to look
> the
> super tall guy of the snapping gloves in the eye and give him The Look.
> While brushing off the female guard who didn't want said suspcious
> cavity
> dog anywhere near her while she was still fussing over me looking for
> whatever it was we must be trying to sneak past them.  /lol/
>
> I had always been of the belief that simply cooperating with airport
> security was the course of reason ...  So that changed on the spot!
>
> Complete destruction of guide dog harness tops the cavity search
> proposal,
> though.  Good grief!
>
> Glad you took them on and won!
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Passle Helminski
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 11:52 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide dogs and airport security
>
> Just after 9/11 in the Philadelphia airport they took my guides
> harness apart.  Stitching and all so I could not harness her up.  I
> talked to my local chapter and they called are state president who
> sued the airport and won.  Please contact our PA president James
> Antonacci.
>
> Passle
>
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