[nagdu] Swabbing for Explosive Trace Detection

Wed Jun 27 14:06:21 UTC 2012

They are in place and I am filing a complaint with TSA.  My guide 
tested positive in Erie and Chicago and I did not.  The way they miss 
handle my guide will be the complaint I am filing today.

Passle

>Steve,
>    The information I was given indicated these new procedures were 
>expected to be fully implemented by the end of April. As with all 
>things bureaucratic, perhaps it did not get implemented on the time 
>line expected!
>
>Marion
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
>To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog 
>Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 6:57 PM
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Swabbing for Explosive Trace Detection
>
>>When did this go into effect?  When I flew to get my new guide back in May,
>>I had none of this occur.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>Of Marion Gwizdala
>>Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5:27 PM
>>To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>Subject: [nagdu] Swabbing for Explosive Trace Detection
>>
>>Dear All,
>>    Though I mentioned this in my previous message, swabbing for Explosive
>>Trace Detection is done on anyone boarding a plane with an animal. It has
>>absolutely nothing to do with whether or not one touches the dog or that the
>>dog is a service dog. The swab is an absorbent cloth that contains no
>>chemical. It is rubbed across the palm of the hands and placed in a machine
>>that detects trace amounts of explosives.
>>
>>Marion
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Margo and Arrow" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
>>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>><nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5:59 PM
>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw:
>>[Buddys-dogscoop]Fwd:[Blindattic]NewCompanyAnnouncement
>>
>>>Well, probably, but they won't swab you if you don't touch the dog.
>>>
>>>margo and Arrow
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>>>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>><nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5:33 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw:
>>>[Buddys-dogscoop]Fwd:[Blindattic]NewCompanyAnnouncement
>>>
>>>>Oh, I missed the part about that. So what do you do. Oh, you just bring
>>>>them through with you, right? So if you do that, then they are going to
>>>>have to wand you because who can say what set it off?
>>>>
>>>>On Jun 26, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Margo and Arrow wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>the regs state that if you contact your dog while walking through the
>>>>>detector and after, they can swab your hands.  You can of curse touch
>>>>>the leash because you have to keep your dog under control but you can't
>>>>>touch the dog.  also, no longer can we walk through the detector and
>>>>>have our dogs at sit and then call them through.
>>>>>
>>>>>margo and Arrow----- Original Message ----- From: "The Pawpower Pack"
>>>>><pawpower4me at gmail.com>
>>>>>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>>><nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 4:53 PM
>>>>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: [Buddys-dogscoop]
>>>>>Fwd:[Blindattic]NewCompanyAnnouncement
>>>>>
>>>>>>Margo,
>>>>>>I was wondering about the swab thing.  When I flew to Montana in
>>>>>>April, my SSP (who interprets things into ASL for me) went through
>>>>>>security with me.  I had Laveau sit, walked through the detector
>>>>>>thing, and then called Laveau.  I turned around and out of nowhere,
>>>>>>these huge gloved hands grabbed my hands.  They weren't my SSP's
>>>>>>hands, and since I'm Deafblind--  and use ASL tactually-- my ssp
>>>>>>couldn't tell me what was going on with some guy basically removing
>>>>>>any ability I have for communication.  It was scary.  He was rubbing
>>>>>>the cloth thing on my hands, and finally, my SSP explained to me about
>>>>>>swabbing.  Next time I'll expect it.
>>>>>>If I don't touch my dog while in security, will they still have to do
>>>>>>it? I need to find regulations about this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Rox and the Kitchen Bitches:
>>>>>>Bristol, Mill'E, Laveau, Baylee,!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dance, even if you have to warn others to get out of the way first."
>>>>>>http://pawpower4me.blogspot.com
>>>>>>pawpower4me at gmail.com
>>>>>>AIM: brissysgirl
>>>>>>
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