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I had a run-in with airport security - and nearly got strip searched. I had emptied my pockets, taken off my belt, glasses, etc. - but was still setting off the metal detector. They asked if I had surgical implants, pins, etc - but I don't. I was standing there in the middle of the area, shoeless and with my pants pockets turned out - still registering positive. The guard in fatigues carrying a rifle was heading over to us. It wasn't looking good for me. Then I finally realized the problem. I have tremendous sinus problems when I fly, so I always carried Sudafed with me. I had one Sudafed tablet in its plastic bubble with a foil back on it jammed in the corner of my shirt pocket. A square of foil 2 mm by 2 mm was setting off the sensor! Once this was located & removed all went dandy! But it was quite unsettling to see an armed guard unslinging his rifle and coming towards you.
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