"Frank F. Matthews" wrote in message
news:PyPme.12085$j51.7560@tornado.texas.rr.com...
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> Donna Evleth wrote:
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>>>From: ehol@xmission.xmission.com (eric h)
>>>Organization: XMission Internet http://www.xmission.com
>>>Newsgroups: rec.travel.air,rec.travel.usa-canada
>>>Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 05:43:50 +0000 (UTC)
>>>Subject: Re: Taking off shoes at the airport
>>>
>>>In article <7ofh8190adg0aju9jdv6ltutagfl8hnkfa@4ax.com>,
>>>Binyamin Dissen wrote:
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>>>>They did send my wallet thru the x-ray and I was quite vocal about them
>>>>needing to keep an eye on it (which would cause other passengers to keep
>>>>an
>>>>eye on the TSA) - until they returned it to me.
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>>>EWR xrayed my wallet too. I guess they must think it serves a useful
>>>purpose.
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>> I don't understand why everyone is so upset about taking off shoes at
>> airports. Can anyone explain?
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> For me it is a combination of absurd rules applied in a rigid manner with
> an imagination for the quality of wild life present in the walking
> surface. Those places are filthy.
>
The nice little Vietnamese lady in the WalMart Manicure/Pedicure shop will
give you a couple of pair of those paper flipflops (used for pedicure
clients) if you ask nicely (in Vietnamese).
TMO
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