I discovered yesterday on my way home from the Wise Traditions seminar that I had unknowingly received a bon voyage blast of radiation from a body scanner on my way out of town via Tampa International Airport.
A radiation expert that I was chatting up in the van on the way to Dallas airport yesterday clued me in.
Apparently, some TSA agents are now flat out lying to airline passengers about the machines they operate.
I never got the memo.
I have to admit that I haven’t been keeping up with the roll-out of body scanner machines across the United States over the past year. Â I knew some of the larger hubs had them but had not read or heard anywhere in my local community that Tampa International now has them too.
So, on my way through security last Thursday I wasn’t anticipating anything different at the security check.
As I dutifully removed my shoes, I first sensed something was very wrong when I saw the big security box that people were walking through after stepping inside and placing their feet on the appropriate spots and putting their hands in the air.
I figured that must be a body scanner so I told the TSA agent when it was my turn that I wanted a pat-down instead.
“We don’t do pat-downs here”, he said.
“This machine here doesn’t have any radiation – if it did, I wouldn’t be standing so close“, he assured me.
Skeptical and taken aback but the TSA agent’s answer, I went ahead and proceeded through the big box to be checked.
Big mistake. Â Big HUGE mistake.
So, after the conference on the way home, the radiation expert I was talking to in the shuttle told me that the big box that I had stepped into was indeed a body scanner and that I had received a not so small dose of radiation as a thank you for my lemming-like behavior.
Sure enough, when I arrived at Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport, I talked to the baggage check-in agent and he told me that yes, Dallas has body scanners and that you can, of course, choose a pat-down if you like.
When I arrived at my terminal’s security point, the machine used was the exact same box like the one I walked through in Tampa International. Â The people went inside and stood exactly as I had and put their hands in the air the same way.
When it was my turn to be checked, I requested a pat-down.
“Of course, that is your choice”, said the TSA agent.
She proceeded to give me a manual pat-down, which I have to say was no big deal at all. Â At no time, did I feel uncomfortable or violated in any way.
So, what happened at TIA and why in the world did that TSA agent so unlawfully mislead me? Â Why did I receive such a completely different answer at Tampa International Airport and at Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport?
My thought is that the TSA agent believed 100% what he was telling me. Â I did not sense or see any body language that indicated that he knew he was lying. Â I think the man was told an untruth from his superior or someone else at TSA and is simply passing on the lies to airline passengers.
The important takeaway of this post is BEWARE. Â Be prepared for lies from TSA when you travel and when in doubt, insist on a pat-down.
I am now on the hunt for some black algae which will apparently release that radiation from my body. Â Any tips?
UPDATE: The program TSA Precheck is now available for those travelers who wish to avoid x-ray body scanners and avoid long security lines.
I haven’t been to an airport in 3 years and have no desire to go anymore. When I was a kid it was fun and exciting. They have certainly taken the fun out of flying. It is pretty disgusting to hear that the TSA agents are lying to people. These days whenever someone tells me such and such is perfectly safe I have my doubts. I think the terrorists are winning on this front because the steps we take to find them are making us sick.
Would love to hear about your experience at the conference, maybe in an upcoming post?
Yeah , radiation is a concern but has anyone thought about the fact that they are taking pictures of your naked body?! They are suppose to “delete” the pictures right after they see them but who really believes that?
For some bizarre reason, the naked part doesn’t bother me much. LOL
I feel the same as you Sarah. Don’t know why! I don’t mean to invalidate the feeling of people who are sensitive to the pat-downs or “naked pics” – it just doesn’t really bother me. And I’m no exhibitionist! I’ve seen the “naked pics” on news stories about these scanners, and they’re not exactly playboy pictorials. You can’t even see the face. Of course I still opt out for health reasons. I’ve never felt violated when receiving a pat-down for security reasons. Maybe it’s a little annoying to have to wait longer but that’s the only bothersome part for me.
Calcium Bentonite Clay is used for radiation detox, also spirulina in fairly high dosages. Also baths with epsom salts and baking soda. Google natural ways to detox from radiation.
yea, how about those cell phones we stick in our ears every day too. No, no harm there. It’s only a bizzilion dollar industry, why owuld they tell us? See the coorelation?
I narrowly escaped the line in Phila with the naked body scanner. Took a last minute detour to a parallel line. THAT was what I dreaded most thinking about flying. Found this site with several ideas to deal with radiation, All the best:
Sarah,
After reading of your experience, I felt better about my strict avoidance of anything that looked like a scanner when I flew in July. I felt everyone around me thought I was nuts, but sometimes you just can’t worry about that. I’ve been on Bee’s healing detox diet for over two years, and went there to see if she had anything to say about getting rid of radiation. I copied and pasted a couple paragraphs from Bee’s Website that address the use of true niacin to rid body of radiation. Best!
Vicki
Note: If you cannot buy a vitamin B complex that contains niacin, you should buy “true” niacin (B3) separately and take it in addition to the vitamin B complex. Niacin causes a flush, which includes red and itchy skin, but that is because it dilates blood vessels, even the tiniest capillaries, which releases radiation and other toxins from the body.
Radiation from the sun, microwaves, cell phone towers, computers, TVs, X-Rays, MRIs, Ultrasound, etc. and many other sources, along with many other toxins, build up in the body — remember all those terrible sunburns? Radiation is flushed out by taking Niacin, which also helps the body get rid of heavy metals and it oxygenates the body. Note: A high good fats diet also helps get rid of toxins and heavy metals, but niacin is the best nutrient for getting rid of radiation.
Zeolite is good for radiation as well.
Yes, these machines seem to becoming more common, even at the Regional airport. Just remember two words “OPT OUT”. They know what this means. And guess what, if everyone opted out we would all win.
I guess I used the wrong words when I said “pat down” instead of “opt out”. These people are criminals, plain and simple.
A good Mercola article:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/09/spirulina-reversed-radiation-damage-in-chernobyl-children-in-just-20-days.aspx
Wow. They lied to me in Dallas too. They told me it was magnetic and that there was no radiation. But I was suspicious of that too so I requested the manual patdown instead.