Traveling to DC

I was selected for the extra pat down both on my way to and home from the OH Conference last year. My ankles lit up going through security...pat pat pat. "Cankles. What can ya do?" when I was asked if I had anything there. 

On the way home, I went "spanxless" for comfort...and omg my entire midsection lit up like a friggin' Christmas tree. Patting ensued...and the agent was mystified. I told her "Weight loss surgery...LOTS of extra skin." She kinda gave me the side-eye but let me go...lol. It was pretty funny watching her poke at my bulgy extra tummy skin..like maybe she thought I was smuggling silly putty in my jeans or something. 

I got an extra pat down on the way home as well.  Mine was my tummy apron.  Lady was pinching and squeezing my "flap".  I just smiled.

Lol....exactly what happened to me. 

Audrey---OMG---same thing happened to me--going and coming back--last time I went to DisneyWorld...for me, it was the skin from the thighs...I think they thought I was packing my extra ammo there..I was wearing comfy yoga pants, and offered to pull them down, right there, in line...The TSA officer politely declined my generous offer, much to the relief of my BFF...and the parents with small children

Before I had skin removal I always got the extra pat down... and they would be "Do YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN YOUR POCKETS" No that would be my tucked in extra fat rolls....

I get felt up every time I fly. I usually say someone has to buy me a drink before this happens. I know I am an ass. 

Just leave your protest signs at home.  You can make new signs when you get there! 

I love DC.  I've been there three times.  I'm a history nut. The museums were so AWESOME.  

I was thinking about going to DC but it'd be just to protest. My luggage bag would be filled with anti-trump t-shirts & caps. lol 

The bs in Washington is just too depressing right now. 

All my Green Card friends are refusing to travel internationally at the moment and none of them are from the 7 target countries.    I was SSSS every time I travelled after my return from Singapore - the most vanilla country in the world.

Those citizenship lines are going to get long - glad I did mine 3 years ago.

Worrying times

Because of my work, I am always in the SSSS -- and it's very invasive and truthfully a bit traumatic for a person who has suffered sexual assault.  

They always go through all my things -- so I've taken to planting odd things in my bag to make it more enjoyable.  Nothing at all dangerous -- just stuff that would make people say, "WTF?"

For example, one time I packed sample size jar of jelly, a pasta ladle, a tampon and a clown mask all in a ziplock bag. 

Another time, I packed a troll doll, a rubber eyeball, a rosary and a guide to sex positions booklet in a bag.

You get the idea.  

I try to make it as enjoyable as possible for myself.