I have a slight problem... every time I go to the airport I end up being that person who 'randomly' gets chosen to have my hands swabbed to test for drugs, or get a pat-down after the metal detector, or have a random bag check.
When I was younger and traveling with the family I was a nanny for, I sort of got it. I looked different from the family I was traveling with and it was tricky to know why I was there.. so there must be some kind of foul play, right? And I guess when I travel with my friends, I am the only redhead so that must mean something. And when I was traveling in Africa I was the person who looked the most out of place and didn't have a visa, so fine, pull me aside and try to get me to pay a bribe, oh I mean an extra "fee" to let me out of "airport security".
But seriously, people - why is it always me who is the recipient of the 'random' safety check. It's so bad that my coworkers even know to expect it. While traveling to DC today my boss was asking me if I got stopped in security. I proudly told him I didn't and he joked about me always holding them up in the airport on work trips.
Fast forward to us waiting in the boarding line at our gate. I get about half-way up the line when a TSA agent walks up to me and says they are doing random bag checks and asks if I will please come with him... SERIOUSLY? My boss just started laughing as I walked over to their little table and opened my purse for someone to go through before I could board the plane.
I don't know what i'm doing that screams dangerous person trying to board plane, but whatever it is, I think i've perfected it!
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