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At last, a relief for those with joint replacements

December 5, 2010

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I PROBABLY speak for thousands of fliers with joint replacements when I give a resounding hurray for the new airport scanning machines.

After the metal in my hip sets off the alarm, I no longer have to worry about missing my plane while I wait around for a female Transportation Security Administration agent to be available for a patdown.

It is so much easier, faster, and less invasive to simply to step in front of the scanner for a few seconds and be done with it.

I’m sure there are millions like me who feel safer knowing that other fliers are going through the same routine.

Gloria Leitner
Arlington