Things got real interesting as my wife and I passed the yellow cones. The CBP radiation alarm went off and a swarm of BP officers surrounded us
within seconds. My wife had received radiation treatment for her overactive Thyroid about 3 weeks ago, and it appears that the alarms will notice
these treatments for the next 3 to 6 months. Fun!BajaBlanca - 10-1-2018 at 05:57 AM
Did you figure out that that was the issue right away?bajaguy - 10-1-2018 at 06:48 AM
The yellow pipes are the radiation detectors......and you should be able to get a letter from your/her doctor that might assuage the CBP peopleKen Cooke - 10-1-2018 at 06:51 AM
Did you figure out that that was the issue right away?
I had joked about the alarm sounding a few minutes before we were surrounded. We have paperwork from the hospital in case this sort of thing was to
happen.advrider - 10-1-2018 at 07:49 AM
That's crazy! I would never thought that would/could happen...SFandH - 10-1-2018 at 08:24 AM
Iodine 131 treatment. I-131 has a 1/2 life of 8 days. It's essentially gone after 7 half-lives, 56 days, but never totally. It's a fission product and
can be made in reactors, not naturally available, and easily spotted by gamma-ray radiation detectors.
[Edited on 10-1-2018 by SFandH]bajabuddha - 10-1-2018 at 08:34 AM
I had the same thing happen 11 years ago on my first cardiac stress test with an isotope involvement at a border patrol checkpoint just north of Las
Cruces NM. I was told to park, and was put in their holding cell (reserved for illegals). Even though I had the 'card' given by the doctor it still
took 'em 45 minutes to finally clear me and let me go. A very frustrating experience to say the least. Since then after a few more tests their
policies have softened some, as long as you have the 'get out of jail free' paperwork with and available at the initial inspection, but the detectors
still work. StuckSucks - 10-1-2018 at 09:13 AM
A similar event for me. I learned that washing your hands in the morning at a hotel, then flying out of DEN where they swabbed everyone down for
explosives, would give a false positive. Apparently the glycerine in the soap looked like explosive residue to their sniffers. I went thru FULL
secondary.JZ - 10-1-2018 at 09:52 AM
Well, I learned my one new thing for the day. BajaBlanca - 10-1-2018 at 12:54 PM
Washing your hands with glycerine soap makes one test positive?
I also learned something new today. RnR - 10-1-2018 at 07:53 PM
Washing your hands with glycerine soap makes one test positive?
I also learned something new today.
Gunpowder and explosives contain nitro-glycerine.
Looks like the "sniffers" are keying in on the glycerine part of the nitro-glycerine.
Sniffers
J.P. - 10-2-2018 at 04:59 PM
3 friends and myself were headed south on I-8 and as we entered the border check point the officer stopped us and replied OK who is it one of my
friends flashed his card and off we went. He is a 12 year survivor from a Heart Transplant.David K - 10-2-2018 at 05:43 PM
Just some questions for clarity:
South on I-8?
Mexican border check?
Flashed what card?
CARD+
J.P. - 10-2-2018 at 07:10 PM
THE ONE THE DR. GAVE HIM. He has RADIATION IN HIS SYSTEM.
