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Status	Airline	Checkpoint	Date	Notes	Time	Wait
	WN		2013-04-15	Get a life, scan and cooperate. Then go make a difference.		5
	WN	A/B	2013-04-05	Important: the nude-body-scanner-free checkpoint that used to be open on the ground floor for terminals A and B has closed forever. It's getting harder for those of us who don't want the government judging our naked bodies to get where we are going.		20
	WN	B	2013-04-05	Thugs putting everyone into nude body scanners. They kicked me out of the airport for refusing a patdown after the scanner gave a false positive.	610p	20
	WN	A/B Baggage Level	2013-03-11	There is no body scanner at this checkpoint. Unfortunately, the sign said that they are closing it (I think on April 20).	1020a	0
	FL	Lower Level	2013-01-26	Only metal detectors on Baggage Claim level	1130a	10
	WN	A/B Baggage Level	2013-01-01		630a	0
	FL	Gate A/B basement	2012-11-26	Security checkpoint down on first floor next to Luggage Carosal #1.	1000a	0
	DL	D	2012-11-19	Long line for non-priority lanes. The far left lane now has a MMW. Used to be only WTMD. As we were going through, they just opened a lane in the middle that was only using a WTMD which we went through, but there was a roped off MMW next to it. Seems like it's getting harder to do a SDOO.	1130a
	B6	D	2012-10-22	Went as far left as possible, but appears every lane has a MMW available. Our lane only sent people thru MMW if they alarmed WMTD...only one pax in 10 I saw got it. Further right it looked like the NoS's were much more active.	300p	2
	DL	D	2012-09-05	Most lanes have MMW, but we went to the far left lane where there is only a metal detector. No pat downs or opt outs necessary.	1230p
	UA	d	2012-08-25	express lane on far left directed everyone through metal detector	900a
	AA	Concourse C	2012-08-20	No scanners, but a sign indicates that a new more efficient checkpoint is coming.
	AA	Concourse C	2012-08-01		1030a	~10
	WN	A/B baggage level	2012-06-19	Walkthrough metal detectors only, no scanners. The metal detector beeped even though I am certain I had no metallic items. Screener made me walk through metal detector again, and it did not beep. This indicated to the blueshirts that I needed a handswab for explosives. These people are overemployed.	530p	0
	WN	A	2012-06-01
	WN	A lower level	2012-05-21	No lines, no waiting, no body scanners! You can then access all A and B gates post-security from here.	650a	0
	FL	A/B lower level	2012-05-04	Lower level had only metal detector; TSA at entry was friendly and chatted about our (his and our) tattoos, and comics ;-)	1240p	0
	UA	D	2012-05-03	Long line. Went through Premier Access line and there was one line with a millimeter wave unit and another with a metal detector. Went through the metal detector line and that's it.	530a	10
	UA	D	2012-04-19	First class priority line at security was mandatory MMW nude scan with automatic target recognition. Looked like everyone in every line was getting MMW scan.	630a	0
	FL	B	2012-04-13	I had an hour when I got to the airport and was already checked in so I went straight to security. And I still nearly missed my flight because it took so long.	800a	60
	DL	D	2012-04-12	The line for “security” was longer than I've ever seen it. Because of that, in almost all of the lanes TSA was using the metal detectors only. There was one lane that occasionally sent people through the scanner but you could choose your own lane.	410p
	WN	B	2012-04-07		220p	0
	UA	D	2012-03-27	Left line using Metal Detector (Millimeter Wave Unit was roped off). Right line using Millimeter Wave Unit with new software. I went through metal detector no problem.	920a	5
	WN	A/B baggage level checkpoint	2012-03-14	No nudeoscopes, metal detectors only at this checkpoint, which you can reach by going downstairs from the main A and B checkpoints.	340p	2
	WN	A/B	2012-02-29	New scanner software!
	WN	A/B	2012-02-29	No longer a naked image of you. New software!
	US	D	2012-02-06	Had to opt-out. Got the "until meets resistance" treatment. Pretty sore afterwards. Jerks.	4p
	WN	terminal A/B, lower level near baggage claim	2012-01-25	checkpoint was deserted. No scanners at this checkpoint, metal detectors only.	200p	0
	FL	Terminal B-near AirTran desks	2012-01-23	Very quiet; everyone went through scanner. Opted out--was done in about 2 minutes.	430a	0
	FL	A/B	2012-01-16	Alternate checkpoint operating downstairs next to baggage claim 1. Virtually no waiting, and only walk-through metal detectors in use. Take note of the signs posted in the terminal and avoid both the pointlessly long lines and the body scanners if you're flying Airtran or Southwest.	1040a	1
	WN	A/B	2012-01-16	Not a. Ad line for a Mnday holiday afternoon at BWI. WTMD machines Iin use.		5
		International	2011-12-15	Millimeter wave scanners for some, walk-through metal detectors for others.
	WN	A/B	2011-12-10	In lines for terminals A&B (both sides of the Southwest check-in counters), one line was open at each. A series of passengers was directed through the metal detector, then a series through the adjacent MMW.	1230p	5
	US	D	2011-12-10	Saturday morning at terminal D was not so busy, and one TSA agent was sending every passenger through the body scanner. I counted 12 of us waiting in line to go through security and I saw 3 people try to go through the metal detector, but the TSA agent directed them to the body scanner. The sheeple didn't object, and went through the body scanner no questions asked. I got a bit nervous but when my turn came, I clearly said to the TSA person, I'm opting out, and I would like a pat down. Surprisingly the TSA replied, "ok, male assist." Another TSA person yelled back, why? And the first TSA person said, person is opting out. TSA guy comes to me and says, why don't you want to go through the scanner, and i said, because I have the option to go throught it, don't I? Then he asked me if i wanted a private pat down, and i said no, it can be done in public. The pat down was not bad at all, but then again, I'm not american and from where I come from, touching and hugging is not as taboo as it is for most americans, so I felt the pat down was nothign special. What is sad to see is that nobody else that I saw opted out from the porn scanner. Lame!		2
	WN	Security Gate A/B, Terminal A10	2011-12-10	No X-ray present. MMW in use, but it was choose your own lane. I went through a regular metal detector only.	800a	1
	FL	downstairs near baggage claim	2011-12-07	New checkpoint just opened with only walkthrough metal detectors. Downstairs from the main A and B checkpoints. Access to A and B gates only.	330p	2
	UA		2011-11-27	Those with children went through metal detectors. Those without went through AIT or got patted down.
	WN	A/B (left of SWA ticket agents)	2011-11-27	Around 10am; Pick your own lane between WTMD and MMW; looked like MMW was roped off as well
	WN	terminal A/B, lower level near baggage claim	2011-11-26	No scanners! 2 walk-through metal detectors and three baggage X-ray lanes. Leads only to A/B gates. Also doing random hand swabs for explosives this morning.
	AA	C	2011-11-24
	WN	B	2011-11-16	Downstairs entrance - WTMD only - friend was directed there by Southwest employees
	FL	D	2011-10-21	Alternating between MMW and MD
	WN	B	2011-10-07	Started as a "pick your own lane" but before I got through the WTMD they started sending everyone through the porno-scanner
	WN	B	2011-09-13	Two Lines Open - pick your line for metal detector or MMW
	CO	D	2011-09-02	Two lines open -- NoS roped off in one while L3 personnel performed maintenance. NoS operational in second line, although not all passengers being sent through.
	WN	B	2011-08-31	Only one lane that had both metal detector and scanner available was open at noon on Wednesday. I waited 5 minutes and they closed the pornoscanner - someone must have gone on break. Got through safely.
	WN	A	2011-08-25	9pm, only one lane was open, and it led to WTMD. The MMW was roped off.
	FL	D	2011-08-10	Went through about 8pm, scanner appeared to be shut down for the night.
	CO	D	2011-08-04	1 NoS looked like it was in use. Mostly WTMD. Opted out by selecting a different line. ~5am
	FL	D	2011-08-04	Metal detectors being used for everyone
	DL	C	2011-08-03
	Other	Terminal C	2011-07-29	No Scanners Installed
	FL		2011-07-28
	WN	Terminal 1 Checkpoint B	2011-07-15	Three lanes open - only middle lane had MMW scanner, easily avoided by staying in lanes to left or right of it.
	WN	concourse A	2011-07-09	1 of 3 lanes had machines in use
	DL	D	2011-05-18	Pulled into LongTerm Parking behind a shuttle bus 4PM. Parked at shelter 10 t0 give myself time to meet the bus. Took 5 minutes to get to me. Boarded. Got to terminal and through security at 4:22PM. 22 minutes from the time I turned off my car in the lot. Not bad.	400p	5
	FL	D	2011-05-13	Random people sent to MWM; overheard sec saying they were going to rope off the far right machine tho...not sure if they did
	CO	D	2011-04-20	Two WTMD, one Naked Machine of Death
	FL	D	2011-02-07	6pm, very few people. Metal detectors for everyone.
	FL	A/B	2011-01-16	Alternate checkpoint operating downstairs next to baggage claim 1. Virtually no waiting, and only walk-through metal detectors in use. Take note of the signs posted in the terminal and avoid both the pointlessly long lines and the body scanners if you're flying Airtran or Southwest.	1040a	1
	US	Terminal D	2011-01-13	Passengers picked at random for scanner. You can't predict the line as they have them crisscross to confuse you on purpose.
	UA	D	2010-12-31	Four lines had AIT machine, two were metal detector only.
	WN	B Concourse	2010-12-28
		Terminal D	2010-12-27	Scaners in use for some
		Terminal A	2010-12-24	Checkpoint A has lanes at each line, there is a scaner-free lane to the left of checkpoint B
	WN	B	2010-12-20	machines roped off, everyone through metal detectors
	FL	Terminal D	2010-12-06	Two normal X-rays and one millimeter wave in use. Millimeter wave scanner will be to the right side as you approach the checkpoint.
			2010-11-16	all passengers.
			0000-00-00	no machine on concourse C