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| Status | Airline | Checkpoint | Date | Notes | Time | Wait |
| AS | Terminal A | 2013-05-26 | All scanners at Terminal A were roped off. Once past security, you can walk to Terminal B in 5-10 minutes. I went to terminal B first and saw scanners in use there. | 920a | 10 | |
| US | Terminal A | 2013-05-10 | Avoid scanners by using lane 6 on the far left. | 520a | 10 | |
| WN | B | 2013-04-20 | No SDOO possible, all through scanners unless you opt-out. | 1p | ||
| DL | A | 2013-04-16 | Choose your lane. Newspeak PSA. One line, metal detect or scanner | 550a | 10 | |
| AA | Terminal A | 2013-04-12 | Not busy. Only one line open with both WTMD and MMW active. Most people using the WTMD. | 1020a | 5 | |
| WN | Terminal B | 2013-03-27 | Select your own lane. 2 lanes WTMD and 2 lanes with new MMW scanners. | 750a | 25 | |
| UA | United | 2013-02-13 | Surprised to see Rapiscan cancer boxes still in use. Smurf commiserated and was concerned about radiation. Very quick pay down. | 600a | 5 | |
| US | Terminal A | 2013-02-08 | Two lines and everyone gets zapped by the Rapiscan boxes. Bonus: watch fetish after zapping. ID check was very slow. | 810a | 15 | |
| US | Termial A | 2013-01-30 | Two lines and almost everyone gets zapped. So much for getting rid of the Rapiscan boxes. | 800a | 10 | |
| WN | southwest | 2013-01-17 | 230p | 5 | ||
| WN | Terminal B | 2012-12-24 | All NOS roped off. Holiday gift from the TSA? | 1240p | ||
| Terminal A | 2012-12-21 | 3 lines open. WTMD only at family line. WTMD opened for other 2 lines when lines got two long. Backscatter is slow! | 830a | 10 | ||
| US | Terminal A | 2012-11-16 | Only two lines open. Except for families, everybody gets zapped. | 830a | 5 | |
| AS | Terminal B | 2012-11-11 | Backscatter present but all were roped off, some were on, some weren't. | 210p | 15 | |
| WN | B | 2012-10-12 | Very easy to self-select. Yay! | 840a | ||
| US | Terminal A | 2012-09-21 | Everyone gets zapped. | 1040a | 10 | |
| US | A | 2012-09-15 | far right line running metal detector only. Easy self opt out. | 530a | 15 | |
| B6 | A | 2012-09-12 | Rub-down or Cancer. No other choices. | 1010p | 2 | |
| WN | Southwest Gates | 2012-08-02 | Left and middle lanes were cancerous. Right lane (going about 3x faster) was WTMD | 540p | ||
| WN | B | 2012-07-25 | cancer boxes were all roped off today | 1030a | ||
| WN | B | 2012-07-25 | cancer boxes were all roped off today | 1030a | ||
| WN | 2012-07-12 | Most were going through the scanners. I saw people receive awful gropings that I think were randomly chosen instead of opting out. However, I was able to switch at the last minute to a metal detector only lane and get out grope and radiation free (#5). | ||||
| US | Terminal A | 2012-06-19 | Not busy at the checkpoint so everyone gets to be zapped. | 230p | 5 | |
| US | Terminal A | 2012-06-01 | Two lines WTMD only used when scanner line too long. Thankfully got to use WTMD. Bonus - pinched tub stackers finger while rearranging my used tubs. | 1130a | 10 | |
| UA | A | 2012-04-29 | Naughty smurfs with their porn-o-scopes... Had to get a rub down | 1230p | 0 | |
| US | A | 2012-04-12 | Scanners no used. All wtmd. | 5p | 2 | |
| UA | A | 2012-04-09 | Smurfs having a ball zapping everyone with radiation... had to opt out; at least the smurf was courteous and professional. | 700p | 0 | |
| UA | A | 2012-04-08 | Metal detectors roped off. Had to opt out of cancer machine. | 900a | 5 | |
| US | Terminal A | 2012-04-06 | Good Friday and lots of families. Went from red to yellow when the lines got too long and they opened a 3rd line that was WTMD only. | 830a | 15 | |
| WN | A | 2012-03-15 | far left was metal detector | 250p | 5 | |
| UA | A | 2012-03-13 | cancer box roped off. wtmd only. thanks, sjc! | 650p | 3 | |
| UA | A | 2012-03-06 | Cancer box roped off | 640p | 3 | |
| UA | B | 2012-02-22 | metal detector roped off. had to opt out of cancer machine. | 710p | 6 | |
| US | Terminal A | 2012-02-16 | 3 lines opened, one scanner only. As lines grew longer 4th line opened using WTMD. Noticed that people in line 1 (far right) were being directed to scanner. Stayed left to use WTMD. | 510a | 15 | |
| AS | terminal b | 2012-02-15 | 3 lanes open, two of which led to nudie scanner. It looks as though they may not have enough scanners to handle all lanes if they we in use. | 510p | ||
| AS | terminal b | 2012-02-15 | 3 lanes open, two of which led to nudie scanner. It looks as though they may not have enough scanners to handle all lanes if they we in use. | 510p | ||
| UA | A | 2012-02-13 | Single BSX in use; WTMD roped off. Had to opt out. Smurf wasn't too grabby during feel up. | 700p | 5 | |
| UA | A | 2012-02-06 | cancer machine was roped off as i approached checkpoint. a few people before i got to metal detector, smurfs moved the rope over to the metal detector forcing all pax through the now unroped cancer machine. had to opt out. | 710p | 5 | |
| AS | Terminal B | 2012-02-06 | Blue box backscatter machines in use, but easy to choose your own line for a WTMD. | 530p | ||
| UA | A | 2012-02-03 | Only one scanner in use was nude o scope. Had to opt out. Smurf was mostly harmless. | 700p | 5 | |
| UA | A | 2012-01-18 | Roughly 1/4 passengers sent through porn scanner. TSA selected the passengers. | 500a | 5 | |
| WN | B | 2011-12-18 | Never knew holiday songs made smurfs schizophrenic. Chose the metal detector, then they fired up the BKSX. As the first victim was being "examined", the smurfs pulled a couple of us back toward the metal detector. Lucky escape! | 1100a | 5 | |
| UA | Terminal A | 2011-12-16 | Use line 3 or 4 to use WTMD and avoid backscatter. | 810a | 5 | |
| AS | B | 2011-12-01 | Since lines were shorter in front of the porn machine, the smurf recommended going into that line. As with most other biz travellers, I chose to go to the "longer" line with a metal detector. The porn machine broke down, saving everyone the hassle. Porn machine roulette, anyone? | 200p | 5 | |
| A | 2011-11-29 | Right lane had roped off backscatter. All other lanes had TSA-choice backscatter or metal. | ||||
| AA | Main Terminal | 2011-11-26 | Light crowds with roped-off scanners...nice. | |||
| US | Terminal A | 2011-11-04 | Only scanners in use. WTMD used only when scanner line was too long. | |||
| AS | Terminal B | 2011-09-27 | All scanners blocked off | |||
| AS | Terminal B | 2011-09-27 | All scanners blocked off | |||
| US | Terminal A | 2011-09-23 | 3 lines open, 1 with both x-ray and WTMD. Easy to avoid center lane. | |||
| AA | A | 2011-09-16 | Plan on 40 seconds per passenger, with one p0rn machine up and lots of patdowns | |||
| US | A | 2011-08-22 | ||||
| WN | Terminal B | 2011-07-24 | Was very easy to avoid middle line (scanner). | |||
| WN | B | 2011-07-23 | Two metal detector and two xrays in use. easy to self select line. | |||
| US | Terminal A | 2011-07-22 | 3 lines open. 2 metal detectors, 1 x-ray. Avoid (x-ray) middle lane. | |||
| US | Terminal A | 2011-07-22 | 3 lines open. 2 metal detectors, 1 x-ray. Avoid (x-ray) middle lane. | |||
| WN | Terminal B | 2011-07-21 | Two metal detectors and one x-ray in use. Once past the ID check, it is extremely easy to go to the lane of your choice. Did not see TSA redirecting anyone from chosen lane into the x-ray. | |||
| WN | B | 2011-06-29 | I fly out of SJC every week. Mostly they allow you to choose which lane to use, and there's always one lane with no scanner. Only once have I had to opt out. | |||
| UA | A | 2011-06-18 | ||||
| US | Terminal A | 2011-06-17 | Choose your own lane | |||
| UA | A | 2011-05-06 | Metal detectors only. I used the time I saved to fill out a compliment card on their choice | |||
| US | A | 2011-03-31 | Two lines with "random" selection from each line. Witnessed two opt outs in a row from line to my left. | |||
| WN | B | 2011-02-04 | 67 year-old white-haired woman (me) scanned! | |||
| CO | Terminal A | 2011-01-14 | Scanner used when free, then abruptly shut down. | |||
| UA | terminal a | 2011-01-03 | ||||
| UA | Terminal A Checkpoint | 2010-12-29 | Single line, left was metal detector, right was backscatter. I was polite and used conversation to allow me to choose my own line rather than be directed to the porno machines. Was easy and TSA lady was cheerful and polite. No grope, no pictures, no violation of our civil rights. Was about 60/40% in favor of metal detector by eyeball estimation. Easy. | |||
| 2010-12-26 | Most scanners turned off | |||||
| 2010-12-26 | Scanners not in use | |||||
| Domestic | 2010-12-26 | scanners in use for ~1/3 | ||||
| UA | Terminal C | 2010-12-23 | All passengers were directed through a single security line with backscatter. Attempts to opt out were met with TSA talking over you and ignoring you. Felt like cattle. | |||
| 2010-12-20 | scanners not in use | |||||
| WN | 2010-12-06 | |||||
| 2010-11-05 | No scanners | |||||
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