No stone is left unturned in the War on Terror[wiki].
An 83-year-old Surrey man who had been injected with a radioactive dye as part of his medical treatment set off a nuclear alarm at the Peace Arch crossing south of Vancouver last week.
Stanley Smith had undergone an injection of a radioactive dye into his heart as part of a diagnostic scan.
He was on his way to the Ferndale Casino in Washington state when the alarm sounded.
Mike Milne, who speaks for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, says guards took the senior to the secondary inspection area, where he was interrogated for half an hour before being allowed to proceed. [cbc]
My mother has to carry a card with her whenever she travels commercially because of a knee replacement she had a few years ago. That way the TSA knows that there is metal in her knee and not a concealed weapon. This a far cry from detectors picking up nuclear material at the border, but maybe they should issue cards for radioactive, elderly folks as well.
Maybe it helps him see what the dealer is holding at the blackjack table.
I’ve only had to show the card once in Cedar Rapids. When we went through Vancouver, the TSA quickly went over my legs and I didn’t even have to take off my shoes. It was the easiest TSA I’ve experienced since getting my knee replacement.