Foot Fungus May Pose A Danger At Airports

[Kadie]

eewwww!

Jul 10, 2006 4:34 pm US/Pacific

Foot Fungus May Pose A Danger At Airports

(CBS 13) SACRAMENTO It’s become standard procedure at airports, taking off your shoes at security checkpoints. But now some travelers are facing a new hazard – foot fungus.

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http://cbs13.com/topstories/local_story_191193538.html


They have special mats they can use to protect people's feet, but only a few airports are using them.

[SoCalDem]

1. Memories.. the Onox mat from Junior high

:)

[Bill McBlueState]

2. geez.

Is anyone really surprised? That's security for ya. :eyes:

[lonestarnot]

3. iiiiiiiicky!

[dubeskin]

4. Oh well, at least they're starting to care about our health

instead of our security.

[politicat]

5. Yet another reason not to fly....

[LittleClarkie]

6. The fungus among us

ick.

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. How about stopping the whole stupid thing?

It serves absolutely no purpose.

[Raine]

8. Yeah

it's idiotic, just cause one loser has a half-baked plan that couldn't work anyway. It would be better to have continued the ban on box-cutters etc.

[Buns_of_Fire]

9. Look at the bright side...

Imagine what the screening would have been like if Richard Reid had stuck a fuse in his fly instead of in his shoes!