# Air travel advice **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 22, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-travel-advice/525934 "2010-01-22T01:24:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-travel-advice/525934/21 "2010-01-22T19:15:20Z")
> [@Tio\_Gringo](#): > > Also, some TSOs will still try and insist that all shoes go onto the belt. Don’t let them bully you. Put them in the bin (if you want). I would disagree. No good can come from trying to show up a TSO. Some of them, like in any occupation, can be quite petty. Be polite, follow directions, get out of there, and post it on Twitter / Facebook / MySpace while you are sitting on the tarmac for your 4 hour delay. ---
**Author:** ![Tio\_Gringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@Tio\_Gringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tio_Gringo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-travel-advice/525934/22 "2010-01-22T19:36:52Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > I would disagree. No good can come from trying to show up a TSO. Some of them, like in any occupation, can be quite petty. Be polite, follow directions, get out of there, and post it on Twitter / Facebook / MySpace while you are sitting on the tarmac for your 4 hour delay. You can be polite while still standing up for yourself and your rights. I fly very often and have never had an issue when I tell them I wish my shoes to remain in a bin. And all but a handfull are polite in return. As always, YMMV. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-travel-advice/525934.md?page=1)