Awkwardness due to body jewelry
I experienced an awkward experience a few years ago due to wearing genital jewelry and wondered if anyone else had a similar experience.
I had gotten used to wearing three rings, one around my penis and scrotum, one around the base of my shaft, and one on my glans. I messed up when I took my wife and mother to the Arlington Cemetery and didn't realize I would have to pass a metal detector in order to enter the facility. We parked and walked what I call a country mile in order to officially enter the facility. Once we got in the room and began to proceed in the line, I walked to the metal detector, emptied my pockets and walked on through without a care in the world. When the alarm sounded and the lights flashed, I was totally surprised. I rechecked my pockets and tried again. When the machine alarmed again, I suddenly remembered my rings! So there I was, standing in front of my mother and a hosts of strangers wondering what to do and how this was going to play out. Then to make matters worst, the security guard was an attractive female who, if I was single, would never have the nerve to approach. Although I really didn't know how to handle the situation as she reached for the hand wand, one thing I did know was that I didn't want my momma to find out I was wearing jewelry on my privates. She was 77 years old and would never understand, in addition to thinking I was mentally unstable and about to burst hell wide open! LOL.
So I walked over to her and whispered that I knew why the alarm sounded. She asked if I had a pacemaker or some other kind of implant. I reluctantly told her that I was wearing some cock rings. Although she had been very professional during the entire ordeal, she lost briefly as she burst out in laughter. She regained her composure and told me to go on in. She said I wasn't the first person to come through like that and to have a good day.
Good thinking in an awkward situation! I'm not sure I'd have been that sharp in the same situation, but I'll keep the 'quiet confession' approach in mind in case I ever get in a situation where I need it.
I can't help wondering if your mother wondered about the 'joke' you told the security lady, though. :-)
You handled the situation well. First time we experienced that kind of awkwardness was when traveling a broad and was going through airport security checks. Alarms went off and I just told the fella that I was wearing jewelry down there and he waved me through and the same with the wife. Found it better to be up front right away and other than the security no one else seems to notice much. Got to say though we have never been to a cemetery that required you to go through a metal detector.
You handled the situation well. First time we experienced that kind of awkwardness was when traveling a broad and was going through airport security checks. Alarms went off and I just told the fella that I was wearing jewelry down there and he waved me through and the same with the wife. Found it better to be up front right away and other than the security no one else seems to notice much. Got to say though we have never been to a cemetery that required you to go through a metal detector.
Stationhand, I was like you and never thought about going through a metal detector to get inside a graveyard. In hindsight, I should have thought it was a possibility because I saw a sign somewhere that made me turn around and go leave my handgun in my vehicle. I assume the strict security is due to the cemetery being controlled by the federal government. Considering all the dignitaries and veterans buried there, an enemy of the country could see this as a place for terrorism or other bad acts.