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She says $24,000 Rolex gone from airport screening belt; security says, what Rolex?


Paulene Showalter, 63, of Baker County, is suing the U.S. Transportation Security Administration for losing a $24,000 Rolex her husband had saved up to buy her on her 50th birthday. The watch was lost at Norfolk International Airport in Virginia , reports the Florida Times-Union.

Security officers instructed Showalter to put her watch in a bin and place it on a conveyor belt, over her objections. She was told she had no choice if she wanted to board her flight, so eventually she complied, reports the Florida Times-Union.

When she was put through an additional security check, she again asked to be allowed to retrieve her watch first. Again, the answer was no, she said.

“I said, 'If I take it off, will you hold it?’ 'No.’ ” she recalled.

When she finally returned to the conveyor belt, the Rolex was gone.

TSA contends Showalter never had a Rolex on her wrist that day.

And there was a glitch: Security cameras apparently weren’t working, according to Showalter and TSA’s response to inquiries by U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla.

“Basically, they called me a liar. They treated me like crap,” said Showalter.

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holy crap, hope that wizened old pu*sy was good, or else she must give a good toothless BJ, to spend that kind of money on her thats like 480 sessions at HLH Damn, the way some guys waste money

We're just oozing sympathy here, aren't we? OTOH, why would anybody wear that expensive watch/jewelry on a flight? Gonna impress the other passengers or FA's?

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