OK, funny true story about taking shoes off:
I was coming home from Orange County (which is my favorite airport after living in ATL - it's SO easy to get in and out of!!). I knew I was going to have to take my shoes off - if not at security, then during the 4.5 hour flight, and I didn't want stinky feet and only had foot power.
Apparently I overestimated how much foot powder I'd really need.....when I took off my shoes at security, there was about an inch at the bottom of each shoe. "It's foot powder, I promise!". Thankfully I don't look like the average cocaine dealer......
I hate sitting there in the throngs putting my shoes back on, so I walked a bit away towards the gate. Then a fellow passenger pointed out the lovely "footprints" I had following me from security to where I, the obvious culprit, was sitting
Damn OC airport and their dark colored carpet! I hope someone vacuumed it up quickly.......