First flight out of the US since 2019!

Some advice if you are flying out of ORD:

1) The country you are flying to has covid requirements, but the airline also has requirements which may differ. There is a test available at the airport.
2) You may need a paper filled in declaring your solemn vow that you dont have covid
3) ORD has some new scanners that dont require you to take anything out of your carryon. Look for the security lines with the bigger gray tubs, not the smaller white ones
4) The body scanner triggered on my BTJ smuggler hat. TSA had me take it off and they felt the front logo area, but not the super secret pockets! I'm not smuggling anything anyway... 😎