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Re: Let's Talk Airplane Security....
I'll be travelling too, after ten years of not flying anywhere so I have been thinking about this as well. Basically all carry-on items will be inspected and there is not much they will allow. If you have anything in your pockets you will need to empty them at security checkpoints so trying to bring lotions, etc. is just really dumb at this point. They will be taken away immediately.
Trying to take duty free liquors onto the plane will be monitored by flight attendants, do you really think an airline employee is going to let you take a bottle of anything on the plane?
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The TSA has lightened the rules and is now allowing items such as KY Jelly, gel-filled bras and similar prostethics "to ensure the health and welfare of certain air travelers."
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...d-items.shtm#0
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Having just read through that TSA link, I am happy to see that I can carry on my camera equipment, I have no problem checking hand lotions but had visions of some disgruntled baggage handler giving my bags the heave ho similar to the gorilla in the Samsonite commercials.
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Well, this buy managed to get into a bit of trouble by carrying something that promoted a certain traveller's welfare!
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/08/23...mistaken_.html
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> And they also say you cannot bring purchased liquids from the gift stores (which are beyond the checkpoints) onto the plane
Where did you hear that? Anything you buy in the secure area can be taken on the flight, including drinks. I've done it many times.
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now - this thread is old & right when the rules were brought in, the rule for flights from the UK was no liquids at all.
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I had to take a business trip to Charlotte not long ago, a one day affair - quick meeting and sign some papers, leave in the morning, back the same night. Naturally I had to change planes in Atlanta going each way. (If you die in the U.S. you can't get to Heaven or Hell without changing planes in Atlanta, Chicago or Houston.) I made the really serious mistake of wearing a suit with
suspenders. Major pain in the butt. But I did remember to wear loafers instead of shoes with laces. Usually when I fly on longer trips I wear something loose and comfortable like sweats and sneakers with velcro closures. No metal. My wallet, pens, etc. go into my carry on. A couple of companies are now selling clothing and carry bags, even dress clothes, specifically designed to get you through airport security with a minimum of muss, fuss and bother. (Clear, "legal" sized bottles, transparent outside pockets on bags, shoes, belts and suspenders made with plastic instead of metal parts - one brand of suspenders is called "Buzz-not"
- no word yet on penis pumps.)
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I quit being a road warrior in 2005, but this thread brings back memories. I've only flown about 10 times since August '05, which is probably a lot by many standards, but I had elite status on a couple of airlines for over 10 years prior to that.
Back in those days, if something caused me problems in security, I got rid of it. Simple as that. I used to have a computer that always got me pulled over to the bomb sniffer (an IBM). That even got passed on to a subordinate, ASAP.
I actually flew into White Plains NY as soon as they opened the airport after 9/11. There were military types with auto rifles walking around in camo garb. The guy I was traveling with amusingly asked me why the one military guy, who was standing right next to a water fountain, had a canteen.
At the time it amused me that I couldn't bring a pair of nail clippers on board, but I could still fly, despite being a very serious student of Karate (sadly I no longer have the time). Hell, I could do more damage to someone with a decent pencil than I could with a nail clipper.
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I once had the my electric screwdriver boxed up and loaded as frieght for fear of the battery.
But hell, up until the temporary ban following the shoe-bomber case, while nail-clippers were contraband, you still could bring lighters aboard. By themselves or in combination with the on-board booze could certainly do some damage. And then there were the dining utentsils (especially in first class), the metal rails of those easy-to-break seat-back trays and a half-dozen other things the could be converted into makeshift weapons.
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IMHO the best thing they've done was put actual doors on the pilot's cabin. That way, as long as you don't have a battering ram or a cutting torch, you're probably not a threat. I know several guys who, as a team, could probably take over an airplane barehanded, no box cutters needed. That wouldn't get them through the main door, though.
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I think the reason we're seeing the sudden reemergence of old threads is because it's a lot harder to tell they [i]are[/i] old threads with the new software. It wasn't until I saw the names of members that don't frequent here any more that I checked the timestamp and discovered this was an '06 thread.
Plus it's hard to remember that the old formatting codes for things like
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