They lost my luggage once and I never got it back. Checking luggage now causes me great anxiety.
'War Stories'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
My bag got thoroughly searched in Tucson the other day, and the TSA guy said it was because the way my keys and book settled next to each other looked suspicious. He really seemed to be suggesting I travel without one or the other, too.
SFO has kindly started providing quart bags, which is nice. Still doesn't quite alleviate the frustration of STUPID rules, but it's nice!
Oh! When I was in the screening line at SFO on Friday( noticing the quart bags), all of a sudden there was COMMOTION at the metal detectors, and some dude TOOK OFF, knocking down signage and everything to block his chasers' way. He ran outside, several guards and cops ran after him, and then two squad cars started chasing him. No idea what happened or why he took off, but there was excitement and pandemonium for a minute. Luckily, we didn't get delayed at all, but it's still not how one wishes to start one's Christmas trip.
ita - that is good news.
I've been hanging out in front of the computer most of the afternoon - knitting and browsing. And my gray cat Ivan has been spending much of that time napping in between the keyboard and the monitor. He chats in his sleep. So, I have one cat that snores and another that talks. Of course, now he is sitting up right in front of me, preventing me from seeing what I am typing.
I'm at the DMV at 4 pm on a Friday. Thois can't end wel.
Wait. Does toothpaste count as a liquid?
Well, the basic rule is no liquids, gels, or aerosols. But if you read the fine print by category on the TSA website, there's a whole bunch of things that also qualify for the < 3oz. rule.
The liquid rule is so stupid. I always sneak lighters, but I found out that on my way to New Orleans I accidentally snuck an 8 oz bottle of perfume (Prada, so I'd have been hella pissed if I had to throw it away) through in my laptop bag.
Stay well~ma for you, ita.
Oh wow Cash I'm so sorry to hear that. One of those "couldn't wait until 9:30am on Saturday" things?
Lighters are ok now. Not that it stopped me when they weren't.
The liquid rule is so stupid.
Totally. Especially since enforcement is completely random depending on the airport.
I had a number of stocking stuffers that I "shouldn't" have had, but no way was I going to check my luggage just for that. And it must have been obvious on the xray machine that I had jars in my bags. But no one said anything.