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On a return flight from Europe six years ago, they confiscated two 3" lag bolts from an antler mounting kit I was bringing back and almost grabbed Roe deer antlers, as they may be used as a *weapon*. They let me have the antlers.
Yet I was drinking beer in *glass bottles* on the flight. Go figure.

You got me on that one. I was "perplexed."

I just have bad travel mojo.

Time before that, I was on a mission trip to Rio Verde Brazil. The pastor asked me to watch his luggage while he made some calls to make sure our bus was there.

A few minutes later, I got the Brasilian Custom's folks randomly pick me for inspection.

I got a suitcase full of tools, another one with a bunch of toddler clothing I was donating to the local youth, and two cases of the pastor that I had NO CLUE what was in. This during a time when the country was fighting issues with out of country workers exploiting poor children.

Good times.

On the way back, U.S customs stopped me with a suitcase full of tools, briefs, socks and t-shirts. I left all my work clothes for the villagers we helped. My other suitcase had about 25kg of coffee - for personal use.

I also had a Beranti. A big Beranti.



More good times.

(it took another pastor nearly swearing on a Bible that I could drink that much coffee, otherwise, they were planning on charging me import tax.)

Read some of Becky Akers' stuff on the TSA. Won't help, but at least she'll commiserate with you.

Agree. Folks don't do any research these days at all. Just take things for granted.

Or just about any gubment agency.

Yep and goes much broader than flying...

Even worse - some guys still fly?

Ever since '08 I've sworn off flying until the TSA is no more..

I hear ya...


Going on a cruise next year. Wife, son and his fiance will fly to the port. I'm driving - with all the luggage. Heck, the baggage fees saved alone will pay for the fuel - AND I won't have to deal with the damned TSA...

I have short legs, so my pants are always wrinkled around the ankle, and they always pat me down because of it, I also have a couple of pins and a screw in my left knee so it sets of the metel detector so now summer or winter I wear shorts at the TSA gate, makes it pretty obvious

My wife flys with HUGE knitting needles, like 14" long by 1/2" thick. No problems. Ever.
My son is a musician. He flies with bass drum kick pedals. About 2 times out of 8 some idiot will make him check it as luggage instead of carry on. The case is about the size of 2 shoe boxes stacked together.

I thought it was the Theoretically Safe Agency.

On my last flying trip I actually saw TSA agents that apparently were taught to use some common sense discretion.

Upon first seeing me they asked " do you have any hip or knee replacements?" which makes sense considering my age and size. And in two airports I was just given a red tag and told I didn't need to take off my jacket, belt, boots etc. ( apparently I am old enough to look completely harmless�.)

TSA = Thugs Standing Around

"I thought Hitler and his cronies were long dead, but the TSA proves otherwise."

He is alive, reincarnated and is living in the White House.
Paul B.

Toilet Safety Administration

Isn't TSA Bush's abortion?

I spend a good part of my time flying due to my work. 24,000 miles last month alone. What we should really worry about are planes being loaded in other countries that are flying to the United States.

In some countries where I have been there is very little security before jumping on your plane back to the US.

We worry about people leaving but not so much about people arriving.

Was in a Mideast country a while back where the crowds were pushing to get through security. After a while the guards just moved aside and let everyone through without thoroughly checking them.

The TSA stems from a better time in America and they are doing the same things now that they did from their inception and only liberal democrats would be opposed to their actions.

I took a gallon zip-lock full of wild rice to friends the last time I flew. TSA at the Minneapolis airport got all bug eyed and excited when they opened my carry on. They were about to spread eagle me on the floor and put on the cuffs when a TSA lady who actually lived in Minnesota showed up and dope slapped the lot of them while everyone else laughed at them

I remember a flight where I went through the TSA. After I was on the flight they gave me a can of coke. After empty a person could rip that apart quickly and have a dangerous weapon.

TSA was never actually about stopping terrorism. Terrorism was merely the justification for the TSA. The TSA was always about conditioning Americans into the routine of being treated like prisoners by agents of state.