Checked bags are fine. I mean in the passenger cabin.

So unless I'm mistaken, knives are OK now, but a small bottle of mouthwash, shampoo or a bottled water is still forbidden. Correct?

So unless I'm mistaken, knives are OK now, but a small bottle of mouthwash, shampoo or a bottled water is still forbidden. Correct?

 

Up to 2 and half oz. officially is allowed for liquids I believe and all have to be in the same plastic sealed bag.

 

If you do the sealed bag thing and have a little attitude you can do a little larger.

I just saw the NBC report on this. Pool sticks? Ski pools?

 

As if there is room for these things anyway.

I just saw the NBC report on this. Pool sticks? Ski pools?

 

As if there is room for these things anyway.

 

I object to pools being allowed in carryon. There's never enough room in the overhead already.

Recently on a trip I stashed a digital camera battery and charger in an obscure pouch on a 'wheelie'. It did show up on x-ray and they search and kept asking if I had a hard drive in it. I had completely forgotten about the battery and charger being in there. They never found it doing the hand search (and neither did I until the next trip).

 

TSA is mostly a feel good routine to 'assure the public'. I have had people who used to be in clandestine ops tell me about tricks on how to by-pass their routine. Never did and never will try them but the 'pros' know its just dog and pony show mostly.

 

It's security theater and self-justifying. I don't follow the logic of allowing knives through, but it's better than adding more nonsense to the list of commandments you have to obey. Standing in the security line is like being in an Orwell novel.

All it takes is one dead passenger or flight attendant and the TSA will rescind this change. It's a shame that it will come to that.

Maybe its time to start flying Southwest...

 

Somewhat R-rated...

 

Now, you guys know that the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a knife is a good guy with a knife. This shouldn't be a problem at all now that law abiding citizens can carry knifes on planes, they will stop any bad guys.

Nah, you need the Archie Bunker approach:

 

All you gotta do is arm all your passengers. He ain't got no more moral superiority there, and he ain't gonna dare to pull out no rod. And then your airlines, they wouldn't have to search the passengers on the ground no more, they just pass out the pistols at the beginning of the trip, and they just pick them up at the end! Case closed.

:facepalm:

 

What an appropriate topic to initiate the new "face palm" smiley.

Can we privatize airport security? You know, let the airports decide what to allow and what not to allow on their property?

I object to pools being allowed in carryon. There's never enough room in the overhead already.

 

My wife hates above ground pools anyway. :bunny:

Seriously, what could go wrong?

"So my position would be, bravo on the 2.6 inch knife. But why not take it all the way and then really clean up the checkpoint where officers are focusing on bombs and toxins, which are things that can destroy an airplane. And it would smooth the process, cost less money, and be better security."

Asked if he was using hyperbole in suggesting that battle axes be allowed on planes, Hawley said he was not.

"I really believe it. What are you going to do when you get on board with a battle ax? And you pull out your battle ax and say I'm taking over the airplane. You may be able to cut one or two people, but pretty soon you would be down in the aisle and the battle ax would be used on you."

 

Former TSA chief backs 'knife' decision; suggests axes and machetes, too - CNN.com

With other precautions that have been put in place since 9/11, such as continually locked and reinforced cockpit doors, what makes an airliner terribly different than a bus, or even the counter lines at the airport? Is someone able to wreak more havoc with a pocket knife or a bottle of shampoo on an airliner that they couldn't elsewhere?