Nov 22nd, 2009 at 2:00PM: Despite all the mocking of the TSA, I do need to compliment them on how they try and educate the traveling public on how to deal with their (often silly) rules.
As we approach the busiest travel season of the year, the TSA has taken the time to once again remind people what you need to know about traveling with food or gifts.
The basic rules still apply - liquids are not allowed through the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The TSA wants to remind you that pies are OK, cranberry sauce is not
Nov 22nd, 2009 at 2:00PM: Despite all the mocking of the TSA, I do need to compliment them on how they try and educate the traveling public on how to deal with their (often silly) rules.
As we approach the busiest travel season of the year, the TSA has taken the time to once again remind people what you need to know about traveling with food or gifts.
The basic rules still apply - liquids are not allowed through the ...Why the TSA insists on screening wheelchairs
Nov 7th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Screening airline passengers in a wheelchair has often been a bit of a hot topic. For some reason, people get wound up when they see the TSA searching every corner of a wheelchair, as if disabled people should automatically be trusted and allowed to pass through without a search of their chair.
The TSA understood this criticism, and decided to do a little research. As it turns out, people in a ...Want to ignore airport security rules? Become a celebrity!
Five ways to beat the competition to the overhead bin
Oct 28th, 2009 at 2:00PM: There's nothing so gauche as to stick your carry-on into an overhead bin far ahead of your seat, grab a book or magazine from it and walk 17 rows back to your seat. Because, whether you know it (or give a damn), one of the passengers sitting under your bag may not have a place to put his. Then, when the plane settles in at the gate, he'll try to shove his way to the back of the plane (where he was ...Caution: Do not attempt before your next flight
Oct 22nd, 2009 at 11:30AM:
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I think this cartoon from the creative folks at xkcd.com brilliantly illustrates the often-ridiculous "Security Theater" practiced by the TSA.
[Via Hit 'n Run]
...The TSA took my baby story: The relationship between psychology, customer service and traveling with a young one
Oct 17th, 2009 at 5:40PM: After watching the TSA video of the mother blogger who claimed in a post on her blog "My Bottle's Up" that a TSA agent temporarily took her baby son out of her sight during the security screening process at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport, I had thoughts about TSA security screening.
Katie wrote a post about this incident earlier today, but there are other points worth making, ...TSA disproves blogger's claim that agent took her baby
Oct 17th, 2009 at 10:30AM: On Friday, a blogger reported a harrowing tale that would make any parent furious with the TSA. She claims that, while going through security, she was detained because her son's pacifier clip set off the metal detector. When she was pulled aside for a search, her son was taken away from her by a male TSA agent and was out of her sight for several minutes.
On her blog, she recounts the story of ...TSA misses another "forgotten" loaded gun
Oct 7th, 2009 at 12:30PM:
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Apparently all the security equipment in the world can't fix stupidity and poor screening. A transfer passenger was arrested at Tokyo's Narita airport last week when security staff found a loaded gun and ammo in his carry-on luggage. The man was on his way from Dallas ...Ten products to avoid when passing through airport security
Sep 29th, 2009 at 10:00AM: digg_url = 'http://digg.com/travel_places/Ten_products_to_avoid_when_passing_through_airport_security'; The Transportation Security Administration spends millions of Dollars each year trying to inform airline passengers what to leave at home, and how to safely pack things.
We should all know by now that liquids come with restrictions, and that swords and other dangerous items will be taken ...Gadlinks for Friday 9.11.09
Sep 11th, 2009 at 6:30PM: Today I just happen to be staying a few blocks from Ground Zero, and this morning in the windy rain I walked by Ground Zero to observe the memorial proceedings along Broadway Street. The mood was altogether somber, yet it was also clear the city has made nearly a full recovery from the tragedy of 9/11. What follows for today's Gadlinks is a look at the travel landscape through the lens of the ...Newest bogus airport threat - suspicious powders
Sep 9th, 2009 at 3:00PM: By now most people passing through the airport are aware of the dangers of liquids. I'm sure you know to carry your tiny bottles in a TSA specified plastic baggie. So, now that threat has been neutralized, it is time to move on to the next one - powders. Because the TSA discovered that certain kinds of powder can be used in the creation of improvised explosive devices, they are going to start ...Crazy man with wires and batteries shuts down LaGuardia airport terminal
Aug 1st, 2009 at 11:30AM: Early this morning, a man approached the airport security checkpoint at LaGuardia, and 10 minutes later the central terminal was shut down to passengers and all air traffic. What happened in those 10 minutes is not entirely clear, but initial reports claim the man was "acting really crazy" and had some wires and batteries in his bag. I'll go out on a limb here and assume the guy was indeed crazy, ...TSA fails again - assists illegal immigrants into the airport
Sexologist has carry-on inspected, TSA keeps cool
Jul 19th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Robocop sets off alarms. Of course, this "Robocop" is the nickname sexologist David Steinberg has for an 8-inch solid brass sex toy. Even a TSA official could see that one coming. This device was stored safely at home, but Steinberg's bag of goodies still attracted inspector attention at the airport in Seattle.
For once, it may have been prudent to respond, "No," when asked if the security ...TSA getting serious about luggage theft - arrests TSA agent stealing from luggage
Jul 15th, 2009 at 11:30AM: The Transportation Security Administration is in the news a bit too much with stories of their staff stealing from our luggage. The problems at JFK airport were so serious, that the TSA and Delta Airlines worked together to try and nab the crooks in action. It didn't take long till the sting operation turned up its first victims - TSA worker Brian Burton and baggage handler Antwon Simmons were ...TSA agent wanted on traffic violations - bypasses security at the airport
Jul 6th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Another of the TSA's finest was arrested on Friday as she tried to board a Houston bound Continental plane at Newark airport. Wanda Weems, of Newark New Jersey is a TSA agent, and for reasons unknown to us, she decided that she was too important to deal with things like airport security. Instead of standing in line like the rest of us, she used her TSA credentials and a staff line to enter the ...Should first class passengers get a shorter line at security?
Jun 27th, 2009 at 3:30PM: In Boston's Logan international airport, I recently witnessed a meltdown in the security line. A first class passenger was livid -- furious because ordinary passengers were being directed into the shorter, elite x-ray lane by the TSA. For their part, the TSA were indifferent. All passengers are the same, they kept saying, as people shuffled past the ID checkpoint while the first class passenger ...Passenger alleges TSA harassed him, records questioning with iPhone
Jun 22nd, 2009 at 6:30PM: iPhone - a tool for freedom?
When Steve Bierfeldt was pulled aside and questioned by Transportation Security Administration at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in March, he activated an audio recording application on his iPhone and recorded the entire conversation. Bierfeldt was carrying $4,700 in cash, campaign donations for Ron Paul, and contends that the TSA both harassed and ...Tips on taking young children through the security checkpoint
Airport security checks your luggage, carry-on and... penis size?
May 24th, 2009 at 1:30PM: Airport security never ceases to amaze me, every time I think things are getting a little wacky, I'm shown something new that makes everything I saw in the past suddenly seem logical. Urinals at the Southwest airlines terminal at Houston's Hobby airport have a sign warning peeing passengers that: "Automatic infrared flush sensors also provide video monitoring for security purposes" Seriously, the ...
