Technobarbarian

"SD" <westie97m> wrote in message
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> I happened to be flying when this whole thing blew apart. They were in
> hysteria mode. I flew out of Houston with a one pound container of
> homemade raspberry jam in my carry on and no one even asked me about
> it. I had gotten on in Seattle, never left the security area, and all
> they did was make people dump their Starbucks and Evian in the trash
> cans. People coming though the security checkpoint had to repack their
> checked luggage with the prohibited items.

Even in normal times the TSA people can show signs of serious mental
illness. On one recent trip several different TSA people were herding people
back and forth in opposite directions like crazed sheep dogs, until people
rebelled and told them to either make up their mind or leave them alone. At
that point they wandered off to annoy someone else, which was really the
best solution for everyone. On another trip every airport had a different
way they wanted me to send my laptop through the x-ray machine and acted
like I should somehow know the "proper" way.

I'll be flying again soon myself. Fortunately I'm not flying to
Britain. Unfortunately I'm not flying to Latin America. I've been keeping an
eye on the rules so I'll have some idea of how to pack myself. If it was
practical I'd dispense with luggage entirely and fly naked.

TB