Interesting Item TSA Gave Me Grief For Due to New Liquid/Gel Ban
Aug 12, 2006, 9:26 am
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Interesting Item TSA Gave Me Grief For Due to New Liquid/Gel Ban
Being the safe person I am in addition to being the "player" that I am, when travelling for leisure I sometimes carry condoms with a spermicidal lubricant with me in my carry-on. This morning when going through the checkpoint at BWI, as I was selected for secondary screening, they deemed that item to contain liquid / gel substance because of the spermicidal lubricant. I'm all about safety (both in the air and in the bed) and think that this might be going a little bit too far.
Aug 12, 2006, 11:47 am
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Originally Posted by dlnewbie
Being the safe person I am in addition to being the "player" that I am, when travelling for leisure I sometimes carry condoms with a spermicidal lubricant with me in my carry-on. This morning when going through the checkpoint at BWI, as I was selected for secondary screening, they deemed that item to contain liquid / gel substance because of the spermicidal lubricant. I'm all about safety (both in the air and in the bed) and think that this might be going a little bit too far.
Aug 12, 2006, 11:52 am
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Originally Posted by ButIsItArt
Wonder what they plan on doing with all the confiscated condoms...save them, blow them up, and use them as ornaments for the office Xmas tree?
Aug 12, 2006, 11:52 am
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Originally Posted by ButIsItArt
Wonder what they plan on doing with all the confiscated condoms...save them, blow them up, and use them as ornaments for the office Xmas tree?
Aug 12, 2006, 11:57 am
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Originally Posted by ButIsItArt
Wonder what they plan on doing with all the confiscated condoms...save them, blow them up, and use them as ornaments for the office Xmas tree?
Aug 12, 2006, 1:19 pm
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Originally Posted by dlnewbie
Being the safe person I am in addition to being the "player" that I am, when travelling for leisure I sometimes carry condoms with a spermicidal lubricant with me in my carry-on. This morning when going through the checkpoint at BWI, as I was selected for secondary screening, they deemed that item to contain liquid / gel substance because of the spermicidal lubricant. I'm all about safety (both in the air and in the bed) and think that this might be going a little bit too far.
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Aug 12, 2006, 1:19 pm
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Originally Posted by GadgetFreak
I suspect they will be adding them to the duty free booze, porno DVDs and cash they make from selling computers, cameras and other items from checked baggage and having a big party with hookers. Because homeland security is important business in the hands of professionals.
I wonder what the TSA will do with my gel-coated disposable tootbrushes. You can't even see that they have gel on the bristles.
So besides picking up toiletries, cosmetics etc at the local airport for free, now there'll be condoms too. Sounds like someone can open a CVS/DuaneReade/Walgreens without having to order inventory.
Aug 12, 2006, 1:24 pm
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Originally Posted by dlnewbie
...I'm all about safety (both in the air and in the bed) and think that this might be going a little bit too far.
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Aug 12, 2006, 1:25 pm
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Originally Posted by JakiChan
These people are just power tripping morons. This settles it.
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Aug 12, 2006, 1:26 pm
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I would offer to open the condom packages, wipe off the lubricant and then take the unused condoms with me. Even if I threw them out later, I would do all that just to send a message that these people are freakin' idiots.
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