Psp Palm Springs - Hints for TSA?
Feb 2, 2015, 12:52 am
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Psp Palm Springs - Hints for TSA?
I am flying out psp first time. I usually have a laptop I use a cord to leash to my larger roll on. I am a medical opt out (can't lift arms)
Am I looking at a long ordeal and should allow extra time? I usually go out sna or ont.
Am I looking at a long ordeal and should allow extra time? I usually go out sna or ont.
Jul 27, 2015, 12:08 am
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well i didn't have an issue with the medical opt out- just sent me to the metal detector. The funny was they needed to open my bag (i had cold stuff- they always want to see it) and were confused by the security cord "leash" from my laptop to my big purple carry on. She had never seen that before.
I joked she must not have a 17" $1500.00 laptop! LOL They were very nice and did not give me grief about anything.
The tsa for checkins did cut open my little packages of flavored coffee I bought as a gift.
they were labeled and professionally manufactured (not hand done) and they cut open all 6 of them. Who wants coffee that had fingers in it? bleah
I joked she must not have a 17" $1500.00 laptop! LOL They were very nice and did not give me grief about anything.
The tsa for checkins did cut open my little packages of flavored coffee I bought as a gift.
they were labeled and professionally manufactured (not hand done) and they cut open all 6 of them. Who wants coffee that had fingers in it? bleah
Jul 27, 2015, 7:28 am
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Sounds like they were looking for drugs.
Jul 27, 2015, 7:41 am
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More likely, it showed up in the x-ray as a solid approximately the same density as plastic explosive.
http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsa/cib_re...?search=freeze
http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsa/cib_re...?search=freeze
Jul 28, 2015, 9:36 pm
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I doubt coffee showed up as plastic explosives. Now, maybe some TSA guy wasn't able to properly interpret his scan, but sheesh, an ETD vs. ruining the pax's legal checked item would be the way to go.
FWIW, I've never had a problem with coffee in my bag. Or anything else that is said to resemble explosives on xray, like peanut butter or large blocks of chocolate.
FWIW, I've never had a problem with coffee in my bag. Or anything else that is said to resemble explosives on xray, like peanut butter or large blocks of chocolate.
Jul 29, 2015, 8:40 am
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I doubt coffee showed up as plastic explosives. Now, maybe some TSA guy wasn't able to properly interpret his scan, but sheesh, an ETD vs. ruining the pax's legal checked item would be the way to go.
FWIW, I've never had a problem with coffee in my bag. Or anything else that is said to resemble explosives on xray, like peanut butter or large blocks of chocolate.
FWIW, I've never had a problem with coffee in my bag. Or anything else that is said to resemble explosives on xray, like peanut butter or large blocks of chocolate.
